#send me your cats

[sadqueerenergy]

Here are my cats Earl and Butch, they are brothers and love to cuddle

i love them

#cat #send me your cats #asks and answers

[chloesimaginationthings]

oh,,

cat's...

My addition… scooped Michael cat

#ask reply #TUMBLR auto blurs any photos you guys send me #so I wasn’t sure what I expected when clicking to answer this #BUT IT WAS SO FUNNY TO SEE WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS #YOURE RIGHT BUT IDK HOW you clocked this #the mikes are very cat coded tho #I hope you like my add on to the bit 😭 #obviously the Vanessa’s are rabbits then

[bonefall]

So, I'm writing an essay on the whole STATE of misogyny in WC for one of my university classes, and I was wondering if I could ask you a couple of things! No pressure of course, please feel free to say no!

A) Could I reference your good takes with appropriate harvard referencing and links back to your blog?

B) Are there any specific moments from the books that you think should be covered the most?

C) The end result will be a visual essay, so it's like those fun infographics people on Tumblr make on like ADHD and stuff, so when it's done, would you like to be tagged to read it?

(Sorry for anon, I'm nervous lmao, but if you'd be more comfortable I'll resend this off anon)

AAY good topic! You've got a lot to work with. Absolutely feel free to reference anything I've written, and tag me when you're done.

While you're here and about to write something so legitimate, I'm also going to recommend you check out Sunnyfall's video on gender in Warrior Cats. She breaks down the arcs into numbers, directly comparing the amount of lines mollies have to toms, and examining the archetypes women are usually allowed to be.

I think it's a must-have citation in a paper about WC misogyny.

...and, I think it's insightful to look at the WCRP Forum thread about the video. Note how the respondents immediately come into the thread to complain about how the video is too long so they didn't watch it, dismissing Sunnyfall as not being entertaining enough to hold their attention, even whining that she starts with statistics to prove her point, which I'm convinced she did exactly because they would have cried that she "had no evidence" if she didn't.

I am not a scholar, so I don't know how to document or prove that the books have an impact on the audience outside of anecdotes. But I think if you do write a section about fandom, it would be worth mentioning the in-universe and metatextual apologia for Ashfur and its reflection in the real world discourse, the authorial killing of Ferncloud because of fan complains, and the utter defensiveness against the discussion of misogyny you see outside of Tumblr.

You may also want to check out Cheek by Jowl, a collection of 8 essays about sexism in xenofiction by Ursula K. Le Guin. There's a very unique manifestation of authorial bias in animal fiction, having a lot to do with how the author views "the natural world," and it's worth understanding even though Warrior Cats are so heavily anthropomorphized.

So... Warrior Cats Misogyny

I think discussing individual instances can be helpful, but I'd implore you to keep in mind what's REALLY bad about WC's misogyny is framing and the bigger picture.

Bumble's death is shocking and insulting, but it's not just that she died. It's that the POV Gray Wing sees her as a fat, useless bitch who took his mate so she deserves to be dragged back to a domestic abuser, and he's right because the writers love him so much. It's that Bumble's torture and killing only factors into how it's going to hurt a man's reputation.

It's how Clear Sky hitting, emotionally manipulating, or killing the following women,

Bright Stream (pressured into leaving her home and family)

Storm (controlled her movements and yelled at her in public)

Misty (killed for land, children stolen)

Bumble (beaten unconscious, blamed nonsensically on a fox)

Alder (child abuse, hit when she refused to attack her brother)

Falling Feather (scratched on the face, subjected to public abuse and humiliation)

Tall Shadow (thrown into murderous crowd, attacked on-sight in heaven)

Rainswept Flower ("blacked out" in anger and murdered in cold blood)

Moth Flight (scratched on the face for saying denying medical treatment is mean, taken hostage in retaliation against mother for the death of his own child, which he caused)

Willow Tail (eyes gouged out for "stirring up trouble")

Is seen as totally understandable, forgivable, or not even questioned at all, when killing Gray Wing in an act of rage would have been "one step too far" with the ridiculous Star Line.

