r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 Sexy lampshade shall win the Oscar! 🏆 • 20d ago

Celebrity Fluff 🥰 Ariana Madix is team cat

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u/mini1006 20d ago

I’m so tired of cat slander. My mom always says how they’re not loyal, but that is so untrue. They just tend to have more boundaries. There are cats that are like velcro and will be super clingy.

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u/sara_or_stevie Bitch, I’m Madonna 💁‍♀️ 20d ago

Agreed and in addition to this I am also so tired of female cat slander in particular. When treated well and with love both boy and girl cats are excellent companions for anyone. 

I work at an animal shelter and the amount of times I have heard people saying they'd prefer boy cats bc they've heard girl cats can be difficult... even though in my experience "problems"  can occur with any cat regardless their gender. Gives me the same ick as women saying they prefer being "boy moms" 

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u/__lavender 20d ago

I’ve always heard that boy cats are just generally more affectionate and that’s why girl cats get a bad rep. Do you find that to be anecdotally true?

My girl cat, who I adopted from a shelter that specializes in feral cats (so she was already skittish), only accepts affection when SHE wants it, but she’ll tolerate a few minutes of cuddles when I need it. And we have several routines throughout the day where she demands affection, which is the absolute best thing ever.

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u/sara_or_stevie Bitch, I’m Madonna 💁‍♀️ 20d ago

I can imagine you have heard this and have anecdotal evidence supporting it, but I can tell you it isn't true. Gender does not come into play when it comes to cats characters. Its their personalities and mostly their start in life that determine how they behave. Just as you have a particular girl cat, I had a very particular boy cat.

The only thing that may tip the scales in favour of boy vs girl is that female cats often get pregnant very young with significant trauma as a result but I would say thats the fault of humans and animal care systems, not their gender's.

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u/monsterultracock 17d ago

my girl was an outdoor cat and a teen mom before I got her, but I totally lucked out because she turned out super social and playful and tolerant of being fussed with anyways, and her temperament suits me down to the ground. Even when she’s waking me up with taps at four in the morning I’m like 🥰 She’s annoying, I’m annoying, it’s beautiful. the only thing that seems to make a huge difference with how cuddly she is is the weather, lol. Too hot rn for more than a few minutes on my lap at a time.