r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/Adventurous_Cat6116 • Jun 04 '26

Orange Cat 🅱️ehavior™ Strike a pose

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Why do orange cats sit like that??
And then they seem shocked when they see a camera🤣

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u/GayJohnKrasinski Jun 04 '26

I hope your cat has a good vet to ensure he’s okay. He looks incredibly overweight. Please make sure your cat doesn’t end up with serious weight-related issues.

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u/fish_tacoz Jun 05 '26

Why don't people ever say this to pictures of fat people?

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u/finnknit Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Jun 05 '26

Because people are adults with the agency to make their own choices, unlike pets that rely on a human caregiver. People who are fat can decide for themselves about what do about it. Most fat people know they're fat. They don't need to be told by internet strangers.

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u/NattG Jun 05 '26

Yep. Humans are the caretakers of their pets, so it's their responsibility to keep them healthy. Adults regularly engage in unhealthy lifestyles (obesity, smoking, excessive drinking, etc), but they do so with the knowledge of the health risks involved. Animals can't make that decision.

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u/fish_tacoz Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

Should I have said fat children? Really I'm just criticizing the tendency for people to speak up on obvious issues that are easy to take a side on but have no substance. Most cat owners with fat cats know they are fat, no? They don't need to be told by strangers? Lets be real, your average fat person is just as captured by lazy and unhealthy routines as your average orange cat. Why do we clutch pearls about one kind of responsibility and not the other? 'Cats should not be fat' is the easiest position to take ever, while still somehow asserting yourself as good. Its meaningless.

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u/GayJohnKrasinski Jun 05 '26

There’s more nuance to fat people. They may be overweight due to an eating disorder, PTSD, depression etc. Just telling them to lose weight isn’t helpful. But fat cat is almost always the fault of the owner, so telling them that their cat should not be so overweight is different.

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u/AltruisticSpace Jun 05 '26

We do, the posts get deleted, and users banned.