Definition Essay: The Meaning Of The Word Bitch

Yehuda Berg once said "Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble." If we try to understand what Berg is trying to say through his quote. The quote simply mean that words have a lot of power and when every used should be chosen carefully. The use of this quote to start off my essay perfectly ties in with what we are going to talk about, which is the word “Bitch”. This word is one of the most controversial word to be used in our day to day life. It is possible to reclaim a word and change its meaning by over using the word. This has happened several; times in our history when a word has been reclaimed and the meaning of that word has been completely changed. The word …show more content…
“My own definition of the term being what it is, I can confidently say that I want my next president to be a bitch, and that goes for men and women. Outspoken? Check. Commanding? Indeed. Unworried about pleasing everybody? Sure. Won't bow to pressure to be "nice"? You bet “(Zeisler, B-word). As explained in the past paragraph excessive use of a word changes it meaning and sometimes it is impossible for people to stop using those words, because they have been using those words for a long time. Through this quote writer is trying to explain us that yes we have reclaimed the word and the meaning of the word has changed over time so instead of taking it the negative way now we show embrace it and live with the word the way it is being used today. Our current definition of the word “Bitch” is way different than what its original meaning was. Today we don’t look at it as a negative word, it has become a popular way among teenagers to interact with each other. In other words, saying “bitch” has become a new way to say