Being A Bitch Analysis

Being a woman in modern society comes with the pressure of being modest but not prude, sexy but not slutty, coy but not rude, strong but not powerful. Women are held to high, contradicting standards that are unrealistic to meet. I have always been the girl to call out injustice and voice my opinion; I am outspoken, opinionated, and passionate. However, to society I am seen as a bitch who needs to keep my thoughts to myself. For a majority of my life, I took offense to this term. People were putting me on the same level as dogs because I was seen as “unruly” and “aggressive.” It is crucial that society understands that women are powerful and there is no longer a place for women to be demeaned to the level of an animal.
The first time I was ever referred to as a “bitch” was when I was in seventh grade. I was about twelve years old and I had never said a curse word and the only times I ever heard curse words were when my mom wasn’t paying attention to what was playing on the television. I was walking towards Mrs. Ewing’s class, anxious over the …show more content…
It means strength, intelligence, free thinking, and resilience. My beauty and femininity are not determined by my physical appearance, desire for motherhood or marriage, nor housework skills but by my compassion, ambition to succeed, and sharp wit. Nevertheless, there will still be people who harass women with this term. The way to approach these people is not to attack and pick fights with them, but to have a level-headed, educated conversation with them. Educating people on these subjects is the best way to get out the message that women are forces to be reckoned with.
I am no longer taking passive roles and I am the one commanding conversations. I voice my opinions with confidence, when people call me a bitch, I say “thank you” because it catches them completely off guard and makes them think twice. I own the word proudly and defiantly, no matter what misogyny is thrown my