Before you all I stand guilty today.
I am one of those who have participated in the bastardization of the word............"catfight".
Look at this website for instance. It's called "The Catfight Report". Despite that, I rarely cover the real catfights that you can find all over youtube. You don't see me endorsing women to get out and fight unsanctioned without rules.
I'm more interested in "unscripted female wrestling" than I am "catfights".
I mean.........what is a catfight?
A real fight between two women?
Or is it a battle between cats? (of the animal variety)
Or is it a term, as it is now often used, to my dismay, to describe "tension" between two women? Media outlets routinely report that "so and so" is in a "media catfight" with "so and so". Or that a "social networking catfight" is erupting. I've even seen the media refer to squabbles between men as "catfights". And, worse of all, there is even a band that calls itself.................."Catfight".
What the hell happened here?
Have we all gone mad or is it just human nature to redefine words after so many years? We see this in the poltical sphere as the words Republican, Democrat, Fascism, Liberal, and many other words have changed meanings over time.
If I was the "word god" on this issue.........I would redefine and lock the word "catfight" to the following meaning:
"A physical fight or battle between two females".
But, that is just to fit my own narrow interests and purposes.
Any thoughts on the redefining of the word "catfight" or is it a non-issue?
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Wikipedia definition of the word "Catfight"
Not exactly what we consider a catfight, but we will honor the opinion of whomever posted this.
From Wikipedia:
Wikipedia: catfight
Catfight is a term for an altercation between two women, typically involving scratching, slapping, hair-pulling, and shirt-shredding, as opposed to punching or wrestling.
It can also be used to describe two human females insulting each other verbally or being otherwise nasty to each other.
The many ways that women compare themselves to other women and compete with each other are also referred to as catfighting.
Catfights are different from other kinds of fights involving women because they usually involve competition between two or more women, usually over men.
Catfighting has recently been on the rise in several fields of entertainment. The appeal of a catfight was facetiously explained by Jerry Seinfeld, as "Men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other there's a chance they might somehow, you know... kiss."[1] Catfights have been featured in cartoons, movies, and beer television commercials, frequently ending with the participants missing articles of clothing.
In the 1970s, interest in catfighting led to the popularity of the women in prison films and roller derby. The current boom in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) women's wrestling is, in part, an offshoot of the catfighting craze.
More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfight
From Wikipedia:
Wikipedia: catfight
Catfight is a term for an altercation between two women, typically involving scratching, slapping, hair-pulling, and shirt-shredding, as opposed to punching or wrestling.
It can also be used to describe two human females insulting each other verbally or being otherwise nasty to each other.
The many ways that women compare themselves to other women and compete with each other are also referred to as catfighting.
Catfights are different from other kinds of fights involving women because they usually involve competition between two or more women, usually over men.
Catfighting has recently been on the rise in several fields of entertainment. The appeal of a catfight was facetiously explained by Jerry Seinfeld, as "Men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other there's a chance they might somehow, you know... kiss."[1] Catfights have been featured in cartoons, movies, and beer television commercials, frequently ending with the participants missing articles of clothing.
In the 1970s, interest in catfighting led to the popularity of the women in prison films and roller derby. The current boom in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) women's wrestling is, in part, an offshoot of the catfighting craze.
More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfight
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