Well in this specific example I'm not sure that it's solely because people dislike her. And I guess I'm not here to tell anybody what they can or can't do. I can say why it's a negative thing and that I dislike it. And it's not even just the words, it's the mindset that those types of words come from.

"Reclaiming" bitch is not really something I'm interested in at all. The hbic thing most of all because despite the "we love these women" assertion that goes along with that, there are still so many problems with it, in my opinion. Not the least of which is that only certain "types" of women seem to be crowned with that moniker. Which is problematic for the "types" of women who get to be called hbics and the "types" of women that don't get to be called hbics. In general I just can't get behind it.

My feelings about these things haven't always been as strong. But more and more I find it just degrading in general.