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4:11am July 13, 2012

➸ Lost in my Mind TARDIS: The other post I feel like I should make today: Friday the 13th and Black Cats.

autistickitten:

This is in no way related to Autism, but this is something I feel like needs to be said every Friday the 13th.

A lot of people are superstitious, I know that. Sometimes, I am myself.

But, I used to work at the Humane Society, where there were more black cats than any other…

I heard an explanation that is less about superstition and more about other kinds of bizarre beliefs. Apparently there’s a really common belief that black cats are “all the same” both in appearance and in personality (well…lots of people don’t even think that hard about feline personalities, beyond whether the cat will consent to snuggle a lot, but that’s a different topic). I’ve never understood this but apparently it’s a common belief.

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  1. feliscorvus reblogged this from twocentsormore and added:
    Oh yeah. The black cat thing. Gah. Right now I know a number of black cats. There’s Shadow, who lives with me, and...
  2. mentalhurricane reblogged this from autistickittenarchive
  3. skorpychan reblogged this from autistickittenarchive and added:
    But black is stylish. Even more so on a cat. Hell, think of all the great black cats in history! Bagheera from the lion...
  4. twocentsormore reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
  5. nbhcannibal reblogged this from autistickittenarchive and added:
    ^THIS A THOUSAND TIMES THIS
  6. antaresia said: when my dad adopted our black cat, the shelter staff thanked him for taking her because even though she was one of the most outgoing and friendly cats there (why he picked her), people don’t want black cats
  7. doramu-kenji said: i know like how can someone be so stupid to think that exists..like i adopted a black cat and i love her a lot, plus she hasn’t caused any stupid things like bad luck. I just don’t get how idiotic people can be
  8. pageoflore said: Wait… what!? You mean… people actually don’t pick black cats because they’re “unlucky”? What a load of bull! I don’t understand where this idiocy comes from. -will now only adopt black cats-
  9. rheniite said: Back when we lived in Texas, we adopted a black cat. We named her Boo. She’s a bit crazy and drools when she’s happy… but I couldn’t have asked for a better cat. :D
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