Since that time, one by one, all the references have been changed to "Grumpy Cat". They cannot change the Tumblr account, it is still called "Tard the Grumpy Cat". Like I said in the above article, you can say that the cat's name is whatever you want after the fact, but in the start, before the Christmas cards and fridge magnets, her name was "Tard".
If it was so inoffensive then why go to great lengths to erase this? Thankfully, this meme is finally dying, like they all do. They call it tard in a lot of youtube videos but most of our circle have called it sauce since tarder was a kitten. I've always preferred calling it by the name sauce, and the cat seems to come to sauce more than it does tard. Plus sauce sounds cooler. I very politely asked the "for the love of pets" people if they had considered the offensive nature of the name "Tard" and the public on Facebook response was a picture of the cat and the word "Tard" repeated about twenty times under the picture and then, "he he he".
I am in touch with "ARC" and other organizations that are involved with mental retardation and am encouraged to learn from my State Senator that the word 'retarded' is becoming banned and even illegal in many States. I will find a voice big enough to expose the true nature of this so-called non-profit group. I suspect they may be embarassed by what else is found to be true. Thank you for your sensitivity and courage. Ken in Maryland. Every so often I find that I have to write a post like this.
It used to make me very angry when I ran into this sort of thing; now, I just feel sad for people that clearly do not get it and have little intention of doing so. Normally, I file this type of occurrence under "it will die in a few days and go away" but sadly, I am afraid this particular one won't for a while yet.
I'm talking about the current "Grumpy Cat" meme. It's a cute cat. I love cats. In fact, I love all animals. However, this particular animal's owners need a swat in the nose. This "Grumpy Cat" as it is known, is a female cat and in the videos that the owners have posted on YouTube, it is a fluffy little sweet tempered doll of a creature.
However, it is unlike other cats, a fact that is made apparent quite quickly. Her eyes are wider spaced and shaped a bit oddly, her nose is flatter and more button like than either of her parents, her jaw appears to be stronger and have a bit of an "underbite". The ears are smaller and rounder too. Sound familiar? It should, as I have described all of these as markers of Down syndrome and a few other genetic disorders.
Like both feline and human versions, all these traits do occur randomly in the general population. However, all together it is pretty indicative that a little something extra went somewhere.
Now my aim here is not to disparage the little thing. Chromosomal disorders are quite common in the feline world as they are in the human world. Tortoiseshell cats, for example of which, "Grumpy Cat's mother is one.
I did not know that male Torties could exist but they do as well; they are all Trisomies. We used to have a long haired female Tortoiseshell cat with thumbs that had a sweet disposition as well. We chose to name our darling cat Fenchurch. Once this factoid became a little more well known, it was retracted and changed. The official story now, a few months later is that although they call her "Tard", her actual name is "Tardar" as in "Tardar Sauce".
The spelling error was explained as she was named by a small child, at least on the talk shows. I'm not sure which is more insulting. The fact that they named this cat "Tard" in the first place, or the fact that they tried to kick a bit of litter over it after the fact.
This wouldn't be such an issue if this was some anonymous lady's cat down the street. But, she's not. This kitty now has it's own Facebook page, Twitter, Tumblr and is actively being marketed with a line of merchandise, not to mention being turned into countless meme images by fans every day.
Most just refer to it as "Grumpy Cat" but the YouTube videos and Tumblr account still tell the tale of this little cat and her offensive name. Even if she was, say, the cat of an older lady down the street does that make it right?
What if I got a Bull Terrier and named her "Dykstra"? What if I named a Siamese cat "Chinkerly"? After her first encounter with fame, Tardar decided to set the record straight about her disposition and released the video above in which she clarifies, "I'm not grumpy. I don't like when people call me grumpy. That's just how my face is shaped. I look like other cats, I think. And that's a good lesson for all of us to keep in mind. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. I usually give our kittens away, but she put a hefty price tag on this little one. Any one who responded to my ad for the cats were rudely informed by [the daughter] that Tardar was not a free kitty.
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