"Kill me and live with the memory, and then let the stars know it would only matter if a single one of your murder victims was a man."

It's the way that fathers who physically abuse their kids out of their ego (Clear Sky, Sandgorse, Crowfeather) aren't treated anywhere near the same level of narrative disgust and revulsion the series has for "bad moms", even if they're displaying symptoms of a post-partum mood disorder (depression, anxiety, and rage), an umbrella of mental illnesses 20% of all new mothers experience but are heavily stigmatized with (Sparkpelt, Palebird, Lizardstripe).

It's Crookedstar's Promise giving him two evil maternal figures in a single book, while bending over backwards to make every man in a position of power still look likeable in spite of the fact they're enabling Rainflower's abuse. Leader Hailstar is soso sorry that he has to change Stormkit's name for some reason, in spite of leaders being unaccountable dictators the other 99% of the time, and Deputy Shellheart functionally does nothing to stop his own son from being abused or even do much parenting before or after the fact.

It's the way men's parental struggles are seen sympathetically, and they don't have to "pay for it" like their female counterparts (Crookedstar's PPD vs Sparkpelt's PPD, how Daisy and Cinders are held responsible for Smoky and Whisper being deadbeats, Yellowfang's endless guilt for killing her son vs Onestar's purpose in life to kill his own), even to the point where a father doesn't have to have raised their kids at all to have a magical innate emotional connection to them (Tree's father Root, Tom the Wifebeater, Tigerstar and Hawkfrost).

It's less speaking lines and agency for female characters, being reduced to accessories in the lives of their mates and babies, women getting less diversity in their personalities, with even major ex-POV characters eventually becoming "sweet mom" tropes.

You could zoom in on any one of these examples and have an amoeba try to argue with you that "Oh THIS makes sense because X" or "Ah well my headcanon perfectly explains this thing" or "MY mother/girlfriend was abusive/toxic/neglectful and I've decided that you are personally attacking ME by having issues with how a character was written or utilized," but the beleaguered point,

That I keep trying to hammer in, over and over, across books worth of posts,

Is that these are trends. More than just a couple one-off examples. It's the fabric that has been woven over years, showing a lack of interest in, or even active prejudice of, women on behalf of the writers.

LONG STANDING trends, which have only gotten worse as the series progressed. From Yellowfang being harshly punished with a born evil son who ruins her life in TPB and the mistreatment of Squirrelpaw that begins in TNP, all the way up to the 7 Fridgenings of DOTC and Sparkpelt's PPD being a major character motivator for her son Nightheart.

So, I would stress that in your paper, and structure it less as "the Sparkpelt slide" and "the Yellowfang slide," and more as "The paternal vs maternal abuse" slide, and "the violence against women" slide. They're really big issues, there's tons of examples for each individual thing.

Anyway to leave off on a funny, look at this scene in Darkest Hour that I find unreasonably hilarious,

"Everyone who matters to me; my truest friend, my sensible and loyal warrior, the wisest deputy I've ever known, and 2 women." -Firestar, glorious idiot

He can't even think of a single trait for either of them what the hell does "formidable pair" mean lmaooo, when I finished a reread about a year ago this line killed me on impact.

#bone babble #cw misogyny #warrior cats analysis #SO good luck!! Absolutely ping me when you're done I wanna see lmao #Full disclosure I'm bad at responding to DMs because I open them and then forget #But I can try to answer your questions #Feel free to send questions in tho. You don't have to come off anon if you don't want i don't mind #I cannot stress enough. I'm just a guy who likes to yell about cats.

[liquidsludge]

Just watched this gem of a movies

What did yall think?

