the invisible string between cats and women
i’ve always been fascinated with cats. i’ve always called cats feminine, while calling dogs masculine. i’ve noticed how both women and cats are drawn to each-other naturally. i’ve noticed how both women and cats have been demonized by society for simply just existing.
when christianity was brought to europe, cats were painted as the devil during the middle ages, especially black cats. they deemed that black cats were bad omens, unlucky, and evil. people had cruel intentions towards cats where they would blame and kill them. halloween was a horrible time, because people would go out and hunt for black cats to kill them.
they roped women into this and called them witches. in the media, witches have companions that are black cats. many women were called witches because it’s rooted in misogyny. they would also be hunted and burned with the only proof of committing a crime, was just existing.
cats are seen as moody and bratty because they value boundaries. if you pet them too much, they bite. women often do the same thing, you provoke them too much, they bite. men do not like at all.
i’ve always felt anger walking into a store to see hundreds of isles for dogs, while only seeing half of an isle for cats. i feel as if they provide less for cats, because they don’t see the importance or value of cats, similarly to how society views women’s.
society doesn’t treat women as a human, because of the constant objectification they had to endure. men would take women’s inventions, and write their name on it. the patriarchy is the root of it all. quite frankly, a lot of things wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the smart and intelligent women who have paved the way for invention and technology.
on the other hand, the egyptians saw cats as companions. the cats chased and killed pest, and egyptians called them divine. women in egypt were seen as an equal. in egypt, the egyptians saw cats as a symbol of fertility, which is poetic, because women symbolizes creation.
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