The Word Bitch Research Paper

Of all of the curse words I could choose to write a four page paper on, bitch was my absolute number one choice. Bitch has been around for hundreds of years. Changing within the years of its usage, it’s become an insult. Though the word bitch is normally associated with negativity, but the word’s definition is “a female dog, fox, wolf, or otter.” Though the first definition isn’t necessarily associated with a negative use, the word bitch is typically used negatively. Between my home, school, and the media, I’ve heard this word hundreds of times in my life and I have always known it as a “bad word,” (like most). But, maybe we aren’t hearing the whole story of the origin of the fantastic word, bitch.
The word bitch can be used in many different …show more content…
What woman doesn’t want to be direct and blunt? How about hard-headed? We’re all bitches when it’s in that context because we’re bound to have at least one of these attributes.There isn’t anything wrong with being strong willed and being the type of woman who doesn’t get pushed around. The topic that Triska is trying to convey is that women are “bitches” when it’s being used in this context. Since the book was produced, Feminists have been trying to get a more positive definition attached to the word rather than the negative ones (Triska).
Meredith Brooks’ song “Bitch” has the refrain “I’m a bitch, I’m a lover, I’m a child, I’m a mother, I’m a sinner, I’m a saint, I do not feel ashamed,” (Brooks). The bluntness of the refrain really conveys how bitches are blunt. I think the usage of the word bitch shows Brooks’ boisterous attributes that really contribute to the song’s meaning. When these are but into context, the word bitch doesn’t really seem too bad. I mean granted, unless someone is aware of this context, they would take it offensively