[smudgie]

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.

[Northern Monkey]

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

[Vicky.]

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.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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.

Thats what it means

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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.

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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.

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

[bots]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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.

just say it Vicky .... a scary witch

[Northern Monkey]

Is there 'cat men' too?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Is there 'cat men' too?

No only cat ladies

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Cherie

No only cat ladies

Well that's sexist

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Is there 'cat men' too?

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

My mother in law is our local cat lady

[sampvt]

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

[Firewire]

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

[Shaun]

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 )

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Shaun

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 )

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

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Shaun

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 )

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

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

[Shaun]

I didn't say it was a term of endearment. I find them quite tedious and uninformed if anything.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I didn't say it was a term of endearment. I find them quite tedious and uninformed if anything.

Oh I misunderstood your post, my apologies.

[Ninastar]

i think this is the exact definition of me tbh hahaha

[reece(:]

Twitter tweens and facebook catladies has been referred to for years ?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Twitter tweens and facebook catladies has been referred to for years ?

Twitter Tweens can be either gender, unless I am missing something cat ladies are exclusively female? And the term is never used in a positive way :

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Twitter Tweens can be either gender, unless I am missing something cat ladies are exclusively female? And the term is never used in a positive way :

Tweens is a term used to describe girls

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Firewire

Tweens is a term used to describe girls

Are there any terms to describe men on FB

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Are there any terms to describe men on FB

I find dickhead tends to suit a lot of them

but...its mostly women who comment on BB/XF stuff and as such mostly women who get their own names

[reece(:]

I don't see a problem with cat ladies tbh. Everywhere gets generalised, even here, I've seen Tibb referred to as a bunch of sassy women fans. Embrace it!