2007-09-16 11:33:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Because there sneaky and can't be trusted.
2007-09-16 15:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by Castro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term 'cat', referring to a man, most probably came from the Beat Generation of the late 40's and early 50's, the young people too young to be drafted into WWII, who were the beginning of the counter-culture. One of their ways to rebel was to embrace jazz music, mostly segregated at the time. They also created their own slang, dubbing good jazz musicians with the compliment, 'cool cat'. It's usage spread to include any black man who comes across as 'smooth' or 'cool', and, eventually, any such man. And also condensed to just 'cat'.
I suppose thugs fancy themselves, and each other, as cool, though I'd have to disagree. What I'd like to know is, how can one be a 'cat' and a 'dawg' at the same time? :)
2007-09-16 19:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by trai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do? I though only people from the 50s and 60s call themselves that. weird much.
2007-09-16 18:37:44 · answer #3 · answered by Illiana P. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because cats are rough, tough, mean, and very thug-like??
2007-09-16 19:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason they call themseleves dogs and homies and cutties and partna's and peeps and god's
by the way cats are real tough and survivors
2007-09-16 18:40:22 · answer #5 · answered by catteeth616 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
same reason why gagnsturs call each other dawgs.[:
hahaha
2007-09-17 22:37:07 · answer #6 · answered by castarine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because cats are very independent cretures .why do some women call them selves bitches?
2007-09-16 18:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by ,,,,,,, 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
don't know
2007-09-16 19:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by dt 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