#question #godzilla #godzilla brand #american godzilla #gojira #goji #king #king kong #kong #godzilla 2014 #legendary godzilla #monsterverse #monsterverse movies #discussion #if any of my friends are seeing this(you prolly aren’t) im down to watch again #godzilla vs kong #adam wingard #godzilla x kong: the new empire #godzilla x kong spoilers #kong skull island #king of the monsters #godzilla king of the monsters #he eepy #hes like a cat omg #cuty patootie #tired #sleepy #talk to me #send your review

[hedgehog-moss]

Mascarille caught a dormouse in the living-room today, and I wanted to put her outside with her prey so as not to get blood on the carpet (she would have been invited back inside with full honours once she was done eating.) But she was about to set the dormouse down to eat it when I approached from behind, and when she saw me out of the corner of her eye she went into primal, prey defending mode and whipped her head around as if to say STAND BACK, and since she had already half-opened her jaw, the dormouse went flying straight at my face with the momentum. I wouldn’t have ducked faster if my cat had been armed with a machine gun, plus I screamed so loudly that Pandolf who was in the pasture came running, barking crazily to scare off the intruder who was presumably attacking me. I had to let him in the living-room so he could secure the perimeter himself because he wouldn’t calm down outside, running around the house looking for enemies. I apologised for stressing everyone out with my blood-curdling shriek but to my defence you just don’t expect your cat to violently throw a dead rodent at your face without any warning

#i was texting a friend about it who told me her first reflex if her cat threw something at her would be to #deflect by sending it flying in another direction #just you and your cat playing squash with a dead dormouse in the living-room

[89cats]

I don't know if you accept all kitties or not, but just because I can... This is my little friend, Gesar. About to enter his elderly years, turning 8 or 9 this year (I forgot if he's 2015 or 2016 lol) but he's been with me since he was 3 months old. And he's precious and gentle. Gesar is not a big fan of clothes, but he tolerates it for the sake of warmth. He also loves to sleep next to me as a precious little heater.

of course I do and thank you for sharing him with me. ugh what a handsome little dude 🥹🖤

#I dig his track jacket 😭 #always down to have you guys send your cats to me #also sry for the late response #🖤

[wistfulwatcher]

I killed my best friend. (insp)

#yellowjackets #yellowjacketsedit #mistynatedit #misty quigley #otp: you should be thanking me #otp #mine #edit #* #text* #quote* #EVERYTHING HURTS AND I'M DYING #i thought i was ok for an hour or so but i was WRONG #thanks cat for sending me this quote a week ago 🙃 i guess i'll find out what it's like to be in your boat

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

When I read your blog I can't help but feel cute aggression go through my veins. And ohh It's bad. Like.. I know foul legacy is not like my cats but he's a cat! He just acts like a cat PLEASE. HE'S JUST A CAT.

and i just want to take him in my hands and squeeze his cheeks like I do to my cats, like how i pet their soft furr and kiss their little cat tummy. Ow but sadly he's not really a cat.. he's not squishy with his armor and he's so big i can't take him in my hands:( so I will just hug him and cling to him for dear life, so tight, till I'm satisfied

YES EXACTLY HE IS SUCH A CAT. BIG FLUFFY ABYSS MOTH CAT!!!!!!!!!

and i have excellent news... Foul Legacy may not be squishy, but you know who is? or at least, who's a little squishier? Ajax. he's mostly muscle, but he still has some softness here and there, especially around his cheeks and a little around his tummy. one of your favorite activities is smushing and pinching his cheeks, much to his dismay and your delight, counting every freckle that falls beneath your fingers. "I'll get you back for this." he mutters, crossing his arms and pouting as you chuckle and continue gently prodding the soft skin. you know that he will- or rather, Foul Legacy will- but you can't resist the urge to squish and caress his cheeks, and Ajax's pouts fade away into a blissful smile when you begin peppering his face with kisses

Ajax wasn't lying, though. the moment he shifts back into Foul Legacy your cheeks are immediately captured in a gentle grip, his claws carefully squishing and squeezing them as he rumbles happily. he nudges his head against your own hands, asking for the same treatment, so you do your absolute best to cup his face in your palms and swipe your thumbs over the dips and ridges until Legacy melts into your touch, gently pushing you over and snuggling down on top of you with a sleepy rumble. if you try to get up he'll look at you imploringly, slow blinking and letting out a soft, questioning whine until you sit back down and he happily nuzzles his face back against your neck <33

