If you’re reading this you have either been considered a bitch or you feel that you yourself are a bitch. Like a real bitch.
If you're not sure where you stand on this scale, let me shed a little light. A bitch is an individual who is mean without cause. It's a term normally reserved for a woman, being that the actual definition of a bitch is a female dog. Now I will be “that bitch” to say if you're an actual bitch and you know it, do better. Being mean for no reason is never cool or cute, get over yourself. It's never okay to just excuse mean behavior with "I'm just a bitch" and laugh it off. Sorry, this article is not here to excuse your rudeness.
If you're a woman, you've probably been called a bitch for absolutely no reason at some point. You're just stuck wondering what you could have done differently.
Yeah, me too. Chances are you did nothing wrong.
For you, my fellow bitches, people may never stop calling you a bitch, but at least you can wear it with pride and correct people when they label you as the wrong “bitch”.
Let’s start with me. I have been labeled a Necessary Bitch. This is the most common kind. I am the poster child for it. It's the 'she's sweet until you bother her' attitude. In most cases, I will let something slide. I won’t argue or fight about it. For example, I was literally called a “stupid bitch” for asking a friend for his opinion. He literally to yelled at me. Did I yell and curse back? No. It's not necessary to curse and yell back to someone who has clearly already lost their damn mind.
I simply sat on the phone like this until he was finished…
Hmm yes, I see. Do go on telling me how stupid I am for asking you your opinion on something non-fact related.
But catch me in a mood, and man. I. Go. Off.
I don’t have to curse, yell or scream. I can make you feel like just as big of an idiot without raising my voice. The best example of this I can think of was directed at an older man. I didn't know him, but we were at the same conference, which he implied I was too young to attend.
Being the person I am, I couldn't help but say, "sir, please forgive me for acquiring the necessary skills to be granted a seat at this table in only twenty-one years while it took you forty years to get those same skills. I do apologize."
But...that sounds like a personal problem to me.
He proceeded to pit himself against me every time I spoke. So, I made sure he knew I knew exactly what I was talking about (in a very demeaning yet professional way, of course). It was necessary that he knew I was there for a reason and also, this cute little twenty-one-year-old isn't to be reckoned with.
(Insert nerdy-ass quote about stuff and things)
Next ,the Quiet bitch.
Everyone thinks she is judgmental because she never has anything to say about anything. EVER. She usually talks with her eyes, and is often seen as rude. More times than not when confrontation arises, she will have nothing to say. I kid you not, my friend Courtney will literally respond like this during her own confrontations...as if she isn't even involved.
Not because she is mean or petty (well, maybe a little), but because she simply has nothing to say. She would rather save the confrontation for later and talk about the issues in a calm setting.
The Sweet Bitch is the next category.
Everyone assumes that she is secretly a total bitch. There is no way that she is that nice. But, believe it, because it's true. My little sister, Anastasia, is a prime example of Sweet Bitch. If she goes off on anyone, it's an accident. When issues arise, unlike a Quiet Bitch she won’t just sit there like...
She, all full of sweetness, will try to resolve the issue using kindness, even if she is not at fault. Usually people think her reactions are fake, but I can attest that behind closed doors these sweethearts are just that sweet.
The Distant Bitch:
This is the most unfair labeling of a bitch. A Distant Bitch is an individual “having a moment” and they simply want to be left alone. “Give me time” is their favorite line. I know because I frequently vacation in Distant Bitch Zone. The weather is excellent there, you should visit sometime. I like to handle my issues alone - unless you're my boyfriend (God bless my future husband). The Distant Bitch will calmly ask to be left alone, and will explode if you keep asking what's wrong. When this happens, people usually try to act all innocent, like it was an overreaction on her part, but it's just her nature.
How dare you yell at me after you asked me to leave you be a hundred times? What is your deal? What a bitch!
Okay, so the Shy Bitch.
A Shy Bitch will always been seen as:
She may look like Kanye on the outside but in reality a Shy Bitch feels a lot like:
Just give her time.
Finally, the Bad Bitch. We have all been a Bad Bitch in one form or another. I know I’m the baddest bitch when it comes to cuddling, talking about Harry Potter or Justice League. You may be the baddest bitch when you're strutting into the club with that body-con dress.
People just need a reason to label everyone something. Forget those people. So, dear "non-bitch" bitches, screw those people! Do you!
But also, "real bitch" bitches (the ones who know they are bitches and think it’s okay), if you're reading this, stop being unnecessarily rude. That's not cute and it's not okay. Do better and be Better!
- Signed a Sweet yet Necessary Bitch
