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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* ''[[A Night in the Lonesome October]]'' got [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Snuff]], the canine familiar of Jack, is the male part of the pairing with Graymalk, female feline familiar to Jill. There is a clear bloke/chick dynamic to their doggy/catty repartee and vice versa. |
* ''[[A Night in the Lonesome October]]'' got [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Snuff]], the canine familiar of Jack, is the male part of the pairing with Graymalk, female feline familiar to Jill. There is a clear bloke/chick dynamic to their doggy/catty repartee and vice versa. |
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* In ''The [[Wheel of Time]]'', female magicians attract cats while males attract dogs. |
* In ''The [[Wheel of Time]]'', female magicians attract cats while males attract dogs. |
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== Live-Action TV == |
== Live-Action TV == |
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* In the pilot of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', the boys have a pet dog and the girls have a pet cat. Only the dog continued to the series, and even him for not very long due to Animal Existence Failure. |
* In the pilot of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', the boys have a pet dog and the girls have a pet cat. Only the dog continued to the series, and even him for not very long due to Animal Existence Failure. |
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* Referenced in the ''[[News Radio]]'' episode "Hair" when Beth and Max refuse to believe that Lisa's puppy is a female: "All dogs are boys, all cats are girls!" |
* Referenced in the ''[[News Radio]]'' episode "Hair" when Beth and Max refuse to believe that Lisa's puppy is a female: "All dogs are boys, all cats are girls!" |
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* ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'': The chief is Anubis "Doggie" Kruger and the technician is Kat Manx. |
* ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'': The chief is Anubis "Doggie" Kruger and the technician is Kat Manx. |
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** In lower sociolects of Hebrew, ''khatula'' (חֲתוּלָה), lit. ‘she-cat’ will be used as the generic term, although with the stress on the penultimate syllable (not on the last one, like in standard Hebrew). This was formerly associated mostly with people from Jerusalem; as a matter of fact, the Maccabi-Mutsri Square in Jerusalem is usually called ‘The ''Khatulot''<ref>plural of ''khatula''</ref> Square’. As for dogs, the masculine is usually used for a generic term, as is the case with the vast majority of animals. |
** In lower sociolects of Hebrew, ''khatula'' (חֲתוּלָה), lit. ‘she-cat’ will be used as the generic term, although with the stress on the penultimate syllable (not on the last one, like in standard Hebrew). This was formerly associated mostly with people from Jerusalem; as a matter of fact, the Maccabi-Mutsri Square in Jerusalem is usually called ‘The ''Khatulot''<ref>plural of ''khatula''</ref> Square’. As for dogs, the masculine is usually used for a generic term, as is the case with the vast majority of animals. |
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* "Kitty" is a name, or nickname, applied almost solely to female humans, even though it's gender-neutral for cats. "Mutt" is a (rare) nickname applied almost exclusively to human males, although dogs of either sex can be mutts. |
* "Kitty" is a name, or nickname, applied almost solely to female humans, even though it's gender-neutral for cats. "Mutt" is a (rare) nickname applied almost exclusively to human males, although dogs of either sex can be mutts. |
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* "Pussy" is, of course, slang for a woman's ... [[Country Matters]], albeit far less taboo. However, there is no male equivalent invoking dogs. |
* "Pussy" is, of course, slang for a woman's ... [[Country Matters]], albeit far less taboo. However, there is no male equivalent invoking dogs. |
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* While colloquially a unisex term for our domesticated wolves, "Dog" is also used as a term for nearly any male canine (and some non-canines like hyenas and weasels) |
* While colloquially a unisex term for our domesticated wolves, "Dog" is also used as a term for nearly any male canine (and some non-canines like hyenas and weasels) |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* Another inversion: ''[[Blue's Clues]]''. Blue, Green Puppy and Magenta are female dogs and Periwinkle is a male cat. |
* Another inversion: ''[[Blue's Clues]]''. Blue, Green Puppy and Magenta are female dogs and Periwinkle is a male cat. |
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* A near-inversion is ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. Mandy has a male dog named Saliva and Billy has a male cat named Milkshakes. |
* A near-inversion is ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. Mandy has a male dog named Saliva and Billy has a male cat named Milkshakes. |
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** In fact you can argue that Saliva is around to mostly contrast to Mandy's personality, and Milkshakes is only around to be tormented. Until they both get forgotten in later seasons. |
** In fact you can argue that Saliva is around to mostly contrast to Mandy's personality, and Milkshakes is only around to be tormented. Until they both get forgotten in later seasons. |
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* Inverted: Martha from ''[[Martha Speaks]]'' is a female dog owned by Helen, and Nelson is a male cat owned by Rodger. |
* Inverted: Martha from ''[[Martha Speaks]]'' is a female dog owned by Helen, and Nelson is a male cat owned by Rodger. |
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