Fondly remembering the time that a cat owner casually entered their calico Maine Coon in a cat fancier’s competition and the judges lost their minds because the cat was 1) male and 2) able to bear children
Anyway here’s Dawntreader Texas Calboy as a silly lil kitten
Here’s an excerpt from one of the articles about the drama his entry caused among the Cat Fanciers that I thought was very earnest and sweet <3
I was about to say he would technically be an intersex king (not because I dislike the concept of trans cats, just bc intersex rep is sorely needed too) but I did some more reading on this icon and actually found the article OP referenced.
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He’s not your usual male calico kitty as it turns out. That’s already cool and rare, but he’s even cooler and rarer than that!
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Calboy is a chimera!! Which is really fucking cool of you ask me. The chances of having a male calico this way are slim to none, but the mad lad still exists! What an icon. I would die for Calboy.
Everyone in the tags of this post @ cat show judges
Originally I was looking for an adult picture of Calboy
(He’s so pretty 🥰)
But I also found a source for the article screenshotted above! And folks it’s WILD. It’s an incredibly interesting read if you happen to love hearing about niche hobby drama. It’s also just a fantastically written article!
The parts I find the most interesting are about how conservative the cat fanciers association is. This isn’t even all of the parts that talk about that.
People are so mad about this cat spefically because he has female colors. An animal who couldn’t choose how it was born. This is happening in Texas by the way. Hm. I wonder how they treat trans people over there?
Reblogging again for this crucial addition
wait i’m sorry
people are being transphobic. towards a cat.
what the actual fuck.
Also, not to derail, but “You know, we don’t let three-legged cats in here either”
Well, to put it politely, “Screw you and every single one of you who make that sort of decision”
I love how the notes for this are just chock full of examples of the most batshit specific things people research for their fanfics. Truly a treasure trove.
I love how at the beginning of TMA Jonathan Sims writes off every statement because he’s a pretentious prick, and now in protocol Alice writes off every statement because she simply Does Not Care.
There is a fine line between discreet violence and outwards batshit bloodlust insanity and Arthur Lester is getting real comfortable with that line, getting real touchy with it, taking it out for dinner, taking it home, maybe some over the clothes stuff
Arthur Lester is positively molesting the line between discreet violence and batshit bloodlust and insanity
I was not tagged but I have decided to do it anyway
Are You Named After Anyone? Nope. not irl nor online.
When was the last time i cried?
Idk. probably yesterday? maybe today? everythings blurry these days. cant remember anything that happens.
3. Do you have kids? … <- a minor
4. What Sports do/have you played
Okay. uh. Soccer, cricket, netball, volleyball, does yoga or karate count?
5. Do you use sarcasm often?
Yeahhhh quite a bit. only irl tho.
6. Whats The First Thing You Notice About Someone? uh. hair i think. i dont speak much so uh. yeah. thats irl. online its generally the way they act.
7. Eye Colour? Depends on who you ask. Some people say blue, some say green, some say gray, some say hazel. i personally have no clue. It appears to be hazel on the inside and somewhere between green and blue on the outside
8. Any talents? Drawing ig? Maybe writing? Music?
9. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings
Scary movies, up until i get attached to the characters too much.
10. Where Were You Born? THE LAND DOWN UNDER (Australia, Queensland.)
1. Are you named after anyone? stole miles and cecil from fictional characters
2. When was the last time you cried? yesterday. last 7 days or so have been very emotionally charged for me lol
3. Do you have kids? my pets are my children. i never want regular children, though
4. What sports do you play/have played? color guard yippee. i also did dance for like a year when i was younger
5. Do you use sarcasm often? yes. i think i do more often irl than online
6. What’s the first thing you notice about someone? honestly idk…
7. Eye color? brown :]
8. Any talents? does baking count
9. Scary movies or happy endings? scary movies 👍
10. Where were you born? 9th circle of hell
11. Hobbies? baking, writing, video games
12. Any pets? two dogs and two cats
13. Height? 5'4"
14. Favorite school subject? art
15. Dream job? probably anything that would involve me working more with animals than humans. or like, professional baking, but that feels even less realistic
Are you named after anyone? my real name yes, named after an archangel
When was the last time you cried? this week, i cried to my siblings about my uni problems
Do you have kids? my cat, cleo, who is away from me rn :<
What sports do you play/have played? not much of a sports person, but uhh i enjoyed badminton and volleyball in hs
Do you use sarcasm often? yes, i think? but not often online because i dont want to be rude
What’s the first thing you notice about someone? outfit, maybe
Eye color? brown
Any talents? uhm oh god i can eat ten bananas in one sitting
Scary movies or happy endings? scary! <33
Where were you born? in a hospital unless my family lied to me
Hobbies? listening to fic podcasts, putting blorbos in fun outfits (we’re so back!), discovering new cafes near me
Any pets? one cat ! but my family has dogs
Height? why do you want to know this? /j
Favorite school subject? high school: english lit; college: earth science/geology; anthropology for environmental science if the prof wasn’t such a [redacted]
Dream job? nothing. the dream is not needing a job to survive/live at all
Norris: “I lost someone I love </3 and they came back wrong </3 </3”
Chester: “do NOT GO TO THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE DON’T GO TO THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE DON’T GO TO THE MAGNIS INSTITUTE YOU WILL DIE DO YOU HEAR ME DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE”
So. Norris! Buddy. Is there any particular reason you decided to read that particular file for everyone?
You know, the file about a man consumed by fear and guilt because he murdered the person he loved?
The file about a man who finds himself trapped in a walled garden, cut off from the outside world, withhismurdered lover’s voice forever whispering in whatever remains of his ears?
The file about a man who finds himself gradually losing his humanity as his new prison transforms him, slowly and painfully, into a part of itself?
The file about a man who finds that even as this transformation ultimately brings him serenity on the surface, even as he can no longer remember what he once was, “deep inside [him] beneath the roots there is something that still shakes with terror”?
Look, I’m just asking, here, but is there anything you’d like to say to the class, Norris?
“i wanna get better at drawing [body part] but i dont want people to think i have a fetish” stop worrying. youre an artist. everyone already knows youre a pervert of some kind.
I LOVE YOUR MICHAEL I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HE REALLY SPEAKS TO ME I LOVE HIM HE LOOKS SO PERFECT!!!!!! are you in any way also spiral aligned? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
This is not a probable or serious theory at all, but I feel like the OIAR filing system was made by an angry Smirke who got his first classification system rejected.
“Oh, 14 fears isn’t enough? I’m being too broad and lumping them together? Fuck you. 1000+ fears. I hate all of you”
magnus protocol first impressions! i think i’ll work on the designs a little more, but it feels so good to draw both new & old faces from this universe (∩´∀`∩)
I’m currently listening to the Magnus archives podcast but I can’t remember a single name from any statement. Now things are starting to come together and I can feel by the voice of jon that the names have already appeared but I can’t remember from which chapter