Mean Girls Essay
For as long as I can remember, I always had more guy friends than girl friends. I am not sure if girls intimidated me, or if I just got along better with boys. Hearing this from a girl might sound strange. Being older, I realize the reason I prefer to surround myself with boys is because they can be more laid back and less dramatic. While I do have a couple of close girl friends now, I still have a bigger group of close guy friends. Middle school is when I first realized how mean girls could be, forming cliques and teasing kids who did not fit into their idea of “normal.” I instantly discovered that I did not want to be included in the drama-filled cliques of middle school girls. While boys can act the same way, I noticed that they do not typically care about the same drama as girls.
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Around age 11, I first saw the movie Mean Girls starring Lindsay Lohan.
Mean Girls is a movie based off of four popular girls in high school who make up rumors about the other students and even their teachers. I was in middle school at the time and did not understand if the movie was real or exaggerated. Seeing how girls my age acted toward one another, and to other people in the school, I thought it was extremely possible that this movie could be real. Once I got to be in high school, I realized that Mean Girls was exaggerated, to an extent. For example, my high school never experienced anything as extreme as a “Burn Book,” a book containing every girls picture with mean comments accompanying them. However, in my high school there were still cliques, drama, rumors, and girls were still mean to each other for no
reason.
Today, I am in my junior year of college. Graduating high school was an exciting time for me; it meant getting away from the mean girls in my grade and getting to start over and make new friends. This past semester I have made some really close girl friends in my nursing classes. I can tell that they are going to be lifelong friends for many reasons. For example, since we are all in the same major, we can all relate to the stress that comes with nursing classes. On top of that, we are all extremely focused on schoolwork and studying. Also, these girls are some of the nicest girls I have met and not into drama. Most likely we are all too busy for drama, but no matter the reason, I am happy about it. While the original question asked “Are girls too mean to each other,” I believe the answer is yes and no. Some girls can get caught up in drama and the catty-ness that comes with it. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are girls who are nice to each other, and who believe in supporting other girls instead of bringing them down. While there is nothing I can do about the girls who are mean to each other, I do have the freedom to choose with whom I want to surround myself.
Around age 11, I first saw the movie Mean Girls starring Lindsay Lohan.
Mean Girls is a movie based off of four popular girls in high school who make up rumors about the other students and even their teachers. I was in middle school at the time and did not understand if the movie was real or exaggerated. Seeing how girls my age acted toward one another, and to other people in the school, I thought it was extremely possible that this movie could be real. Once I got to be in high school, I realized that Mean Girls was exaggerated, to an extent. For example, my high school never experienced anything as extreme as a “Burn Book,” a book containing every girls picture with mean comments accompanying them. However, in my high school there were still cliques, drama, rumors, and girls were still mean to each other for no
reason.
Today, I am in my junior year of college. Graduating high school was an exciting time for me; it meant getting away from the mean girls in my grade and getting to start over and make new friends. This past semester I have made some really close girl friends in my nursing classes. I can tell that they are going to be lifelong friends for many reasons. For example, since we are all in the same major, we can all relate to the stress that comes with nursing classes. On top of that, we are all extremely focused on schoolwork and studying. Also, these girls are some of the nicest girls I have met and not into drama. Most likely we are all too busy for drama, but no matter the reason, I am happy about it. While the original question asked “Are girls too mean to each other,” I believe the answer is yes and no. Some girls can get caught up in drama and the catty-ness that comes with it. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are girls who are nice to each other, and who believe in supporting other girls instead of bringing them down. While there is nothing I can do about the girls who are mean to each other, I do have the freedom to choose with whom I want to surround myself.