Jul 2, 2021
6 min read
The “Basic B*tch” Is a Patriarchal Myth
Young women are disproportionately corrupted by the overuse of this term.
In the early to mid-2010s, an online fixation on identifying signs of the “basic bitch” exploded. Quizzes, YouTube videos, and comedy sketches galore emerged to help us determine how to spot one or how to tell if you are one. At the peak of the label’s popularity, being…
