Cats and masculinity

madscientistlove · 2016-12-12T00:41:26+00:00

Will you please elaborate on the content of the link? As of right now this post is pretty low-effort.

midnightvulpine · 2016-12-12T00:44:59+00:00

It's less about the cat and more about men who buck the expected tropes. Most men, when they get a pet, might be expected to get a dog. Few would expect a man to get a cat for himself. Men who buck one trend, I would think, are more likely to buck others. Hopefully those that are prone to being toxic, like holding in emotion and resisting seeking help when they need it.

Hotblack_Desiato_ · 2016-12-12T07:49:25+00:00

Toxic Masculinity = Any form of masculinity that doesn't bow down to the media/academic feminist establishment So already I'm turned off.

But even so, a stopped clock is right twice a day, and I don't think that the premise of the article is entirely worthless. If your masculinity is defined by what sort of animal you keep in your house, you've got a bit of an identity problem.

exit_sandman · 2016-12-12T09:37:36+00:00

A new study has linked male cat ownership with the display of positive rather than toxic masculinity

Which assumes toxic masculinity is a thing.

That said, without having read the article (I know just by looking at the URL that I would regret it), I bet that it made the mistake of mixing up cause and effect.

DashneDK2 · 2016-12-12T07:19:51+00:00

What is toxic masculinity? Is that a codewode for girly millennial men?

obstinatebeagle · 2016-12-13T04:26:10+00:00

I'm a cat man and quite the cat whisperer. This is reassuring to know that my cat has completely stripped me of all toxic masculinity. Therefore, my staunch anti-feminist view that still remains with me must be based entirely on sound logic.

despisedlove2 · 2016-12-12T05:20:30+00:00

Cats and women. One of a piece.

Prissy, full of themselves, and disloyal.

No thanks.

A dog on the other hand is a loving and loyal animal. A genuine friend.

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pissedoffman1 · 2016-12-12T08:41:38+00:00

WTF? I am a hard-core reactionary (got that way after seeing a little too much of feminists talking about solidarity in the sense that I as a white man should sacrifice just a little more, and discuss my privileges just a little more. While women should never be questioned nor should we ever discuss the gendered expectations women have on men. And off course, that they have the newest iPhone, iPad, iMac, macbook pro and can afford expensive coffee daily while I live in a shared appartenment, with a second hand smartphone and a computer that I salvaged from the trash shouldn't be interpreted as them being advantaged in comparison to me. I am a man after all.) I don't believe homosexuality is a sin, and I own a maine coon. Also note that they just had to use stereotypicaly male model Chris Hemsworth as an example. An average guy wont' suffice, it has to be a male model. It is just as when women say they want a nice guy. What they mean is they want a hot masculine man who is also nice to them.

the_calibre_cat · 2016-12-12T09:17:56+00:00

I just lost one of my cats. T_T

DupreeMcJones · 2016-12-12T11:43:46+00:00

Toxic Masculinity is feminist approved anti-male propaganda designed to breed docile doormat betas.

Toxic Masculinity is not a thing, it's a sexist slur. And by the way, I fucking love cats.

VermiciousKnidzz · 2016-12-12T15:21:18+00:00

Toxic Masculinity, as defined by Purple Pill debate:

"it's a weasel word for any form of masculinity that doesn't kiss the ass of the media/academic feminist establishment"

"Pretty much anything men do that isn't in service of women"

"Any form of masculinity that doesn't bow down to the media/academic feminist establishment "

"feminist approved anti-male propaganda designed to breed docile doormat betas"

Toxic masculinity is best described as "socially-constructed attitudes that describe the masculine gender role as violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive, and so forth." This sounds pretty reasonable to me, pretty far from "feminazi propoganda!"

is it really so hard to believe that we're raised to associate masculinity with being more violent/unemotional/aggressive and that those are bad qualities ?

It's very difficult to have discussions when the other side refuses to understand opposing views.

ifelsedowhile · 2016-12-12T15:15:23+00:00

I had to crush a can of beer with my forehead to regain my masculinity after watching this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvmZeMlgUr8
maybe I should get a bobcat to concile my love for felines and my toxic masculinity.

theiamsamurai · 2016-12-12T17:26:10+00:00

Cats have more white matter, and dogs have more gray matter. Men have more gray matter, women have more white matter. A man owning a cat can help him understand women better, just like a woman owning a dog can help her understand men better.

I buy that line of reasoning.

Entropy-7 · 2016-12-12T20:47:20+00:00

I took in a stray kitten last month. I am more a cat person than a dog person. To split the difference I might eventually get a Maine Coon: a cat that behaves like a dog.

Offhisgame · 2016-12-14T22:46:32+00:00

I love cats and pussy. Women mostly love cats so its all positive!

DucksCanDance · 2016-12-12T06:54:26+00:00

A friend once told me that dominant people tend to prefer dogs to cats, I have no idea if that's true or not, but it sort of made intuitive sense as a theory, cats do not accept dominance like dogs do

questioningwoman · 2016-12-12T04:31:58+00:00

People who have cats are creative, introverted, smarter, and just all around better people.

Title	Cats and masculinity
Author	wombatinaburrow
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Comments	128
Date	December 12, 2016 12:37 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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