#genshin impact #childe #tartaglia #foul legacy #foul legacy childe #genshin tartagalia #genshin childe #genshin tartaglia #CAT LEGACY CAT LEGACY CAT LEGACY #sometimes Ajax will transform back when Legacy is squishing your cheeks #and he'll grin triumphantly like 'ha! my turn!' #and poke and squeeze your cheeks happily #short scenario #other's stuff #chit chat #anon #good evening #also everyone who has cats PLEASE send me cat photos i would love to see them!!!!

[coyoteclan]

The next moon for coyoteclan is gonna be a long one as I'm also doing part 2 of the prologue, so in the meantime bc it might take me a few days to work on it, have my favorite canon cat, Yellowfang :)

might also consider doodling a couple of other cats from other clangen blogs for whenever I get tired of drawing the same cats over and over so... feel free to suggest some of your faves and I might throw em in a queue so I can draw them later on :)

Here's a couple more versions of this piece under the cut bc I love them all

I love her so so much none of these cats made me cry harder <33 if it isn't obvious I stole her colors from the official cover art bc it's my favorite image of her

she's not meant to be sad in this art btw she just looks like that. resting sad face

#art #warrior cats #yellowfang #she means So Much To Me #my catsona is yellow in honor of her fyi #I want to hold her. she needs a bath #also seriously don't be afraid to send me your cats lol I might not get to them all but I appreciate having something else to draw!! #or suggest someone else's cats! either way! #now if you excuse me I am going to start working on this long ass moon #not coyoteclan

[just-null-cult]

HI JAY!! i just saw ur post abt giving u ideas as to what costumes to give nori and omg my brain automatically gave me an image

NORITOSHI AS CAT!!!! like with pink paws and white fur like in a onesie 😭😭 omg he would look sooo cuteeeeeeee aldoe he acts like a black cat but he physically he would suit a white cat's costume so much better omg imagine him with a pout complaining abt it like he wanted to be something else but u suggested that idea and he cant say no OWNFKDKDKKDDK

HI ROSE!! you're so fucking fr for this. i finished this so fast i felt like it wasnt enough so i messed around and doodled some more.. maybe i'll continue doing this with some of the costume ideas? who knows.

all i knows is how cute this cat boy is

[Doodles under the cut!]

hes.. he's so fucking cute as a cat... I see you're on the side that sees Noritoshi as cat like. interesting. I 100% approve.

I couldn't choose between black cat or white so I went with both and a mix... I fucking. I can't with your mind. it's so big. the pouting got me fucked up bro. you're so fucking fr.................

noritoshi is a very serious and very hard working heir. its why his toe beans are so tantalizing

#kamo noritoshi #noritoshi kamo #kamo noritoshi x reader #noritoshi kamo x reader #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #btw i love your enthusiasm and little bit there at the end #AND FUCK #YOU MADE MY BRAIN CHURN AND I GKHKHK #pouting noritoshi always fucking kills me and sends me to overdrive so i dedicate this to you rose #ALSO. I IMAGINE. NORITOSHI LIKING ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL AFFECTION IN GENERAL?? ESP IF HE TRUSTS YOU. like a cat. heh. #so even if hes upset/annoyed/embarrassed. hed still want your touch #i see him getting MORE upset and annoyed if you stop so i just. fucking die ig #merry october #<- my halloween tag? #??? #illogicallyx #IF ANY OF YOU EVER WONDER WHY I ALWAYS COLOR CODE NORITOSHI WITH REDS AND PINKS. its bc of his blood manipulation.. heh. and why pink? bc #love. and hes cute in pink. fucking sue me damn

[xolaanii]

Hello guys, I've been debating asking this for a few weeks but I was honestly way too embarassed. However I am now desperate since all attempts to find a job have not gone wel. I truly need help to finish paying my master's tuition fees so I can finally finish my thesis once and for all. right now 200 euro is my goal because I've managed to save up some money myself but any help would be super appreciated.

