bitch A bitch is a female dog (any kid on the playground can tell you that) or a female human who, like a dog, will whimper, growl and occasionally bite back. When someone calls a woman a bitch, the message is that she is straying from the quiet, obedient, "feminine" ideal. She is uppity--and needs to be controlled. First used to describe lady dogs in 1000 A.D., "bitch" was applied to humans about 400 years later. The term has endured the test of time and is still a big favorite for putting a woman in her place. The modern twist is applying it to men. A male bitch is seen as "womanish": weak, whiny and submissive (and more than likely gay). Like some other really sharp putdowns, "bitch" has been picked apart lately in an effort to remove its sting. In the early '90s, for instance, riot grrl bands like Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear scrawled the word on their skin, screamed it out in song and openly embraced other "bitchy" behaviors, like shouting at their fans. They gave "bitch" its own ironic twist in an attempt to "reclaim" it. Around the same time, with male hip-hop artists like N.W.A. calling women bitches and hos in their rhymes, female hip-hop artists worked their own magic to diffuse the bitch bomb--most notably Queen Latifah, who demanded to know: "Who you callin' a bitch?" Lil' Kim turned the word on its head once again and proclaimed HERSELF the "Queen Bitch." Want to embrace your own bitchiness? Read "Getting In Touch With Your Inner Bitch" by Elizabeth Hilts.

Comments

[too glam today]

I've noticed that women who are the most bitchy complainers and the most incecure are the ones that call all other women "bitches"

[Mariah was here]

People need to watch who there callin a bitch 'cuz one day you'll say the wrong thing to the wrong person (did I forget to mention the ass kicking part?)

[TheBeautifulOne]

No woman should accept being called the word BITCH!!! It's disrespectful and allowing someone to call you that shows how much respect you have for yourself. It's no positive way to call someone a bitch, think about it?? Why not call eachother's Queen's or something?? And if you must use negativity to talk about another person use educated words or words that serve a true purpose!!

[Adangely]

Unfortunately the word bitch has been used in most of our vocabularies but i don't agree with using this word. I use it and im at fault for that and i say it at time when im extremely angry but the word bitch just seems soo disgusting i mean it's basically calling all females dogs and useless.

[kAMAyAH]

y3S iiM A BiiTCH SUMTiiM3S ND ii kNO iiT!!!!!

[Keisha]

Im not gonna lie, i have been a total bitch and deserved to be called one but its completly ridiculous how people just call everyone a bitch for no reason. Just because i dont want people in my business im a bitch? seriosuly. and Quelle, AMEN! I know exactly what you mean.

[CLARY]

I CALL DUDES BITCHES CUZ MANY NOW IN DAYS ACT LIKE A BITCH. MA FAVE STATEMENT "STOP ACTING LIKE A BITCH STUPID ASS"

[Random Person 63]

You call me a bitch
well a bitch is a dog
dogs bark, barks in on trees
trees are part of nature
and nature is beautiful
SO thanks for the compliment!!!

and if you call a girl a bitch we talk it as a complement cuz it means we're STRONGER and BETTER than guys (sorry for all u who think different i didnt not mean to offend you but i grew up with a sexest father and well that screwed me up)

[Z]

More made up stuff Ignorant American people made up. A Bitch is a female dog and or a lewd woman. Men say this to belittle women or say it to a woman when they get mad.Women use it to refer to themselves, to their friends and other women when they get mad. Then they get mad.Don't you chose to belittle yourself.

[Bitch-Ardo]

I don't think I am confused.... Just because I think Women are bitches does not mean I am confused.... It might make me a woman-hater, you might say I am not too nice, you might say I am a pyscho or whatever, but I am not confused.... I am very clear! I think most women are bitches... they annoy me. That's just how I feel.

[Kay]

TO "B" ARDO YOU ARE A DISGRACE AND PSYCHO AND VERY VERY VERY VERY CONFUSED! I don't know what planet you were born on but you need a serious reality check and Jesus. That says a lot about you and I don't think you have any self worth about yourself and for you to say that a woman's only job is to sleep around is a disgrace on you b/c if I'm not mistaking wasn't the person who gave birth to you a woman? So when you say that you're talking about your own MOTHER!!!!
....Think about it!!!....No really think about it.

[Bitch-ardo]

ALL WOMEN are just bitches... they ain't worth shit... I hate them.

Women exist to keep their pussy alive so men can fuck it with their cocks...

