It's crazy to see people's misogyny run so deep that it's literally affecting their relationship with their own pets.
"Girl cats just aren't as affectionate :("
"Girl dogs never like me that's why I always get boy dogs :("
And like I don't like to anthropomorphize the emotions of animals, so I'm not going to say I know exactly how animals feel about it. But I will say if you genuinely never have good interactions with animals that happen to be girls then I have to assume you're the one treating every girl animal really weird and you're an asshole. And if you are having good interactions with girl animals and are still saying shit like this then like. You're cherry picking instances to be misogynistic about animals online for no reason and you're an asshole.
this is so rampant among horse people it's wild. i rode a mare all my life and she was the gentlest, kindest soul i've ever met in any animal. yet the way every other rider i worked with, including women, would make assumptions and disparage her like 'oh you couldn't pay me to ride a mare' because they're supposedly difficult, unpredictable, and mean. it's crazy to listen to people talk about a horse the same way men talk about their 'crazy exes' in 90s sitcoms and that is not an exaggeration.
God, 100% agree about horse people. I can count on one hand the number of truly "difficult" mares I've ridden over the years, and let me tell you that the number of "difficult" geldings I've dealt with is exactly the same (of course, getting into what makes a horse "difficult" is a whole separate issue because it's usually just a communication or discomfort issue that can be sorted out with patience). And this is out of dozens and dozens of horses I've ridden and trained through my life.
Hell, my sister's old gelding is a bitchier nag than any mare I've ever ridden, and less predictable to boot. I've got a mare myself nowadays, and she's the most level-headed, polite animal you could hope for.
It's absolute nonsense, especially the "red mare" stereotype bullshit. Animals tend to match whatever energy you bring into an interaction, so if you're acting fucking weird towards a mare, don't be shocked of she acts fucking weird right back. I mean, come on.