Again I'm so sorry for asking this since I know so many of us are going through difficult times and just a reblog if you want would be enough thank you so much!

my ko-fi is right here

#vall txt #again i'm so so sorry for doing this #if anyone wants to even just send ocs I'll even try doing some drawings and stuff in exchange #or even write things for you #or make banners and icons for your blog #truly things have not gone well over here #we spent a lot of money on my cat's surgery and then my dad had to ask for some of my money to go see what was up with his lungs and yeah #i'm desperate rn #thank you so much for even checking this post out that much already means the world to me <3

[mushroomjar]

Can it be Lesbian Friday this Monday. I have a lot going on and I'd really like an extra Lesbian Friday this week.

Of course! Remember what the original post said: it's always lesbian Friday if you believe

#i have so many things to say #1: this too is yuri #2: OMG WEAVER-Z ON MY ASKS HELLO???? HIIIIIII I LOVE YOUR BLOG #3: i know people are usually like 'omg nooo don't blow my posts up' but i'm like. SO glad lesbian friday took off so much i get notifs on #that post literally every single day and it genuinely warms my heart and makes me so happy bc people are always leaving the nicest tags on #that post or talk about their gfs or good stuff that happened to them. it's a nice little booster for the day to go through the tags on that #post so i'm just happy people like it :) who knew my friend sending me a silly ask would turn into a day of the week post that people like #so happy lesbian friday!! #cat answers #weaver-z

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I've always wondered if you happened to have a discord? If not have you ever considered making one?

i do have one! however i use it very sparingly because 1) new people (especially groups) scare me & 2) brain's been fucking weird for a hot minute and i barely talk to people i'm already friends with let alone strangers

#so i say this So Neutrally and Impersonally #please don't ask me to join your group chat lmao #i promise you i will appear Once and then ill never open it again bc ill get nervous and awkward and guilty #its too much stress! #Also dont ask to chat there same rules apply Sorry Sorry #like... the Only exception is if we've already been chatting but that very rarely happens bc #again! my brain's fucked and i have the mental constitution of a wet cat! #rambles from the bog #i havent opened discord in. a while #when life gets stressful enough i just Shut Down and huddle into a proverbial corner with a blanket over my head #there are like. two people on discord i have / want to actively talk to #and one of em is an irl friend ahaha #so if you were thinking of sending me an invite or something: Thank You For Thinking Of Me! Please Don't. #i think... i think this generally extends to dms too #abrupt dms frighten me. so do random @s. apologies im a Very nervous person <3 #and then even when i Do chat over dms or somethin with someone i can see myself befriending #i often forget to reply for a while and then it gets to the point where its been so long and i feel so guilty #that i Cant Bring Myself To #sigh. anyway. long story short Yes i have a discord

[skyyclan]

Redwoodstar, Softstep, and Burning Tree on their way to lead Cheerclan to a gathering or something

Congrats on winning, Redwood, and Softstep was not far behind!! It was a lot of fun participating in this <3 @twistedtoms @murkshade @cheerclaw

#warrior cats #my art #burning tree #softstep #redwood #let me know if you guys want separates of your guys and I can send them!

[floating-ocean]

If I spam your blog, mind your damn business.

#tumblr #lol #shut up #memes #poems on tumblr #follow the blog i reblogged from #blog #blogging #seriously #mind your business #funny #cottagecore #send cats #txt post #my text #text post #me #my post #sire

[harriertail]

#i see him as thunderclan still idk i know hes the shadow leader but to me he is thunderclan x #warrior cats #tigerstar #im just curious #tigerstar 1 #tigerclaw #if you wanna send in your reasoning pls do. i see him as thunderclan becoz the warriors guides see him as thunderclan still