Talk:Catfight

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Is this really something that merits an encyclopedia entry? What information could possibly elevate it from substub status? Junkyardprince | Tark 00:29, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps an account of its role as a technical term in dramaturgy, if I am right in guessing that it may be so regarded. Michael Hardy 19:21, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Seinfeld reference 2 In American television 3 Latifa twice 4 An American fascination?

[edit] Seinfeld reference

This section was recently added to the article. I do not think it is relevant to the article. It adds neither color nor clarity to the article and does not expand the reader's understanding. One comedian's hypothesis about an unproven "sexual attraction" to catfights is hardly authoritative. Pulling the section to here for discussion. Rossami (talk) 05:27, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Not sure what you mean by authoritative, it's not supposed to be. With better context, this quote will be returned to the article. The 156th episode of Seinfeld revolved around the theme or idea of a cat fight. Overall, there is plenty of room for expansion: (1) The differences between cat "fight" and cat "play" could be explained in greater detail, not to mention (2) a more in depth look at cat fights (in the non literal sense) between two human females. There is also room to look into (3) the interest of cat fighting within the adult film industry. Feel free to take a stab at any one of these if you have the time. —RaD Man (talk) 16:11, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] In American television

The subject of a cat fight was one the key elements of the 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.

(Source: Seinfeldscripts.com.)

[edit] Latifa twice

Perhaps combine the seperate mentionings of Latifa into one.

I'm planning on condensing the whole section into something that actually resembles writing instead of a list at some point. --Malthusian (talk) 23:08, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] An American fascination?

I've read and heard about men supposedly being fascinated with catfights, but somehow neither me nor anybody I know locally seems to be able to back that claim up by example.

Other than catfights involving two women in movement, there doesn't seem anything particularily interesting about it to me. Yet, it's something men are supposed to be interested in according to many American tv shows I've seen. Also, there are commercial websites distributing catfight videos alongside hardcore pornography.

Is it uniquely American, is the American media exaggerating the prevalence of the phenomenon (as usual), or are the other male people I know and me just the exception to the rule? — Ashmodai ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:13, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Could be an American forte because many American women are more assertive - hard to say. Catfight fever is definitely not a creation of the news media. The preoccupation with catfighting in the entertainment media is driven by the fact that it's appealing or interesting to men and women on different levels. Not being turned on by a good catfight is like not being turned on by a beautiful woman licking her lips.