2) I have been using "The Kzinti were the villainous species in Niven's novels," as one of my go-to responses to, ah, certain elements of American politics as regards the idea of women as actual people since about 2016. And, yes, that species design is UGH. (May I recommend CJ Cherryh's Chanur Saga as a mental palate cleanser, if you haven't already read them?)