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JD Vance Vs. ‘Cat Ladies’ And The Childless: VP Candidate’s Views Explained (2024)

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What are cat ladies for Kamala? ›

The group, originally called "Pet Lovers for Kamala," recently changed its name specifically to troll Vance. It is still welcoming of all fur babies, including the dogs of Donna Brazile, a former chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois congresswoman, who also attended the call.

Does JD Vance have kids? ›

The Ohio senator is a proud father of three. JD Vance has spoken a lot about parenting: The Republican vice presidential nominee has three children of his own, Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.

Who are the cat ladies? ›

Usage and association. The old woman and her cats, 1811 by Samuel Howitt . Women who have cats have long been associated with the concept of spinsterhood, widowhood or even witchcraft. In more recent decades, the concept of a cat lady has been associated with "romance-challenged (often career-oriented) women".

What does the cat woman symbolize? ›

The original Catwoman, Selina Kyle, is a criminal, who turns to burglarizing to get by, without a male figure to take care of her. She represents the increasing autonomy of the early twentieth-century woman and that autonomy is figured as criminal.

What is the meaning of crazy cat ladies? ›

a woman who has a lot of cats, especially a woman who lives alone and is considered to be slightly strange: I don't want people to think of me as some crazy cat lady. (Definition of cat lady from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Why is JD Vance worried about childlessness? ›

Republican vice presidential nominee links low fertility to high housing costs, social isolation and a lack of patriotism. Sen. JD Vance sees Americans' reluctance to have children as tied to risk aversion and a culture of social isolation that threatens to weigh on U.S. economic dynamism.

Was JD Vance adopted? ›

JD Vance was adopted by his stepfather and changed his name

JD Vance's name changed with the adoption — and not just his last name. “When Bob became my legal father, Mom changed my name from James Donald Bowman to James David Hamel,” he wrote in his bestseller.

What is JD Vance's ethnicity? ›

Early life and education. James Donald Bowman was born on August 2, 1984, in Middletown, Ohio, to Beverly Carol (née Vance; born 1961) and Donald Ray Bowman (1959–2023). He is of Scots-Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was a toddler.

What is the crazy cat lady's story? ›

When Abernathy was 32, she was burnout, and as a result of psychological exhaustion, she turned to alcohol and became obsessed with her cat. She also began to randomly cut pieces of her hair, and by the time she was 40, she had become the Crazy Cat Lady Springfield now knows and sometimes fears.

What is meant by cat lady? ›

The long tail of the cat lady trope, explained

The insult has literally been leveled against childless women for centuries. We know that ancient Egyptians appreciated cats as a source of companionship (including in the afterlife) and associated them with deities, most famously in the case of the feline goddess Bastet.

Who is known as the Cat Lady? ›

Singer Taylor Swift has often proclaimed that she is, indeed, a cat lady. She posed on the cover of Time Magazine with one her cats in 2023. She is known to travel with her feline companions and said she was inspired by her pets to take a role in the film Cats, she told Time in 2019.

What qualifies you as a cat lady? ›

If you really, really love cats, you're probably at least a bit of a crazy cat lady. But that isn't a bad thing! All it means is that you're an animal lover with a particular affinity for your feline friends. Be proud of yourself and enjoy the company of cats as much as you like.

What does it mean when someone calls you a cat lady? ›

A stereotypical "cat lady" is eccentric, lonely and keeps company only with her pet felines.

How many cats do you have to have to be called a cat lady? ›

Catster's take on how many cats makes you a crazy cat lady would be a minimum of three. That said, we often dub men and women (or they dub themselves) crazy cat people with just one cat. We're willing to wager it's entirely up to you and your cat/s to decide.

Who is known as the Cat lady? ›

Singer Taylor Swift has often proclaimed that she is, indeed, a cat lady. She posed on the cover of Time Magazine with one her cats in 2023. She is known to travel with her feline companions and said she was inspired by her pets to take a role in the film Cats, she told Time in 2019.

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