Sex kitten

Sex kitten

Sex kitten is a term that typically refers to a woman who goes around with a sexually provocative approach. It also refers to women with abundant sexual aggression [ [http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2005/12/05/Opinion/Women.Should.Not.Strive.For.SexKitten.Identities-1120785.shtml Women should not strive for sex kitten identities] , Nicole Hoegg, TheBatt, Dec. 5, 2005.] . The term originated circa 1958, and was used to describe French starlet and pouty nymphette Brigitte Bardot, who appeared in the 1956 film "And God Created Woman", though a term similar has been used as early as in ancient Egypt when people would refer to their partners as kittens. It has also often been used in association with Ann-Margret [filmreference.com, " [http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-A-Ba/Ann-Margret.html Ann-Margaret - Films as actress] ", retrieved March 28, 2008.] [lovegoddess.info, " [http://www.lovegoddess.info/Ann-Margret%20revised.htm ANN-MARGRET] ", retrieved March 28, 2008] , star of the 1964 film Kitten with a Whip. However, it does not always describe the youthful [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E4DD1639F936A25750C0A960958260 BOOKS OF THE TIMES;Who Exactly Is This Sexagenarian Sex Kitten?] , MICHIKO KAKUTANI, New York Times, March 15, 1996.] .

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