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All hail the rise of cat men, an antidote to toxic masculinity
ABC News ^
| December 11, 2016
| Hayley Gleeson
Posted on 12/14/2016 10:57:23 AM PST by Trump20162020
An online movement of men is shrugging off the stereotype that 'cats are for girls' and flaunting their affinity for kitties, writes Hayley Gleeson. And they're giving others permission to embrace a gentler, more thoughtful kind of masculinity.
Myles Loughran is a cat man. 'Cat man' as in, 'cat lady', but with a Y-chromosome. Put another way, Mr Loughran is a man who likes cats as opposed to a man who likes dogs, say, or miniature pigs.
"There's something about cats," the 29-year-old co-owner of Cat Cafe Melbourne tells ABC News.
"I feel they can give you that real dedication that a lot of animals can't. And even though they can be a bit aloof, when they bond with you, there's nothing like it."
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: australia; cat; catcafe; cats; genderwars; kittyping; manhood; melbourne; trends
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To: Trump20162020
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posted on
12/14/2016 10:59:34 AM PST
by
linear
(The Russians hacked my tag line!)
To: Trump20162020
I like both dogs and cats.
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posted on
12/14/2016 10:59:58 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: WayneS
...but there is no way I hell I’m going to wear a portable cat carrier on my chest...
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:00:51 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: Trump20162020
Look at this crap. Thank God Trump won. We would be finished for sure if he didn’t. Now, we have a chance.
To: Trump20162020
So its not manly to have a little -—— sorry just can’t go there
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:01:02 AM PST
by
Sybeck1
(The Reason for the Season)
To: Trump20162020
I like cats. For example, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:01:36 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
To: Trump20162020
I like dogs and cats. Just that a dog isn’t practical right now (time, expense) and the cat does hunt mice.
I’m not giving up on masculinity, LOL.
To: Trump20162020
OK, I’ll start.
Years ago, a friend of mine was getting married. His fiancé had a cat that she was planning to bring with her.
I made him a gift. It was called the Dr. Whacko Feline Disposal kit. It consisted of a claw hammer and a hazardous waste disposal bag.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:02:29 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
To: Trump20162020
To: Trump20162020
Real men love pussies.
Some even like to grab them.
To: Trump20162020
I love all animals, owning dogs when I was younger and could devote my time to playing with them and now having three indoor cats. My wife and I are constantly traveling and, because of the length of my work days, we just don't have the time I believe that one needs to spend with dogs to keep them happy and comfortable.
Our cats, on the other hand, are ideal for us. We just have to have somebody stop by every day or so while we're gone to clean the litter boxes and ensure that they still have food and water, and, when we return, they're as happy as clams.
And I hate to tell these people that, even though I own cats, I am still as full of toxic masculinity as I was when I was in the infantry and carried the M-60.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:04:18 AM PST
by
BlueLancer
("If the present tries to sit in judgment on the past, it will lose the future." Winston Churchill)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:04:58 AM PST
by
Ellendra
(Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
To: linear
“Toxic masculinity?”
Those two code words from a man hater, was all I needed to not read this bs.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:05:09 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(It's way past time to drain the 'not so intelligent' swamp... President Trump Disband the CIA!!!)
To: Trump20162020
I would suggest the USA, and the West, suffer from a distinct lack of masculinity rather then any mythological “toxic masculinity”.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:05:15 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(Trump discriminates against non-successful people.)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:05:48 AM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: Blue Jays
Women rejoice that President Trump was elected...to encourage men to be men.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:06:00 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: WayneS
Did you say cat carrier?
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:06:07 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Trumpisourlastchance
BOFL! Thanks for posting this.
Look at this crap. Thank God Trump won. We would be finished for sure if he didnt. Now, we have a chance
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:06:34 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(It's way past time to drain the 'not so intelligent' swamp... President Trump Disband the CIA!!!)
To: WayneS
I like both dogs and cats. Well to subject myself to ridicule, I have to admit I have 5 dogs and two cats and love them all.
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posted on
12/14/2016 11:07:13 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(Trump discriminates against non-successful people.)
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