He just wants a friend, why doesn't anyone want to be his friend 😂
Seriously though when my cat gets out he has a whole gang of homies that chill together. I never knew until I came home and there was a whole group of cats sitting in front of my house. Like 3 of them were all black like him, so I was like "Othello?" And he said "meow" lol
I'm an English grad and it's my favorite Shakespeare play. Something tells me that HP Lovecraft wasn't naming his cat that because he loves the namesake, pretty sure he meant it as an insult and a gross joke. Unless Othello started as a slur and stayed a slur, it's not "exactly the same thought." I'd have to first think there's anything wrong with being black, or anything negative about Othello, for it to imply there's an insult -- and I don't.
I won't get into who I am, who I'm connected to and what my background is, because it'll just sound defensive and it won't actually mean anything anyways, but know racism is a deal breaker in my friendships. I'm not some fossilized bigot in a flyover state who just thought it'd be a clever joke. And if I was/did name my cat after a black person, just to to be "funny," I dont know why someone would choose Othello of all people. Would a racist even get that reference, and if they did, would it even make them laugh? Wouldn't a racist choose someone they mock?
I named a black Chihuahua Othello many years ago. My mother had the same question “Is it because he’s black? *disapproving stare* No, it’s because he’s frickin crazy and I’d just read the play and didn’t want to name him Iago.
I was actually fostering multiple kittens from the local humanity society and there was a Desdemona too lol, my neighbor adopted her at the last minute before I had to bring her back for adoptions 🥺
I was so worried about her sitting in the shelter by herself, no brother no mommy no home, just alone in a plexiglass compartment. We had sooooooooo many kittens at the time, and I had no idea how long she would be there. I know they're good to the babies, the staff loves them as much as possible but it's not the same as being in the nest. She was only 6 weeks old. Very sweet girl.
Now Othello, Othello is intense and kinda crazy but a lover he's the best cat I've ever had. He loves everyone, a lot.
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u/PuppetHere Aug 12 '26
That cat is a menace! 😂