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all cats are beautiful en · X

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  1. A supposed expansion of the acronym ACAB (“all cops are bastards”).
    • "It was just a loose single coloring page. And it said 'All Cats Are Beautiful' and it had cats on it," she said. But as her child began coloring, something caught her eye. Blending in with the border of the image were the letters "A.C.A.B." […] The flier offered reasons for defunding the Pueblo Police Department. Also inside was a car window sticker reading "All Cats Are Beautiful" next to the letters "A.C.A.B." 2020 September 2, Spencer Humphrey, “Parent upset over 'A.C.A.B' and 'Defund the Police' material included in school supply kit”, in KOAA-TV, Pueblo, Colo.: Scripps Local Media, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2020:
    • Hey everyone, the [Derek] Chauvin trial and police being protected by national guard troops along with watching people's comments have made me think. 2021 April 21, u/Riboflavius, “All cats are beautiful - a conceptual take”, in r/DebateAnarchism (Reddit post), archived from the original on 07 Aug 2026:
    • In the spirit of revolution I give you ACAB (All Cats Are Beautiful)! 2025 October 31, u/Firefly-ok, “🐈⬛ 🚨ACAB (All Cats Are Beautiful)🐈⬛ 🚨”, in r/NYTConnections (Reddit post), archived from the original on 31 Oct 2025:
    • When approached for comment on Tuesday, Ms [Tarneen] Onus-Williams said the letters [ACAB] stood for 'all cats are beautiful'. [2018 August 7, Kate Darvall, “Aboriginal activist who called for Australia to be 'burnt to the ground' defends her new tattoo amid claims it stands for 'all cops are b******s'”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2021:
    • A woman in Madrid has been slapped with an on-the-spot fine for sporting a bag which declared ‘All Cats Are Beautiful.’. Belén Lobeto claims that Spanish cops policing the Copa del Rey soccer final between Barcelona and Sevilla rounded on her for carrying a bag emblazoned ‘All Cats Are Beautiful,’ along with an acronym ‘A.C.A.B’. […] She added: “Bloody sick of [this] country. Well, yes, all cats are beautiful. And anyone who says otherwise is lying.” 2016 May 24, “Caught by the fuzz: Spain’s ‘muzzle law’ sees woman fined over ‘All Cats Are Beautiful’ bag (PHOTOS)”, in RT, Moscow: TV-Novosti, archived from the original on 25 May 2016: