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Cream or Buff Cats: Unlike cartoon orange cats, cartoon cream cats are more commonly female.

The sandy yellow shade of orange is often rendered or drawn as dandelion or lemon yellow. Female cartoon orange cats aren't too uncommon though.

Orange or Ginger Cats: When shown, they are most commonly male, especially when paired with a white female cat.

Blue-eyed ones are much more common than brown, orange, yellow, or green eyed ones in cartoons.

White Cats: When shown, they are most commonly female, especially when paired with an orange male cat.

Cats with an Inkblot Cartoon Style are most commonly all black apart from the white muzzle or "mask" and sometimes paws. Black cats with white paws (more optional in cartoon cats than real ones), bellies, muzzles or facial "masks," and tail tips (more common on cartoon cats than real ones), also known as tuxedo cats, are most common in The Golden Age of Animation.

Black and White Cats: Most commonly seen in The Silent Age of Animation and The Golden Age of Animation if they have low grade white spotting.

Black Cats: Most commonly seen in Halloween, bad luck, and Friday the 13th related works, works with a magical theme to them, and as witches familiars.

Male cats are (at least in the West) also far more likely to be portrayed as buffoons than female cats are.Ĭommonality or Rarity of Different Cat Coat Colors, Patterns, and Breeds For example, male cats are often stereotyped as cuddly and affectionate and female cats are often stereotyped as somewhat more aloof and cold, although these are interchangeable in certain media (ie: a Defrosting Ice Queen female cat, or The Mentor male cat). Gender stereotypes of cats may not be as pronounced as dog gender stereotypes, but there are a few cat gender stereotypes, whether connected to color, pattern, or breed or not. Both blonde women and white cats are most often depicted with blue eyes in fictional works. White-furred female cats in cartoons are aesthetically akin to blonde human heroines. So ironically, the traits ascribed to torties is much closer to Fiery Redhead than the traits generally ascribed to ginger cats, even female ones.īlonde Hair in Humans, White Fur in Cats Comparison

Tortie, torbie (tortoiseshell tabby), calico, and caliby (calico tabby) cats, which are usually female as the trait is sex-linked, are often said to have what is called "tortitude." Tortitude as a personality trait, is described as sassy, feisty, spunky, and demanding. This stereotype of male orange cats is basically the opposite of the Fiery Redhead trope commonly attributed to redheads humans, especially girls and women. Ginger cats, especially male ones in real life are often stereotyped as mellow, easygoing, and cuddly. Whereas red headed men and boys are most often portrayed as average Joes, geeks, nerds, or bullies, red-furred male cats in cartoons, common, and other fictional works are usually portrayed as heroic, nice, humble, or irascible. Just as ginger men are often seen as average, humble people or unattractive freaks, ginger women are usually feisty, impulsive, and sexy. The popularity also comes from stereotypes and character traits associated to hair color, but in this case those characteristics are positive. Conversely, redheaded girls and women as heroic characters are numerous. They are also portrayed as middle class or humble rather than rich. Red haired men and boys are often portrayed as either geeks, nerds, or bullies rather than as heroes. Comparison and Contrast of Human Hair Color and Feline Fur Color StererotypesĬomparison and Contrast of Red Haired Human and Tortie, Calico, and Red-Furred Cat Stereotypes