Men who are passive or compliant are labeled bitches because they are not playing the role men are expected to. They are being told they are acting like women, which is bad because being a woman is bad. Additionally, this often harmfully leads to an implication of transsexuality, homosexuality, or asexuality. A silly (but justified) example of this is clear in online discussions of Twilight. Edward, the quiet, sparkly vampire, is referred to as a bitch countless times. One occurrence of this is in a list titled “Characters We 'd Like To Punch,” where the name-calling is justified by reminding us that his girlfriend cheated on hm. While there are many true and insulting critiques we can give this character, “bitch” should not be one of them. Instead of calling Edward controlling or misogynistic, the focus is on the fact that he was vulnerable enough to have a partner cheat on him, which leads him to be labeled as
Men who are passive or compliant are labeled bitches because they are not playing the role men are expected to. They are being told they are acting like women, which is bad because being a woman is bad. Additionally, this often harmfully leads to an implication of transsexuality, homosexuality, or asexuality. A silly (but justified) example of this is clear in online discussions of Twilight. Edward, the quiet, sparkly vampire, is referred to as a bitch countless times. One occurrence of this is in a list titled “Characters We 'd Like To Punch,” where the name-calling is justified by reminding us that his girlfriend cheated on hm. While there are many true and insulting critiques we can give this character, “bitch” should not be one of them. Instead of calling Edward controlling or misogynistic, the focus is on the fact that he was vulnerable enough to have a partner cheat on him, which leads him to be labeled as