In Defence of the B-Word

We’ve normalised the B word too much.

On June 1st, it was alleged that Off Campus’ Star Mika Abdalla and her fiancé, Ant Farm Star

Jake Short, ended their engagement.

The couple met in 2021 during the shooting of Sex Appeal and started dating. Afterwards, they

confirmed their engagement in 2025 on Instagram.

Although the reason why it ended has not been confirmed, fans are speculating about the split

after a podcast that they were both on showed Short referring to his fiancée as ‘some bitch’,

which sparked some comments online.

@spicyddaeng said on X: “This is all in support of her & I don’t want to be parasocial but

honestly thank god. I rly hope she’s doing well, but I stopped liking him after this clip.”

Another user on X,@jiarasluvbot, said: “Describing Mika as a b*tch??? not giving her his shirt

even tho he has an undershirt?? yeah I’m happy that it ended for my girl!”

Many fans had mixed opinions. @dudette902 said on TikTok: “He knows exactly what he’s

doing .. I know this game he’s playing so well. Testing boundaries early.”

A user on X, @wtfisaglizzy, said: “Lorenzo just called this woman a bitch so casually like a

reflex, oh jasmine get away immediately.”

Even if this was not the intention, the B word could make a woman feel worthless, useless or

Underappreciated.

Another example would be during the first episode of Love Island 2026 when Love Island

contestant Lorenzo Alessi called Jasmine Müller, the woman he is coupled up with, a “sassy bitch”

With people using more profanity in society, a lot of words have been normalised; one of these

is the B word, which is the word ‘bitch’.

But is the B word becoming too normalised, and is the use of the word being used as a

scapegoat to be misogynistic towards women?

The word bitch can be used in different ways. The proper definition refers to a female dog. But

colloquially, it is an insult implying someone is mean or malicious.

Why is it that deep if it just means that someone is mean or malicious?

The main reason why it is always that deep is that women are more likely to be referred to as

the B word than men, and even when used towards men, it describes them as weak and unmanly.

Now, this isn’t to say that anyone should stop saying the word, but it does leave us with a lot to think about.

Written by, Hannah Gyabaah