Their free will makes it all the nicer that they love me then
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2025
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I have cats but I can’t even control my golden retriever
I wish I wasn't allergic to cats because I love them so much
Maybe not the concept of them knocking stuff off of shelves for the hell of it necessarily, but everything else makes up for it
While your always be allergic to cats, you can desensitize enough you your own cat that you're effectively not allergic to it.
I'm full blown went to the hospital with a jelly eyeball because a cat hair got in it type allergic, with asthma to boot, and have a cat. Took months to get acclimated though.
that's one of those things that a well-cared for cat doesn't actually do, they knock stuff down and do other mischeif because they're bored.
Cats, even well-cared-for cats, often will do things for no knowable reason, even to the cat themselves.
We've all seen it: cat is industriously licking their crotch, leg in the air; cat pauses, leg still in the air, head slightly raised, tongue out, vacant somewhat cross-eyed stare; cat is bouncing all over the house at the speed of sound, chasing invisible interdimensional gremlins.
Try having a baby.
amazingly effective post for making unpleasant people out themselves
the fact that anyone can find cats unpleasant is absolutely incomprehensible, they're walking fluffy pillows that lay on your lap and rumble like an engine, literally living stuffed toys.
You have never met an asshole cat?
Listen, I've had some great cats. One in particular was so chill and cuddly when he got diabetes and I had to give him insulin injections twice a day, he would jump up and then snuggle and purr after. Greatest cat ever. That cat had his own cat who was super skiddish with people. If you looked up scardy cat you wouldn't see a picture of this cat because he would run and hide if you pointed your attention in their direction, let alone a camera. They had radically different personalities. There are also asshole cats. Frankly a lot of them (kinda like people).
I think some people have interacted mostly with the assholes and choose not to continue, it's at least a bit understandable.
I have in fact not met any asshole cats, the worst i've experienced is cats outdoors who scurry away when approached.
If a cat is "an asshole" then something is probably wrong, maybe it has an injury/disease that no one realizes because cats instinctively hide that, or it's being mistreated somehow without people realizing it.
All the cats i've gotten close to have been lovely, not necessarily actively cuddly at all times but if they don't want snuggles it will be quite obvious and then i just leave them alone and that's that.
Replace “cat” on that argument with “person” and it sounds a lot like dating someone because you plan to “fix them” or think “if I just love them enough”
I don’t like like cats because they remind me of shitty people I’ve dated.
Edit: and the immediate downvote (or arguments in real life) reminds me of times when you say “hey… your partner is kinda mean to you sometimes” only to hear “YOU DONT KNOW THEM LIKE I DO!!! THEY LOVE ME!!!”
Wrong guess again.
I have two cats, sisters from the same litter. One is an asshole that only shows affection for the two hours before feeding time. The rest of the day is pure asshole.
The other one who grew up in literally the same situation from birth is generally pleasant.
The only asshole cats I have met were assholes because they lived outside and taught other animals daily, or they had been abused by a human. Otherwise they are just skittish.
But as a percentage, I would say of the cats that I have met, I have been able to pet 95%.
I think finding some cats to be assholes could be not understanding them too.
I had a cat growing up people would generally have called an asshole cat. Thing was that he REALLY didn't like being pet, except for head scritches. So people would see him and try to pet him and he would swipe and hiss at them in response. I get why they saw him as an asshole cat when they just saw him act that way.
If you relaxed around him and only scritched his head, he was actually lovely. He didn't really like cuddling either, though he liked sitting near you.
Ok but when I hug a stuffed animal I will not die /s
That's why the optimal move is to dislike all animals - that way you cant have your personality be read from various animal related biases by Twitter users
This is some "seems good enough for social media" baseless blanket statement bullshit lol
It's reading into wayyy too much when plenty of evil and controlling people who love cats. Your binary (like/dislike) opinion of cats doesn't say anything about what kind of person you are
You're taking the meme a bit personally
It's a nonsensical thought written in a way that makes it seems profound that, as a meme, gets shared as fact elsewhere
OP is referring to an old meme from Tumblr, illustrating my point lol
Its too late. you've fallen into their thought terminating trap.
You've objected, which means the meme is correct and are therefore against consent or some bullshit, idk man.
I don't necessarily hate cats, but I can't stand to be around them because I am wildly allergic to them
That is a completely valid reason. There's always the ballsack cats if you want to experience one.
The problem with cat allergies is their saliva, not the fur, so hairless cats are still a problem.
I love sphynx cats. My wife thinks they're ugly tho
I remember reading something a long time ago about parents telling their kids they were allergic to cats to keep from having a cat as a pet, and the kids growing up believing that only to one day discover it was never true.
I’ve got the opposite going on! I’ve been allergic to them my whole life and have always had them, and was told I wasn’t allergic! Neat!
This I know for myself
I don't think my cat consented to being dressed up as a banana and have their photos shared for likes but I don't think that makes me a horrible person.
I wonder how he thinks cats are a lesson in consent.
A cat just does, it usurps space, it assumes consent. I mean I love our cat, but it is not really possible to create boundaries.
You are thinking about it the wrong way around. The idea is that you cant touch a cat without ITS consent, or it will scratch the fuck out of you. Basically if you arent capable of taking a hint about the cats emotions, it will teach you a lesson you wont forget.
Aha. That makes some sense. I'm not sure how the controlling people will learn this lesson.
They might just hate the mind controlling parasites they carry that they use to pacify their prey including humans since it can kill our unborn children and it infects 1/3 of all humans... That doesn't actually sound like consent now that I think about it
What the fuck
Yes cat's do indeed fuck, infact they have Barbs or Spine's on their penis to make withdrawals impossible and remove any consent from the female and prevents her from mating with anyone else, glad you asked:
Or the fact that they're incapable of association their actions with consequences, their manipulative behaviour, innate sadism, and lack of of any real affection for their human owners.
So much of what people like about cat behaviours is just anthropomorphization for things that are not what they think they are.
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