Editing Bitch (slang) (section)

===Hip hop culture===
{{Main|Misogyny in hip hop culture}}

In the realm of hip-hop culture, the word 'bitch' stands as an enigma, evolving from a narrow term referring solely to a female dog into a complex and multifaceted term with profound implications. This evolution is deeply intertwined with the history of hip-hop, where the word has been wielded with various connotations and meanings, reflecting the intricate dynamics of gender relations and power struggles. Early examples, such as [[Duke Bootee]] classic 1983 song with [[Grandmaster Flash]], '''[[New York, New York (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|New York New York]]'',' and [[Slick Rick]]'s '[[La Di Da Di]]' (1985), marked the emergence of 'bitch' in hip-hop lyrics. Since then, artists and followers of the culture have frequently used the term, with variations like 'bee-otch' popularized by Oakland-based rapper [[Too $hort]] in the late 1980s.<ref name="adams & fuller">{{cite journal |last1=Adams |first1=Terri M. |last2=Fuller |first2=Douglas B. |title=The Words Have Changed but the Ideology Remains the Same: Misogynistic Lyrics in Rap Music |journal=Journal of Black Studies |date=July 2006 |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=938–957 |doi=10.1177/0021934704274072 |s2cid=143525484}}</ref>

Reaching back to the dozens and dirty blues, early rappers like [[Slick Rick]] established the bitch as a character: a woman, often treacherous, but sometimes simply déclassé.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who You Calling A B----?|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/09/06/160672019/who-you-calling-a-b|website=NPR.org|date=6 September 2012|access-date=2015-10-23|last1=Powers|first1=Ann|archive-date=2015-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023052340/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/09/06/160672019/who-you-calling-a-b|url-status=live}}</ref> [[N.W.A|N.W.A.'s]] song 'One Less Bitch' exemplifies misogynistic attitudes, equating women with negative stereotypes such as 'money hungry scandalous groupies.' These lyrics highlight the ongoing tensions within hip-hop culture regarding gender representation and language usage. While some misogynistic rap perpetuates harmful stereotypes of women as 'money-hungry, scandalous, manipulating, and demanding, 'as stated by Adams and Fuller (2006),<ref name="adams & fuller" /> the word has also been directed towards men, often to denote subordination or perceived inferiority toward "unmanly" or homosexual men.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapgenius.com/Dr-dre-bitches-aint-shit-lyrics |title=Dr. Dre – Bitches Ain't Shit Lyrics |publisher=Rap Genius |access-date=2013-02-24 |archive-date=2013-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127002323/http://rapgenius.com/Dr-dre-bitches-aint-shit-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> An example of this is the song ''Bitches 2'' by [[Ice-T]], which gives an example of a male "bitch" in each verse.

However, amidst the prevalence of derogatory usage, female hip-hop artists have challenged the word's appropriation by male rappers. [[Queen Latifah]]'s 1993 track '[[U.N.I.T.Y.]]' confronts this misogyny, demanding, "Who you callin' a bitch?"<ref>[[Mark Anthony Neal|Neal, Mark Anthony]] and Murray Forman. [https://books.google.com/books?id=K4yDAOL07ugC&pg=PA315 ''That's the Joint! The Hip-Hop Studies Reader'']. New York: Routledge, 2004, p. 315, {{ISBN|978-0-415-96918-5}}.</ref><ref>Dyson, Miachel Eric. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bUautpC-HokC&pg=PA124 ''Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip-Hop'']. New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2007, p. 124, {{ISBN|978-0-465-01716-4}}.</ref> Similarly, [[Roxanne Shante]] and [[MC Lyte]] reclaimed the term, with Shante even releasing an album entitled '''[[The Bitch Is Back (Roxanne Shanté album)|The Bitch Is Back]]''<nowiki/>' in 1992. Popular culture has inspired [[Woman|women]] to redefine the word bitch as a [[euphemism]] for "[[Strong black woman]]". A modern example would be [[Megan Thee Stallion]]'s track 'B.I.T.C.H.' which exemplifies this; flipping the script to portray 'bitch' as a descriptor of self-respect and autonomy.

In 2016, [[Kanye West]] released his seventh studio album called ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''. On the song called "Famous" West raps, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." This sparked a controversy with [[Taylor Swift]] as she "cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/135147/7-times-women-in-hip-hop-proved-kanye-wrong-about-the-word-bitch|title=7 Women Who Put Kanye in His Place About Using the Word "Bitch"|website=mic.com|date=12 February 2016|language=en|access-date=2019-04-30|archive-date=2019-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032343/https://mic.com/articles/135147/7-times-women-in-hip-hop-proved-kanye-wrong-about-the-word-bitch|url-status=live}}</ref> These lyrics highlight the ongoing tensions within hip-hop culture regarding gender. In response to Swift's remarks, West went on Twitter and posted a tweet which said how the word "bitch" is an endearing term in hip hop like the word "nigga".