Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Tink

I think I might have a feminist kitten.

Not growly, angry type feminist but the reali-truilo post, post (or whichever post we are now at) type feminist. The sort where seemingly it's now OK to stay at home with kids/have a career/wear lip gloss/drink pints/drink cosmos/ask boys to fix cars,bikes and shelves/swear at boys who offer to fix cars,bikes,shelves... The kind of 'do it all' kind of feminism that we apparently now have. [Have it all... that's a different story]

Today I thought she was running about with her toy mouse; she's the only cat I've ever known to actually play with the toys that inevitably get bought when a new cat comes along.

I had to do a double take when I realised that it was not her mouse, it was a tampon*. It made me giggle out loud, and I followed to try to get a photo. Everytime I held the camera up, she dropped it with one of those indignant 'this is my game not yours' type looks.

Tink clearly knows that she has choices, doesn't need to please any one else, and is not afraid to show her feminine side . I think that might make her a feminist kitten?

[* fully wrapped and unused, I have to add. Might not have been so funny otherwise.]

4 comments:

emapple said...

Cool. I like "do it yourself" feminism - very apt. xx

Fi said...

Me too. Reminds me that I need to get in touch with my feminist side, and ditch the oppressed girlie persona!
Feeling perkier - thanks for female solidarity.
x

Jacqui said...

Shame you didn't get a photo. Very funny story.
Good on Tink, Feminist perspective always important.
Excuse me have few glasses wine.

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