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Journal prompts about Sarah Wendell’s “’You call me bitch like it’s a bad thing’: Romance Criticism and Redefining the Word ‘Bitch’”

Think about why Wendell started her website, and what makes it different from other romance review sites. Look at the site and see if you can find an article that may be an example of this difference, and describe why it is a good example.

Then, explain why this difference is important for the concept of popular romance as a scholarly area of study.

Lastly, what do you think about her use of the word “Bitch” in the web site name? Do you think the word used this way is a positive thing for readers of romance novels (especially the image outsiders have of romance readers), or a negative?