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I am a bitch, or so many people have told me in numerous situations throughout my life, situations in which I told people what I was really thinking and feeling, didn’t back down from a position, stood up for what I believed in, had standards, held people accountable, or simply believed in myself and lived my life. None of these situations would I categorize as particularly “bitchy” in the popular understanding of the word (describing a woman who is malicious, spiteful, selfish, and overbearing, according to a few dictionaries). This is why, a few years ago, I decided to reclaim the word as my own. Here is my definition of a misused, misunderstood, and most often negative word:

Brave
Intelligent
Tenacious
Creative
Honest

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