‘Child-Free By Choice’: Cat Lady Convention Goers Embrace Kamala Harris, Diss JD Vance

Attendees at a cat convention in California showed their support for Vice President Kamala Harris while embracing being “childless cat” ladies, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance mocked Democratic women in a resurfaced video from 2021, referring to them as “childless cat ladies” during an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Apparel seen at CatCon in Pasadena over the weekend appeared to show support for Harris and make reference to the remark, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“You’re talking about me, this is who I am: I’m child-free by choice, I have cats by choice. It’s like he pointed a finger at me, and I didn’t appreciate it,” Shannon Peace, fitted with a “Childless Cat Ladies for Kamala” shirt, told the LA Times. “I’m someone who never misses a chance to vote, and I do have a stake in the future of this country, so I was very offended by it.”

Peace told the outlet that she received many compliments on her shirt throughout the day. Elsewhere in the convention, vendors sold shirts with phrases like “Childless Cat Lady Ready To Force My Misery On Conservatives” and “Kittens For Kamala,” according to photos of the event.

“I don’t understand people who have issues with pets, or cat ladies,” Dug Rusinek, a vendor, said, according to the LA Times. “Women shouldn’t be birthing machines.”

Rusinek added that conservatives who care about families should be more concerned over climate change, according to the outlet.

Vance defended