Due to high levels of enrollment in SFU’s pilot Basic Bitches courses, the university has revealed plans to add a tier of second-year Advanced Bitches courses to further build upon skills learned in the introductory classes.
“I am just, like, totally in love with everyone who’s taken part in and been supportive of the courses,” said Tiffany Brandy-Lynn, head coordinator for the pilot program and long-time basic bitch herself. “It’s just like Marilyn Monroe always said, ‘We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.’”
Launched in September 2013, the Basic Bitches program was developed in response to criticism from student groups about the lack of courses orientated around things like what outfits go cutest with Uggs, which Starbucks syrups are best added to which beverages, and tutorials on whether Bradley Cooper looks better with long or short hair.
“Before the pilot program was introduced in 2013, there were no courses at SFU that dealt with the rudimentary things so many young people are left to think about every day,” continued Brandy-Lynn. “Without these programs, basic bitches everywhere were being left uninformed of the Forever 21 nearest to where they live or what the best song on Taylor Swift’s album Red is.
“It’s “22,” be tee dubs,” she added.
Prerequisites for the second-year Advanced Bitches courses, PSL 233 and PSL 247, include having completed both first-year Basic Bitches courses and at least a three-to-one ratio of following to followers on Twitter. Before being accepted, students must also submit a 500-word essay on which Kardashian is totally their spirit animal and why.
“PSL 233 and 247 will build upon terms and lifestyles learned in Basic Bitches while exploring exciting new topics that have yet to be finalized,” stated an SFU press release emailed out to students last week. “Some of the already confirmed modules include wine night essentials, how to not feel bad about cultural appropriation while attending a music festival, and sub-text messaging, which focuses on the countless ways you can interpret any emoji that has a face.”
And while the Basic Bitches courses were originally only offered in the fall semester, as to coincide with the seasonal craze of pumpkin spice products, Brandy-Lynn says that student demand could mean that the courses will soon be offered year-round.
As for what the future holds, depending on how registration numbers are for the new courses, Brandy-Lynn would like to see more attention drawn to the topics and issues facing today’s young basic bitches, as well as maybe one day an entire faculty dedicated to the field, over which she would “literally die for.”
