A Deluxe Bitch is someone who has looked at the standard template for how women (or anyone, really) are supposed to behave—polite, accommodating, quiet about their needs—and has chosen to purchase the upgrade.

works for exposure or "for the team." The Deluxe model knows her rates and adds a surcharge for emotional labor.

So, if someone calls you that, don't flinch. Smile. Check your lipstick. And say, "Thank you. The base model couldn't handle me."

In a world that profits from women's exhaustion, the Deluxe Bitch is a revolutionary. She is not asking for the world to change for her; she is simply refusing to participate in the parts of it that are broken. Calling someone a "Deluxe Bitch" is the highest compliment of the 2020s. It says: You are too expensive for their budget. You are too complex for their palate. You are too aware for their gaslighting.