“Mean Girls” came out on DVD a few days ago. Generally, it’s another overblown representation of high school cliques, girly cattiness and backstabbing.
Granted, a few select aspects of the movie approached the reality of high school life. Friends talking about each other behind their backs (even on three-way calling!), friends stealing each other’s boyfriends and dating ex's, subtle backstabbing and noticeable (but not permanent, static, self-defining) cliques.
Aside from these few accurate representations, the movie shows highly-exaggerated incidents: a school hallway flooded with flyers, showing insults about every member of the student body; girls absolutely dying to be in the coveted, elite cliques (yeah, right); and the one dominant she-devil who everyone fears, respects and worships.
In reality, girl cruelty is subtle. At least in my high school, most girls were mature enough not to stoop to the super-obvious; furthermore, the girls who usually got nominated Homecoming queen were friendly, not frigidly superior. The truly mean girls were usually laughed at or openly hated, not admired.
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