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From the perspective of those who might not have had fame, wealth, or popularity

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Gives power to people who put down the “mean girls” instead of reinforcing that women should be allies

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i think the perspective is really from an adults perspective on how teenage girls act but because it’s a movie i think it’s meant to be a joke and mock this idea

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Positions teenage girls to constantly be in competition with each other, instead of just existing

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The stereotype that teenage girls are mean to each other and bring each other down is reinforced throughout the movie

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I think the writers have the power in Mean Girls because they are choosing to portray teenage girls in a stereotypical fashion

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Mean girls deserved more female roll models

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But it’s still iconic

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this definitely gives power to everyone but teenage girls because everyone else in the movie is seen as more reasonable i.e. parents, boys, teachers

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The writers of this movie think that the intended audience would be able to relate to the “outsiders” in the burn book rather than The Plastics who wrote the burn book which makes the audience see The Plastics as villains to be hated

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I’m wondering what role satire plays in this movie. The movie clip seems to be poking fun of and demeaning the Mean Girls.

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this movie gives the power to the plastics. Everyone is affected by the way the plastics treat them and what they say about them.

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I really like how you pointed out that teenage girls are hindered by their flaws and that hinderance directly pertains to
to superficial matters.

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Were the show runners making fun of the stereotype or contributing to it!

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positions teenage girls as mean irrational, superficial, and vengeful. positions guys as something to obtain and adults as always correct

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The perspective is very clearly what adults think of teenagers, specifically teenage girls. Within the movie, the Plastics are seen to worry about superficial things and as the movie progresses, Cady becomes more like the plastics and adults’ ideas of the teenage girl.

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I think the movie does a really good job of showing two extremes. There’s really feminine girls (ie. the mean girls) and more masculine girls (ie. Janice). At the end of the movie, Kady finds a happy medium between these two extremes

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They hyper sexualize young women by using adults with fully developed bodies, they are telling girls that this is the standard

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considering tina fey wrote the script and her views do you think she intended this to be a movie that looks down on teenage girls
or simply just something funny and entertaining

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Positions the opinion of The Plastics as the ultimate say and that if you are included in the book you’re automatically lesser than The Plastics.

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People can probably relate better with those seen as outsiders in the movie than they can with the Plastics, even though the movie positions them as insiders.

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In a way power is both given to the Plastics and taken away. We see that they are worshipped and everything they say goes. But in the same breath, we see that the Plastics are only as “confident” as they are due to their wealth and their constant attacks on other teenage girls.

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The movie positions the girls to seem very shallow. The writers do this my emphasizing how much the Plastics care about material things, such as the girl’s house or car.

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The writers of Mean Girls enforce stereotypes even if they are enhanced for comedic effect. Insecurity is high in teenage girls and even the girls who are so perfect their nickname is “The Plastics” list off all the parts of themselves they are insecure about.

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positions women (not just the Plastics, but also the mom) as valuing superficial looks over anything else 

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positions women (not just the Plastics, but also the mom) as valuing superficial looks over anything else 

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I don’t think the movie necessarily holds up unrealistic beauty standards for women, but instead makes fun of them as much as any movie can