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MIButterfly

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8. I don't mean to be argumentative, but this is a pet peeve of mine.

Reply to Deep State Witch (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 12:20 PM

Oct 28

Why do you refer to the cat as "it"? Cats have genders and this one is a male, therefore he should be referred to as "he" or "him" in my opinion.

I'm not trying to chastise or correct you, but I've always wondered why people do that. It seems cold, like the cat is an inanimate object, just a thing, and not a living, breathing being.

Just my two cents, although nobody asked for it.

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Rename the room where it happens as The tRump Balls Room. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 28 #1

That cat did nothing to deserve that name Aviation Pro Oct 28 #2

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IDK If He Was a Supporter Or Not Deep State Witch Oct 28 #5

I don't mean to be argumentative, but this is a pet peeve of mine. MIButterfly Oct 28 #8

I would also change the name for poor kitty. peacebuzzard Oct 28 #6

No, He Won't Deep State Witch Oct 28 #7

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