Cat ladies on facebook
 

I've read this comment three times today posted by three different members being used in an attempt to be offensive, is it acceptable to refer to women who post on face book in this way on this forum?

I agree Cherie,its ok for people to be offensive about others but when it hits home they burst a blood vessel, I see a lot of men post on FB too.

I don't understand how being called a "cat lady" is an offensive term. Many people have cats :shrug:

I don't even understand what it means :laugh:

Me Too!

(Although i don't use Facebook and i have dogs:laugh:)

Well it's mainly used in a derogatory way to be fair, and it's a negative stereotype.

It's similar to when certain acts on shows like X Factor do well in the votes and people say it's down to the "grannies".

I think it is used to mean they are lonely women with just cats and FB for company

You explained it better Lostie

How is it offensive? I ****ing love cats and have used this term :umm2: it's descriptive, not an insult

And regardless, it would be a bit of a stretch to say that insulting people who post on Facebook is against the rules of this forum. It's Facebook, not TiBB. Where do you draw the line? People regularly slag off people on Tumblr on here, but there's bound to also be people who use it on here too, is that against the rules?

Just shows how many sheep are about Cherie, this is why straight talkers who think for themselves without having to follow the crowd are not liked on here ,Proud to think and speak for myself, I NEVER,EVER follow

often accompanied by the word jobless too

Except for the 598 other people you keep mentioning that have liked certain comments you've agreed with or posted

You used it to generalise about the people supporting Winston on FB, how is that not offensive to women, when men will have posted on there as well

Its really pissed you off that so many PEOPLE don't agree with you hasn't it ? I thought you was leaving ? :wavy:

cat ladies are considered the people who like "the nice people" and the hot guys. usually, not really an offensive term. kind of silly

I was leaving the other thread, not the forum sweety...you haven't got rid of me that easily I'm afraid.

Why have you capitalised the word 'people'? It's not as if so many other 'ANIMALS' would have agreed with you is it? Or is it? :umm2:

There are far more people who agree with me than do with you so I really don't care. And again, 599 people out of 2 million is a very small percentage. Do the maths.

Don't play the innocent,you know exactly what it means :hehe:

Usually its the 'tween girls' or something on facebook. Depends what they are arguing about. And when facebook goes with the forum opinion, all of a sudden it should be listened too also. Its amusing sometimes.

I pay no attention to the facebook comments at all. Its just more opinions, same as forums.

Well, you live and learn.
I thought it was something totally different...I won't explain what as I would hate to offend people unintentionally.:blush::blush:

What is a cat lady?
(I love me some pussy)

Cat lady to me always meant (sorry if this offends anyone..but this is what it means here) like... the crazy old woman who lives alone down the street and has 20 cats for company. Its used as a derogatory term, and to suggest otherwise is a bit silly.

Really I wouldn't consider Winston a particularly nice or hot guy!

Thats what it means

Yeah, exactly this. I've always known it to be primarily used as an insult.

The funny thing is people accuse me of listening to Facebook when it supports my view but I don't. Every year when people post the Facebook likes of housemates in a bid to try and work out who'll go/win I repeat that the Facebook cat ladies aren't representative of the overall viewership. Because they aren't. Just as we on this forum aren't either.

It's a few hundred people in a couple of million, we're talking a 0.03% sample.

Thank you Vicky so glad you are back on the forum x

Is there 'cat men' too?

just say it Vicky .... a scary witch :laugh:

No only cat ladies :hee:

And that is why I like you Chuff,I may not always agree as you don't with me,but you are true to youself and dont follow a crowd.Please or offend you you are true to your beliefs.

Just incase, I wasn't meaning you there, I mean the forum in general :tongue:

Facebook should be listened to when it follows forum opinion, if it doesn't, its all just the teen girls and cat ladies...

Im on FB and I hate cats and loathe being called a cat lady, it makes me so sad and I have palpitations, maybe one day it will give me a coronary and I might die and then what, you ot will be MURDERERS, from small acorns etc

Maybe. Everyone knows a cat lady though, or knows of one.

My mother in law is our local cat lady :tongue:

Well that's sexist:laugh:

My local breakfast radio presenter is a self-admitted "cat lady" and she's proud of that so

I don't know where the cats came into it. I've always called them "Facebook mums", the ones that are really vocal and loud and opinionated and always commenting on stuff on the website about how PC has gone mad and sharing pictures in support of the troops or poppies or against animal abuse. It's basically seen as why younger users have switched to Twitter, Snapchat and Tumblr (that and wanting older relatives not to see what you post :laugh:)

Edit: could be because cat gifs/videos are popular on there I suppose?

Oh behave when it is used, it is meant as a put down not a term of endearment! Given that probably as many men post on FB why haven't they got a nickname

100% so ,I was raised to be honest and Ive raised my family to be honest too, God didn't give me a backbone to not use and he didn't give me eyes and a brain that I cannot see for myself, I rely on no one else, Ive never "run with the pack" and never will ,Pity there wasnt more people like me Kaz (:wink: )

What you doing sniffing about cat women anyway, kinda weird in itself in my opinion.

It's to do with them being lonely and only having cats for comfort. Nothing wrong with that!