I have a theory that people’s hatred for cats is actually rooted in sexism. Hear me out--in order to understand my random feminist theory, we need to acknowledge that society has assigned cats with femininity and deviant women. And when we look at binaries, society has often assigned dogs to men and cats to women.

In this fun, off-the-cuff episode, I’m sharing my thoughts on what cats and feminism have to do with one another, and why the societal idea that cats should be hated is rooted in sexism. I’ll walk you through the history and how cats have been so closely associated with deviant women throughout time. I’ll also discuss how closely related women and cats are in the language we use, and why society doesn’t give cats the luxury of being treated properly.

My theory on cats and sexism has gained a lot of attention on TikTok, receiving over 720k views and 180k likes, so I know I’m definitely not alone in my observations. Tune in to this fun conversation as we unpack the relationship between cats and feminism through history and the evidence that supports this theory.

Episode Highlights

• How society assigned cats to women and dogs to men
• Who this theory doesn’t apply to
• The association between cats, witches, goddesses, and strong women
• The history of unfair treatment of women who owned cats
• Why cats and women are synonymous especially in language
• Generalized excuses for why people like dogs more than cats
• Why cats require more consent and why people aren’t ok with that
• Femininity and cats in the heterosexual world
• Why cats are more accepted in LGBTQIA+ communities

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