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Cats as villains

I hate the stereotype of cats as evil, menacing, conniving, lazy and vicious. For example: the cats in "Lady and the Tramp," Asriel from "The Smurfs," the cat in "Babe," and the cat in Stuart Little.

— Meow-meow-rachel-meow from Scamp Francisco | Pets | 6.22.2009 | Comments (10)

also there is that rusty himalayan with one eye from the rats of nimh. scar from the lion king, the tiger in the jungle book...

— conor

wikipedia is amazing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_cats

— conor

Because cats ARE evil. Cats are good at just sitting there looking like they want to kill you.

— Liz

Well, first of all, most cats are lazy. That is not a fake stereotype. Sure, there are some hyperactive freaks, but it's a small part of the population. Second, cats often look menacing and conniving, when they're not kittens. Cats can also be -quite- vicious, just watch one hunting mice. And as for the evil part...well...they ARE planning world domination.

— Meneh

But "lazy" is a negative term, implying that they are expected to have a much higher activity level than what they exhibit. Personally, I'm quite content to be around an animal that doesn't have to be doing something every god damn second.

— Alana Post

And dogs can be blood-thirsty murderers, but they aren't portrayed as being evil.

— Lydia

In my experience, cats have never proven to be evil. My cat, for example, is very loving, but sometimes lashes out at strangers due to a fear of intimacy.

— Rob posted 6/23/2009

I think this is totally deserved! I am not a cat lover and I absolutely think cats are out to get me.

— jmc posted 6/30/2009

Cats tend to function more in alpha waves than we humans do. Alpha waves are connected to "paranormal" activity. So thats wht kitty cats are seen as vicious, soul sucking fur balls. I like them...when they arent out to get me.

— Zee posted 6/30/2009

Cats suck.

— Me posted 9/15/2009

Single = Anomaly? » You forgot the cats in that litany of cliches. Even if her only standard is having mutual lovey-dovey feelings with someone, this either happens or it doesn't, there's no forcing it. Those who spout "you're not trying hard enough" and "you're too picky" does not seem to understand this. Maybe she simply means that she would be settling if she married just to meet people's expectations, since she hasn't met someone she loves who loves her back. NOT that everyone who is married is settling. – B. Alexander 8/27

On a coat, or a skirt, with a slit, the manufacturer will sew the slit closed with a small X of thread, and people are too stupid to realize they're meant to be removed. So they walk around with their vents sewn closed, and I want to run up to them and snip the threads off and then loudly shame them in public. I don't know how I've managed to restrain myself. » Hee, seems like some people actually don't know they can snip those. If you approach them nicely, maybe they will let you snip it for them. – B. Alexander 8/27

Hugging every time we see each other. » There is a definitely a too-many hugs problem, and another peeve: when someone hugs everyone a group except YOU, or you don't feel lik hugging one person but don't want to be exclusionary. – Biffy 8/27

When pregnant women complain about being pregnant. » if you have a kitten is it okay to be pregnant ? – kylie 8/25

The use of the word addicting. It's not a word! You mean "addictive"! » THANK YOU. – Nancy 8/24

People who ask me to burn them a CD. » Surely they're asking you to burn it because they don't have the files they want to burn onto it, but you do? – Rosie 8/24

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