Black Cats, Witches, And Folks Today

We have saved cats from various shelters. We have reached our limit - so all our little beasties are growing old together -- along with us.

Anyway, we have a black cat we named "Mia" (her "real" name), but, we call her "Lil Bit" -- because she was a sweet little kitten when we got her four years ago. She is now The Hulk - and knows it.

She's a black cat -- but, she has three white hairs on her right side and about two more on her underside.

Do you know why all (or almost all) black cats have some white hairs?

It's because they were almost wiped out during the middle ages, when ignorant people thought them the "consorts" of witches (IE - old women living alone, or "troublesome women" who didn't know their place, and - very possibly - lesbians). There were concerted efforts to eradicate cats -- black cats especially. As a result, just about all black cats have some White cat genes in their past.

Some folks say the lack of cats led to a proliferation of mice and rats, leading to The Black Death.

This level of ignorance seems to be in vogue today -- it might not entail cats, but it sure involves gay folks , lesbians, and other "different" people.

It does seem folks are uneducated, can't read, and want simplistic answers to their problems -- even if the "solutions" make no sense at all - thus all the TV pundits and preachers.

We are in deep trouble.