In which Becca and Lily engage in a freeform discussion around the word “Bitch”--its historical roots, its personal connotations, whether derogatory words like this can ever be reclaimed fully as a term of positive empowerment, and many digressions and diversions in between!
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Below are links to articles and references cited in the show. We’ve added additional references here in case you’d like to do more research.
Links & References
The Bitch Manifesto
https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/bitch.htm
Bitch: A History
https://web.archive.org/web/20150907162256/http://clarebayley.com/2011/06/bitch-a-history/
About the use of the word “bitchin’” in surfer slang
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/thats-bitchin/
Use of the word “bitch” surged after women’s suffrage
https://www.vox.com/21365241/19th-amendment-womens-suffrage-backlash
A Brief History of the Word “Bitch,” Necessitated by Benedict Cumberbitch
