A Michael Broad Blog
There is male sexism behind the label “crazy cat lady”. Sexism from the male of the human species is endemic throughout the planet. It almost happens in a subconscious way. It appears to be in the DNA of the male. No doubt females are also sexist towards males but there is also no doubt …
An American manufacturer of novelty, fun items, Archie McPhee, has created a Crazy Cat Lady Coloring Book which contains, on at least two pages, sexist references to women. I think this book should be removed from their inventory until they clean it up. On one page they have a quiz entitled, “Find the kitty-related …
In Volusia County, Florida, a cat rescuer by the name of Carmen Martinez was recently “baker acted”. This is jargon for being taken to a mental health facility by the authorities because she protested the seizure of her 132 cats which had been confiscated inside her Deltona home. Every single one of her cats …
Male chauvinists can sometimes have a tendency to play the crazy cat lady card when they wish to make a derogatory remark about a woman with whom they are arguing or with whom they have a dispute. It is an easy thing to do. There is this image of an independent rather elderly woman …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Why is a woman with a number of cats, often called a ‘crazy cat lady’? Why isn’t a woman with a number of children called a ‘crazy child lady’? Why isn’t a woman with a number of dogs called a ‘crazy dog lady’? It applies to men too of course, …