If you a woman, know that you have NO WORTH, except as a dumping ground for my semen....

GET ON YOUR KNEES AND SUCK IT....

BITCH!!!!!!!!

[Misty]

Behinde every bitch there is an asshole who "made" her that way and behinde every bitch there still will (almost) always be a more independent,asserive,eccentric woman! I feel and also think that "bitch" basicly says it all when u describe a very strong willed femmine individual. There's always a bitch out there that some how remindes me of my self even if that "bitch" just so happens to have a cold heart!

[redge breezy. :]]

yea .. most girls called BITCH. :))

[tah lee ah]

yeah most qurls are called bitchesz. ii think everyqurl has a bitch in the. dey may not kno; buht when someone erksz dem. like really bad. that bitch comesz out. yepp all dhe bad bitchesz take a bow;

[Quelle]

Reading these comments really put into perspective how my young sisters respond to racism. I understand The Anger Coming From you Young ladies about the comments the infamous "sam" made, however you must understand that "sam" is not the only person with these ignorant views on African Americans, there is a lot of people...white, hispanic,asain,austrailian even african amercans who share those views. Not to excuse "sam's" ignorance on any level but it truley hurt me to see how most of my Black sisters reponded to sam's ignorance ,to see you guys responding with the foul language and prejudice killed my spirit. In a way the comments some of you made put you on the same level as sam, Using white, black or any ethnicity in a general sense negativly makes you racist or appear to be racist. as u can see from a comment made by someone who is white all white people do not share the same view of african americans. Futhermore there is a better way for young black beautiful sisters to respond to these types of situations, vulgarity and hostlity is NOT the answere!!! When we allow someone to cause us to stoop beneath our level, we give up our power 2 that person...NEVER GIVE UP YOUR POWER!!! & remEMber its not the situation that define the Means its How you Respond!!!! & NEVER respond with emotion respond with KNOWLEDGE!! & SINCE THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT BEING CALLED A BITCH, DON'T EVER LET ANYBODY CALL YOU A BITCH, DEFINE YOURSELF!!! QUESTIONS EMAIL ME @ KANDYSIXEZ@YAHOO.COM

[c a s s ! e]

FIRST---

Bitch is a Female Dog
Female Dogs Bark
Bark is a Part of a Tree
Tree is a Part of Nature
and
Nature is Beautiful
So Thank You for The Compliment...!

SECOND--

I Won't Lie...I've called ppl bitches and i have been called a bitch...but i did deserve for...inturn...acting like a bitch...

i don't think ppl are using it the right way though now....u should only call someone a bitch if they call you one first...or do something rly rly rly hurtful...
bumped into u in the hallway...dont call her a bitch
steals ur boyfriend...that katie is a b!tch

[Lyra]

Bitch means "Babe In Total Control of Herself". ;)

[Nai Nai/Queen Nai]

Thank God for an African American president and first family. The bitch has returned. I am the good bitch. Hey!!!!!!!! All my bitches stand up!

[pixie117]

Im not gonna lie I can be a Bitch sometime all girls can but in a good way(if tht make any sense to anyone)But some gurl are bitches so thts wat they get called .If someone is acting bitchy then feel free to call em a bitch but if there not doing anything and they're called a bitch they might turn into a bitch

[Queen Nai/Nai Nai(Rakia)]

First of all, Sam fuck you Bitch. Get a life and realize that being racist get you know. Anyways, I used to be offended by this word but now thanks to Lil Kim I love this word and other females that embrace it of course. I am a bitch. Like I said, I am a good bitch and proud and all my bitches stand up. I know what it means to be a bitch and I have that character. It is known that mean love bitches.

[Queen Nai/Nai Nai]

I am a bitch. I am good one and proud. All my bitches stand up. I am female that b.ares i.n t.otal c.ontrol(of)h.erself, speak her mind, and don't or barely takes shit off people. I also have respect for myself and does my own thing. I will snap, crackle, and pop in a minute. I use to be offended by the word now I love & embrace the word. LOL!

[Danyale]

ya im a bitch and i know it i dont need every gd person in the school to tell me or go around tell every one. they think im a bitch because i have a major attitude problem but that because my life is hell. so ya i know im bitch but i dont need to hear it 24/7!!!8D

[XXSINEADXX]

hey Destiny101 im nt smart nd i aint dat skinny bt i understand where ur coming frm. Sum white girls are slutty bitches! But i amnt one!

[victoria]

I'm a bitch and proud of it