societal view that she should have to turn down her attractiveness, positive attitude and sexuality in order to be respected or viewed as smart and valuable. Today, the movement to reclaim the Bimbo increasingly respects a woman and her choices to be whoever she wants. On TikTok, where bimbo culture is thriving, the term is aimed at reclaiming hyper-femininity outside the male gaze and re-orienting the bimbo as a more socially conscious woman. In today’s terms, the bimbo isn’t just feminine and sexy, she is pro-choice, proLGBTQ and pro-Black Lives Matter. And as Gen Z takes back the word, they are recreating the new-age bimbo as an inclusive construct, one that is not just for cis-gendered heterosexual women. The modern bimbo is intersectional and transcendent of
gender; they embrace their hotness regardless of what society has to say about it. Whether you’re a Ph.D. holder, a single-mom, a sex worker or a drag queen, the new bimbo culture embraces a person’s right to enhance and play up their looks, to have an opinion – or not— and rejects the idea that you are only valuable if you have marketable skills and a hefty resume. Ultimately, today’s bimbo moves beyond the stereotypes of a sexy, frivolous and less than intelligent woman. The intersectionality of the movement suggests that even if you are, your value does not change. This newfound agency takes back a term that has been historically used to judge and degrade others and turns it on its head. Being a bimbo is a choice, so go ahead and embrace it!
Being a bimbo is a choice, so go ahead and embrace it!
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