References used in this exposition:
Dictionary.com. 2018. "Basic Bitch". March 1. https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/basic-bitch/
"Grey's Anatomy - Cristina doesn't want to be mother 1/3 sub." 2011, October 19. Short video clip from TV show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9vAqxHxRGg&t=61s
Keating, Shannon. 2024. "Should I Be a Mom, or Should I Stay a 'Brat'?" The Cut, June 13. https://www.thecut.com/article/brat-charli-xcx-should-i-have-kids-or-not.html
Learning Mind. 2019. "Why Judging Others is Our Natural Instinct, Harvard Psychologist Explains." Francesca Forsythe, LL.M., M.Phil., February 20. https://www.learning-mind.com/judging-others/
That Childfree Life. n.d. "Navigating friendships as a childfree adult." Accessed December 1, 2025.
https://www.thatchildfreelife.com/post/navigating-friendships-as-a-childfree-adult
The Daily Show. 2023. "Chelsea Handler discusses being childless by choice - Long Story Short." Feb 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTyJ77Y7XB0
The Guardian. 2020 "Being childfree by choice - five women on why they decided not to have kids." July 7. Video, 6 min., 57 sec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Q644-1lNE
Reighter, Christen. 2016. "I don't want children, stop telling me I'll change my mind." TEDxMileHighWomen Talk, October. Video, 14 min., 26 sec.
Spoken Reasons. 2009. "@LilDuval Basic Bitch! - @SpokenReasons". August 3. Video, 2 min., 41 sec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUXt7N_TmdI
Further reading:
Boal, Augusto. 2003. Games for Actors and Non-Actors. Routledge.
Buchanan, Daisy. 2014. "Why I'm proud to be a basic bitch." The Guardian, April 14. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/14/proud-to-be-basic-bitch
Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir. 2016. "Hver er þessi basic bitch?" Vísir, July 9. https://www.visir.is/g/2016918142d/hver-er-thessi-basic-bitch-
Kamran, Gabriella. 2016. "The Basic Feminist Bitch." Fem Magazine, November 30. https://femmagazine.com/the-basic-feminist-bitch/
Machon, Josephine. 2019. The Punchdrunk Encyclopaedia. Routledge.