Catfighting is a sexist and derogatory term that describes a fight between two women. The term conjures up an image of crazy, unmanageable fighting with spikes used as primary weapons and the fighters are simply animals.

But, like many terms of injustice, combative ladies have appropriated the word to mean something else.

Read carefully now because many men and women still don’t “get” this: There is yet another style of “cat fighting.” It is known as “rules catfighting” and has a long and cherished place in the history of female combative activities. It’s really nothing more than a wrestling match where the ladies can use specific pain-oriented tactics like hair pulling, breast grabbing, and slapping. A regulation catfight is PART of recreational wrestling.

Although the expression, in popular parlance, may well imply a fight and also the rules in our world may be designed to mimic such a matter, the rules of catfighting totally forbid hitting, scratching, choking or biting. In short, they are rough but not harmful and the rules are in place to prevent any harm of any kind.

Catfight or cat fight has also been experiencing a boom in the form of entertainment lately in various different forms. The catfight press showcases forms of the most modern aspect of extreme catfighting, including punching and kicking with the unoriginal variety of female catfighting techniques. Such stereotypical displays of frustration are often shown on The Jerry Springer Show.

Among the highest-profile catfights in the media were Miller Lite’s racy “Catfight” ads in 2002, which many noted as sexist. The careers of the two actresses in this catfight commercial, Kitana Baker and Tanya Ballinger, enjoyed an essential boost. It is notable that wrestlers shed some clothing after a fight.