sam’s Reviews > Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats > Status Update

this chapter reminds me of the discourse that floats around tiktok comment sections. cats are demonized because they set boundaries and don’t take anyone’s shit. they are not docile and submissive, despite the tendency to associate the aesthetic of cats with femininity. idk why this matters

ok im used to academic writing where they are quickly connect ethnographic accounts with their overarching sociological claim and gustafson wasn’t rlly doing that she was just telling the stories. HOWEVER, when the parallels between the cats and the humans hunger became clear i very much enjoyed the commentary. “animals don’t know bad”, SO TRUE and this is so important for challenging humancentric ideology