the new RBA website
The Romantic Bitches Association a nonprofit organization dedicated to readers, aspiring writers, writers, and publishers of romance fictionwebsite is up and running, though there are still lots of little things to sort out.
Click on Pollyanna here to be magically transported to the main page. So you know what you're getting into, this bit from the FAQ page:
But the word bitch is so... combative. Aren't you afraid of being seen as... well, bitches?Let's face it, there is a double standard. If a woman is complaint, seeking to please, and nonconfrontational, she's a doormat or an easy slut. If she's noncompliant, independent, or just plain inconvenient, she's a ballbreaker or a bitch. (And there are plenty of other derogative terms on both sides of the spectrum.)
We refuse to feel bad about standing up for ourselves and being independent. We refuse to feel bad about reading romance novels and discussing them; we refuse to feel bad for having been born women. Hell, most of us like being female. (It's better than the alternative sometimes.) We are, in some small part, reclaiming the word "bitch" and turning it into a term of endearment.