On the word bitch
Over on the post that asks folks to vote for which PETA is most offensive, someone says that by criticizing PETA, we at Bitch are just calling the kettle black. Of course I'm offended by the PETA ad...
View ArticleA news story on the B word...
in which Bitch contributor Veronica Arreola defends the use of the word while many others disagree...
View ArticlePreacher's Daughter: A Word About Slutwalk, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and...
Full disclosure: I have had misgivings about Slutwalk from day one. "Slut" has never been a term used against me. Though the idea of reclaiming the word seems to resonate with many young, white...
View ArticleThe H-Word: Who You Calling a Hooker?
As important as it is for activists to establish sex work as work, it is equally important we acknowledge that not everybody who sells sex calls themselves a sex worker. As the current feminist debates...
View ArticleThe H-Word: Relationship Violence and the Racist Implications of the Mythical...
Earlier this month the Village Voice made public the findings of a study conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which looked to define the most vulnerable population of sex workers:...
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