Bitch

Let’s talk about bitches

Bitch. It’s a powerful word. When you read the word “bitch” — or hear a classmate, a family member, or a friend say it aloud — how do you react? Since bitch has never in my life been regarded as a socially acceptable or positive term to describe women, I’ve always had a particularly negative reaction to the word. Almost always, “bitch” is a slur, used to demean and degrade a woman for behaviour that society has deemed unladylike. I grew up immersed in a culture that finds no redeeming quality in a bitch, and any time I hear it…

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