#skippy jon jones

[fermentedgutz]

rock on!! 🎤🎸

and then i drew some bad kitty and skippy

[v0nw0lfsart]

Anyone here remember Skippy Jon Jones?

[blueberryscones158]

Behold, Skippy JonJones, my cat who has one (1), functioning braincell, he likes catnip and jumping on your lap the moment you sit down.

[shadowbrightshine]

You know I think those Skippy Jon Jones books helped me a little as a small undiagnosed AuDHD, he wasn't a cat, he was a dog in his own head. I wasn't normal either. Sometimes I'd read them and sing songs about him when I felt alone.

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

I work as a tutor in a program for aspiring teachers at an elementary school, and I stumbled on a book that I used to read as a kid- “Skippyjon Jones.” Basically, it’s about a Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Chihuahua and… hoo boy. There’s stereotypes galore- fake Spanish where they basically tack on an o or ito to a word, bandidos, and I kid you not- the Chihuahuas are mad that a bandit stole their beans. Yes, you heard me right- BEANS. Of course, there’s people who are like “it’s not racist snowflakes everyone’s so pc” but lots of Latine people and others have said that it makes them uncomfortable. I myself am Latine and cringed while reading it.

So I have seen these books but until you messaged me I'd forgotten about them for well over 8 years I think. I was given a skippy jon jones book back in 2007. (full disclosure I was in college but had not yet applied cultural appropriation to like media critically in fact I'm not sure I'd taken even one class on anthropology which is where the term comes from).

I'll try to dig up my copy but mean while I might just take pix of the books from my local library and talk about the specific examples.

Like don't get me wrong I understand you're sitting there uncomfortable in your observations about this series but I just want people to know that this is probably something how like Native Americans feel seeing their cultures appropriated in the HP series (or how Jewish people feel when they're examining the Goblins in the series for that matter).

Like the frustrating thing tho is that there's plenty of examples of this sort of thing in literature where white people have literally made fun of our cultures and bastardized them for their own gain.

TO BE CLEAR!!!!

There's a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

Like ok I was just at starbucks today with a friend and granted I haven't really sat inside a starbucks more than like twice since the pandemic hit. Anyways I heard a ranchera song playing (I can't be sure if it was vicente fernandez my friend shazamed it). and like granted I've heard other non white artists playing at Starbucks before. but like its nice that they know their audience (somewhere in California lol) and there's nothing wrong with appreciating music from another culture you know? Just as long as its not some white person profitting of nonwhite cultures (looking at you madonna for the fetishization of black bodies in the 80's/90's, looking at you gwen stefani for the use of literal asian women as your entourage, looking at you ariana grande for blackface).

the difference is that Starbucks is endorsing our Mexican culture by playing rancheras by mexican singer/songwriters. meanwhile Judy Byron Schachner was treating Mexican culture like a play thing and profitting off of her bastardization.

mod ali

[morallygreyandgreymorally]

Sorry for Skippyjon Jones posting, it will happen again

[nerdranttheories]

Okay so real talk, do you guys think he always slept like this, or did he only start sleeping curled up when he got too big for he bed?

[ohmydais]

Do yoy guys remember Skippy Jon Jones…..

[komodocomics]

Do yo care much about skippy jon jones

[closetdbisexual]

TOP 10 (or so) FICTIONAL CATS (from books i have read)

10. kitty (bad kitty)

they made so many of these comics . i think she was justified in everything she did that dog was annoying as fuck

9. skippy jon jones (skippy jon jones)

technically shouldnt be on this list since he is, in fact, not a cat at all. hes a chihuaha. i promise. hes silly though i miss him

8. martin (martin's mice)

sweet little guy. kind of stupid. he trapped some mice in a bucket because he didnt have any friends and didnt want them all to run away it happens to the best of us martin

7. sabine and puck (the underneath)

another book that touches on humans being terrible . this one is sad and i cant actually remember what happens in it but these little guys have a place in my heart anyways . i hope they ended up safe

6. aldwyn (familiars)

probably one of the more well-known cats on here. may or may not be magic. memorable enough for me to have found this book again, but not too interesting

5. cilla and betta (a cat story)

probably also some more iconic cats on this list. this book is adorable

4. the tabby family (catwings)

im sorry google didnt have an image of all of them ft. jane. well these cats they have wings and tell a story of how dangerous it is for stray cats , ending with the feral family being somewhat adopted and living as barn cats i think. good for them.

3. chester (bunnicula)

god do i love these books. and chester. the mulder to harolds scully, if you will. i always thought he was kinda gay

2. varjak paw (varjak paw)

depsite how often i mention this guy, hes actually my second favorite fictional cat ....i love him dearly though. probably the first main character i read about who WAS a cat, and his story was always pretty interesting. had the "paw" suffix before warrior cats had even come out.

1. gareth (time cat)

the real winner of cats i love forever and ever. hi gareth. you are so special to me. he can talk to humans and time travel also. i just loved this book so much ive read it quite a few times now all for you gareth <3

HONORABLE MENTIONS

fritti tailchaser (tailchasers song) - i never read this book. but people love this cat for probably good reason

bluestar (warrior cats) - did not include any warriors characters due to the pure excessive amount of them existing, and also wanting more unique options

pete the cat (pete the cat) - he has shoes

wonderful alexander (catwings) - hes funny and weird and orange . i liked him

puss in boots (fairy tale) - cat with a sword is just a pretty badass concept

silversides (ragweed) - not really a cat i like im just using this as an excuse to promote mouse xenofiction again. avi has a bunch of stories about mice living in the forest and city if anyones interested .

tao (the incredible journey) - i also didnt read this book. sorry. im making a list of stuff to read now and this is on it ! but this book is iconic so probably for a good reason.

okay my list ^ goodbye now.

[blimbo-buddy]

do you know about skippy jon jones ? he was the main character in a childrens book series of the same title and he was a little siamese kitten who thought he was a chihuaha

FUCK YEAH! My family had tons of Skippy Jon Jones books when I was little, he was my favorite. Maybe he was the start of the pipeline to becoming a warriors fan

[fermentedgutz]

skippy jon jones!!! what r u jabbering about buddy!

here’s some garfield ideas YAAAAYY

[iwritegreasersnotsocs]

Skippy Jon Jones is trans coded change my mind

[blueberryscones158]

[cryptids-and-muses]

@strange-aeons that’s the plot of skippy jon jones

wikihow chihuahuas

[otteryuri]

skippy jon jones is the nonbinary on the scale between cat and dog