What happened to cats during the war?

Delance

Delance

Victory, you say?
House cats. A popular pet one day, and a symbol of a destructive alien foe on another. During mankind’s long galactic struggle with the evil Kilrathi empire and its sinister agents, did the popularity of cats decreased? People are probably less likely to spend money on Whiskas while there’s cats terraforming border colonies with proton bombs.
 
Originally posted by Delance
House cats. A popular pet one day, and a symbol of a destructive alien foe on another. During mankind’s long galactic struggle with the evil Kilrathi empire and its sinister agents, did the popularity of cats decreased? People are probably less likely to spend money on Whiskas while there’s cats terraforming border colonies with proton bombs.
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They're useful on ships - look at False Colors, and the horde of cats they used to control pest problems... they were lucky enough, or at least useful enough.

Besides, it's nonsensical to assume that house cats = Kilrathi because we call them that due to their apparent similarity to feline species - it's like saying that people should want to stop owning parakeets because suddenly there's a race that's friendly to us which happens to look kinda like them...

Besides, the Kilrathi looked more like lions or tigers than they did house cats.
 
Originally posted by Cam
Wasn't one of the pet cats in False Colors called "Thrakath" ?
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Sure was. Because the cat got into everything, acted like a prince, and was pretty picky about who he associated with, IIRC. :D

And, as Kevin Tolwyn noted, 'house pet' was a step up from what the Kilrathi of the Cadre there thought of the real Thrakath.
 
Re: Re: What happened to cats during the war?

Originally posted by Haesslich
it's like saying that people should want to stop owning parakeets because suddenly there's a race that's friendly to us which happens to look kinda like them...
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That actually would make sense. People do that kind of thing all the time, prejudice by association. It doesn't have to make any sense, it rarely does.

So you're saying that if we were attacked by evil space parakeets of doom (tm) the parakeet marketing would not suffer? That's unlikely. The french made up some sodas like "Mecca-Cola" and "Muslim Up". What does Coca-Cola have to do with anything? It's not, as you see, a logical thing. But hey, I don't want to change the topic. Is there any other in-universe reference to this?
 
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Originally posted by Delance
So you're saying that if we were attacked by evil space parakeets of doom (tm) the parakeet marketing would not suffer? That's unlikely. The french made up some sodas like "Mecca-Cola" and "Muslim Up". What does Coca-Cola have to do with anything? It's not, as you see, a logical thing.
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It's also not a real thing, though :p. So what if the Senate cafeteria has decided that they will only serve "freedom fries"? The other 99% of America continues to eat french fries, and really couldn't care less. Coca-Cola is a different situation - Coca-Cola is an American company. So, if you have a problem with America, it is conceivable that you also have a problem with Coca-Cola.

Parakeets and cats, on the other hand, are more of a french fries situation. Apart from the tabloid press, where in the 27th century, "Cat caught spying for Kilrathi" stories undoubtedly vie for attention with "Elvis still lives" stories, most people would not assume that cats are bad just because the Kilrathi attacked.
 
There's even a sizable portion of the human population that blindly advocates peace and cooperation with the Kilrathi, throughout the war. House cats were at no risk of going away.
 
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Originally posted by Delance
That actually would make sense. People do that kind of thing all the time, prejudice by association. It doesn't have to make any sense, it rarely does.

So you're saying that if we were attacked by evil space parakeets of doom (tm) the parakeet marketing would not suffer? That's unlikely. The french made up some sodas like "Mecca-Cola" and "Muslim Up". What does Coca-Cola have to do with anything? It's not, as you see, a logical thing. But hey, I don't want to change the topic. Is there any other in-universe reference to this?
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This is a nonsensical example, given that we have proof in the games that house cats aren't stigmatized... and they don't even look like Kilrathi. We call Kilrathi cats because that's what genus they look like.

Somehow, I don't think jazz music suffered a downturn because a guy with the callsign 'Jazz' was a traitor to Confed...
 
Hey, anything to get rid of cats...

da dogs RULE!..

quote:
"I LOVE cat; tastes just like chicken!..."
-ALF
 
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Originally posted by Quarto
most people would not assume that cats are bad just because the Kilrathi attacked.
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It's not necessary for people to assume cats are evil because of the kilrathi, just that they would be less likely to have a feline pet if felines from outer space are at war with use. Cats do remind people of Kilrathi, that much we know. Perhaps some people don't want to keep around a pet that reminds them of their hateful enemy.

HAWK: "Let the fur fly!"

Originally posted by Bandit LOAF
House cats are still around -- the kid writing to his dad in Voices of War mentions them.
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Hey, thanks.

Originally posted by ChrisReid
There's even a sizable portion of the human population that blindly advocates peace and cooperation with the Kilrathi, throughout the war. House cats were at no risk of going away.
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Peace movement, where would mankind be without them.

Originally posted by Haesslich
This is a nonsensical example, given that we have proof in the games that house cats aren't stigmatized... and they don't even look like Kilrathi. We call Kilrathi cats because that's what genus they look like.
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So, even tough Kilrathi reminds everyone of cats, cats cannot possible remind anyone of a Kilrathi.

Somehow, I don't think jazz music suffered a downturn because a guy with the callsign 'Jazz' was a traitor to Confed...
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You know what's even more nonsensical? If people stopped drinking Coca-Cola or started to stone McDonnald's around the world because they don't like Bush's foreign policy.
 
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Originally posted by Delance
Peace movement, where would mankind be without them.
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much nicer, cause i wouldn't have to hear all the "my son joined the military to get an education, not to fight a war" bullshit

You know what's even more nonsensical? If people stopped drinking Coca-Cola or started to stone McDonnald's around the world because they don't like Bush's foreign policy.
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yeah, the world is full of stupid people
 
well in actual history, cats went thru dark times
In 1231 Pope Gregory XI created the Inqusition,one of the most pevasive and murderous tribunals in the history of humans and their cats.
Cats got caught in the investigations because Gregory believed that the devil took the form of a black cat. It became dangerous to show affection or even attention not only to black cats but ot any cat.
The Roman Catholic Church initiated and supported centuries of punishment, persecution,and even death to those who befriended a cat.
 
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Originally posted by Aries
yeah, the world is full of stupid people
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..that boycott german and french products because they didn't support them!:p
 
Then there was that one time when a virus wiped out all the cats and dogs and so humans turned to apes for help and companionship.
Oh wait, wrong series.;)
 
Well thats an intressting thought...what happend to the cats...
I think that it wouldn't make that much difference...because this cats we have here aren't that agressiv and throw nukes at you ^__^

But something else (got this on a german forum)
How many WC Fans have cats or like cats?
 
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This is my cat, Chloe.
 
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