Back in the 80s I had a friend who hated Garfield with a passion because the cat seemed to be everywhere and he really disliked pop culture memes. As a goof he brought a Garfield plush doll on a road trip as a sort of an “anti mascot”. The doll suffered various indignities along the way such as being kicked around the campfire circle, getting dragged along dirt roads behind bicycles and being offered up to a T-Rex.
Where’s Gary Larsen when you need him?
Further nitpick: Little_Nemo didn’t specify a continent. The last witch burned in Europe was in August 1811.
As a singular name, “Garfield” is a surname, and hence could equally well be any gender. The cat is the only example I know of of it being a given name.
Which is why I specified Salem – I’m not up on European practices.
Even further nitpick: they were hanged, not hung. 
I have it on good authority that all Christian moms are practitioners of sexual copulation.
All of whom were clearly named for the comic strip character.
This is the sort of nonsense up with which I shall not put.
Say it’s not so!
The problem with Garfield is that it’s exceedingly predictable and has been monetized for decades. I don’t really like Garfield Minus Garfield, because Jon just talking to himself somehow isn’t as funny as the variation where Garfield simply doesn’t have any dialogue. Bachelor talks to his cat is funnier than man talks to himself.
The full quote makes me think Davis wasn’t talking about Garfield at all. I’ll quote it again:
“Garfield is very universal,” Davis explained. “By virtue of being a cat, really, he’s not really male or female or any particular race or nationality, young or old.”
That sounds like Davis is talking about the comic strip. That it has universal appeal, and isn’t really for any particular gender, race, gender nationality or age.
We know Garfield is an American, an orange cat, and his age is explicitly stated in his birthday comics. There’s no reason to think his gender is unknown, either.
I also note that even Davis uses “he.” That doesn’t fit with saying Garfield is agender, either.
I am not surprised at all that the guy making the claim was a troll, but am a bit surprised he’s that troll, who is infamous for his trolling—picking a dumb position on a controversial topic in order to start arguments.
This.
If any of these people were suddenly granted even a particle of self-awareness, the entire “Christian” industry would collapse. (Leaving only people who genuinely tried to practice what that guy in the New Testament talked about.)
Ok, but what about Nermal?
Look up “Chief O’Brien at Work” it’s equally dark.
I think I always knew Nermal was a boy, but his saccharine cuteness and demeanor, as well as the eyelashes, does make him a bit of a gender bender. Being voiced by a woman in the TV cartoon didn’t help. Is Nermal metro?
European methods for killing witches are so backward.
I, too, much prefer the version with Garfield but without his thought bubbles over no Garfield at all. It’s funny. The minus Garfield stuff is just surreal and uninteresting.
And Garfield was created to be monetized. The car window stuffed animal with suction cups, the phones, IIRC that type of stuff all was part of the plan from the beginning.
Someone claiming to be the originator of this sticker says they did it
while high …
https://www.reddit.com/r/christiansvsgarfield/comments/1bnxx67/im_the_one_who_made_the_this_christian_mom_hates/
But both are equally sad.
Why is it sad to talk to a cat?
I talk to cats (and dogs, and plants) all the time. And occasionally to a tractor.
– Childless Cat Lady Who Votes
ETA: The strip Garfield, however, is pretty sad.