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Garfield's gender has become the subject of an internet debate.
The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2m0vwOR ) Wikipedia locked changes on the animated cat's page after the site's volunteer editors battled over whether the animated cat is male or not.
The controversy bubbled up two years after Garfield creator Jim Davis told viral content site Mental Floss that as a cat, Garfield is "not really male or female."
Davis sought to clear up the controversy this week, telling the Post that "Garfield is male" and has a girlfriend named Arlene. Davis' spokeswoman tells The Associated Press that he also told the Post he likes animals because "they're not perceived as being any particular gender, race, age or ethnicity" and says the "humor could be enjoyed by a broader demographic."
Read more: http://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Debate-prompts-Garfield-creator-to-clarify-cat-s-10972121.php (Laredo Morning Times)
[font color=330099]Does this mean that Jim Davis will be drawing gonads on Garfield in the future?[/font]
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)mrs_p
(3,014 posts)GF was a neutered male.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)😁
FSogol
(45,488 posts)Garfield kids to the strip in the future.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)I miss Garfield. I also miss Calvin and Hobbes. It was a sad day for me when I read Bill Watterson was quitting.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)told every one that Garfield is Transgender. Just to piss the Repukes who like him off. Imagine how they would feel knowing they have been enjoying the humor of a transgender cat for years.
IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)Hayabusa
(2,135 posts)the voice actor, you know? Nermal, on the other hand...
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Seems odd there would be controversy.