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   Amy Diehl, Ph.D. (amydiehl@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 02:27:04 JST Amy Diehl, Ph.D.

   The "cat lady" stereotype derives from the independence of cats, which can be linked w/ a suspicion of independent women. “A woman that chooses an animal that is arguably never entirely tamed is to be suspected of being untamable herself.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/us/cat-lady-explained-cec/index.html

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     That Girl Over There (originlbookgirl@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 05:53:51 JST That Girl Over There

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     @amydiehl Spinster is a word used to insult women, but it refers to women who were so good at spinning yarn, making cloth, and making money that they didn't have to depend on a man.
     They don't like smart, capable, independent women.

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     Mensch, Marina (energisch_@troet.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 05:55:24 JST Mensch, Marina

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     @amydiehl if men were civilized, women & girls wouldn't "need taming" 💃

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     Kinene (c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 05:55:41 JST Kinene

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     @amydiehl Ah, they have not met "Childless Parrot Ladies."

     Parrots are not really domesticated, they merely accept the wingless bringers of treats with whom they live. In their own right they are "as intelligent as children" and far more intelligent than MAGAts.

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     Barbara Monaco (barbramon1@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2024 05:56:30 JST Barbara Monaco

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     @amydiehl Absolutely!
     In the past single women with cats were often persecuted. Cats were portrayed as demons, and thought to be witch's familiars.
     There is very dark history behind this stereotype.