On those occasions when cats have a presence as house pets or plot devices, they’re depicted and treated horribly: as an unwanted bother ( Inside Llewyn Davis, Meet the Parents), as a rascally pest ( The Aristocats, That Darn Cat), as a scapegoat, or as a victim of cruelty or horrible violence ( Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). They’re not as actively cruel or hurtful as Shere Khan.
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But panthers look less like the household cats we know than tigers do, and the other villains in the movie are just after their own desires. Yes, I know the kindly Bagheera is also a cat, and there are other evils in the jungle (primarily Kaa the snake, and King Louie the Gigantopithecus). Even in the captivating and breathtakingly beautiful The Jungle Book, in theaters now, the “Big Bad” is Shere Khan, a fierce and cruel tiger. From Bela Lugosi’s The Black Cat, to the Siamese cats (don’t get me started) in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp, to the more recent Cats & Dogs, the cats play at least tricksters, if not full-on evil baddies mischievous villains who only want to be cruel or destructive. There are countless examples of cats that are evil or cruel. But while creators may justify their choices by saying these movies sell better or these actors have more bankability, are Hollywood’s cat movies really that successful that they can say the same thing? Of course, the same question should be asked of races and genders too, as Hollywood isn’t doing much better by them: constantly casting white performers as characters of color producing and promoting male-led action films with one single, stereotypical woman to provide eye candy relying on the same tired, boring character types and gender- and race-based humor.
What is Hollywood not getting? Why do they continue to promote the old, boring, false stereotypes surrounding cats? Yet, cats are beloved on the Internet for the loving, joyous, adorable creatures they are. Cat humor, like sexist humor, plays up harmful stereotypes about cats and the people who love them. From white fluffy supervillain sidekicks, to aloof, uncaring house pets, cats are constantly depicted as hateful, evil, selfish, destructive, or cruel.
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