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A cat fight is, by literal definition, a physical clash between two cats. More often, the term cat fight is used for a physical altercation, between two women. It is stereotyped as involving slapping, scratching, hair-pulling, and sometimes biting as opposed to punching or kicking. It can also be used to describe two human females insulting one another verbally, or being unpleasant to one another. Many cat fights in cartoons, movies, and beer commercials end with at least one of the participants missing several articles of clothing. Cat fighting is also a popular subject amongst porn movies depicting multiple women in sexually suggestive and combative situations. In the 1970s, prurient interest in cat fighting lead to the popularity of several women in prison films.

Cat fighting has also recently been experiencing a boom in the form of payable entertainment. There are many different forms that now exist. Cat fighting media displays forms from the more recent extreme cat fight aspect, in which punching and kicking are included with the stereotypical array of woman fight tactics, such as scratching and the pulling of hair. Such stereotypical displays of anger are frequently demonstrated on the daytime television talk show The Jerry Springer Show. In more extreme variations such as in porn, face sitting is involved.

In the media
The subject of a cat fight was also once the focus of an episode of the popular TV sitcom Seinfeld, episode number 156, The Summer of George:

Elaine: Ok, why? Why do guys do this? What is so appealing to men about a cat fight?
Kramer: Yeye cat fight!
Jerry: Because men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other there’s a chance they might somehow kiss.

One of the highest profile cat fights on television has been Miller Lite’s racy Cat fight commercials in 2002, which were derided by many as sexist. The careers of both actresses in the commercial, Kitana Baker and Tanya Ballinger, enjoyed a major boost. It is notable for the fighters losing some articles of clothing after a brawl. Another famous Cat fight was the brawl in the toilet between Queen Latifah and Missi Pyle in the movie Bringing down the house which ends with Queen Latifah dunking Missi Pyle’s head in the toilet bowl. Another minor celebrity who acchieved 15 minutes of fame as a result of a cat fights is Danielle House, a former Miss Canada International (1996) who was convicted for assaulting her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend in a bar-room. After serving her sentence, House was named Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for December, 1997. The Song “Girlfight” by Brooke Valentine is about a nasty cat fight between 2 girls.

The top story for late night talk shows on November 6, 2005 was two cheerleaders for the Carolina Panthers, Renee Thomas and Angela Keathley, charged with battery and disorderly conduct, respectively. Patrons in the bar’s women’s bathroom voiced their annoyance at how long the two were occupying a stall. A fracas ensued. The combination of cat fighting, cheerleaders, and allegations of lesbian activity made for a perfect storm of titillating media. Catfight-Facesitting has recently,become very popular in pornography.

Perhaps the most famous form of cat fighting are those depicted in WWE

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