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Men adopting cats, defying 'cat lady' gender stereotype

Users invoke historical precedent: T.S. Eliot, Hemingway, Rousseau as male cat enthusiasts

2 Sep 21 2:29 PM · 2d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 2 of 5

Commenters push back against the framing of male cat ownership as novel, citing centuries of male writers, artists, and philosophers who owned and celebrated cats. References include T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

“Does TS Eliot mean nothing to you people?”

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