If ever an episode needed a warning for explicit content, this one is it!! Michelle and Sarah dive deep into the complex world of the word "bitch," from its historical roots as a mere descriptor for a female dog to its evolution as a derogatory term and into its modern reclamation for female empowerment. What does it mean to call someone a "bitch" today? Is it ever acceptable, or does it always carry a negative connotation? Michelle and Sarah unpack the nuances of this controversial term.

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Sources:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/bitch
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/184484/etymology-origin-behind-using-bitching-in-a-positive-sense#:~:text=bitching%20(adj.),in%20some%20inverted%20sense
Meredith Brooks Song - Bitch 1997
https://open.spotify.com/track/3i6qNxyVgIdUZTTi5m25EM?si=ruF_a4J1Q6GjpNSoXd2ePQ
Netflix - History of Swear Words
Lucille Bogan - Till the Cows Come Home (WARNING VERY EXPLICIT!)
https://open.spotify.com/track/6lYqtOrLowtnslyKpyJQqe?si=qPkVKjeLSlmv9TvNBMCEWw
Correction: In this episode Sarah says bitch is one of the 7 dirty words George Carlin recites you can't say on television. However, this is not one of the words. Nevertheless, bitch was not used on television until 1979 and is still regulated by the FCC's rules of obscenity.

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