Random Facebook User Makes Wild, Sweeping Claims About Cats And Their Owners, Advises All Cat Owners To Seek Help

This from a person who said, "I would happily eat a cat, but never eat a dog."

Chelsi

• Published in Animal Stories
• December 14, 2023

Social media etiquette is an oxymoron. Civility, basic respect, and kindness slowly fade as human interactions shift into virtual media.

People hide behind their anonymity to attack others online free of consequences. A running joke on X, formerly Twitter, is that if you say, "I love cats," someone will respond to ask why you hate dogs.

It's an entirely different topic of conversation, but online, it's considered a valid discourse. What does it say about us as a society that this roller-coaster response to a random Facebook post inquiring about cat breeds wouldn't even be a blip on the radar?

A prospective cat owner asked her Facebook friends if they should adopt a Siamese or an American Shorthair cat. Instead of getting helpful replies to their query, they received accusations from a random stranger.

The commenter made controversial claims about all cat owners. They generalized cat owners as Democratic liberals who champion hate speech and are d*ckheads.

They said the cat owner's pet doesn't love them. They declared that cats are aloof pets who do not care about their owners.

They compared cats to dogs who can't contain their joy whenever they see their owners. They said only morons would claim that cats are as good as dogs.

They then listed out jobs and activities that dogs assist humans with.

The commenter revealed something about themself when they said, "I would happily eat a cat, but never eat a dog."

The irony was lost on them when they advised the OP to seek help after they accused them of harboring inappropriate feelings for their cat.

This person wanted OP to argue with them so badly.

Two things can be true. The commenter could have had a bad experience with a cat and is also a jerk.

Classic projection right there.

Is it possible that cats are too complex for this person to befriend?

Cats can probably sense their intentions from miles away and run off before they can approach.

Cats got your back...

...meanwhile, dogs would trade their owners for a chicken nugget or belly scratches.

But pets are all different. They have distinct personalities. Not all dogs are affectionate and not all cats are aloof.

A person who willingly claimed online that they would eat a cat isn't someone anyone should hug.

It must blow the commenter's mind when they meet someone who has cats and dogs.

If you have hamsters, you're a socialist. We don't make the rules.

They only claim to love dogs because they find them useful.

It was pathetic that the commenter kept spamming the OP's replies to get a rise out of them and still failed. They were looking for an argument so badly based on their provocative responses to such an innocent question.

Redditors wondered what their experience with cats was that made them believe the worst of them. One thing is certain: this person shouldn't be trusted to care for any animal ever after those questionable responses.

Chelsi