Critical Lens Practice: Mean Girls by Scrivens, Julian L. (CCPS) https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes Please share at least two observations of the Mean Girls clip based on gender, class/culture, and psychological lenses. Note that you may use text, video, or audio to respond. en-us 2021-03-17 15:47:10 UTC 2026-01-04 20:53:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Sitting at a table https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406941131 in this short clip we acknowledge that the table they are all sitting at is called the plastics aka girl world which if i can infer is only for girls. so to sit there you must be a girl and must follow some rules. we see women holding the power in this situation other than men - JW]]> 2021-04-12 12:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406941131 The plastic think they are above everyone else and there is different groups of kids like the "art freaks"- TB https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406951166 2021-04-12 12:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406951166 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406957822 The plastics are very much the stereotype popular girls that only care about looks and not smarts seen when they are astonished over percentages. -TB]]> 2021-04-12 12:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406957822 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406962292 in this short clip we are introduced into a group of girls sitting at a school lunch and talking about how you can sit there from now on and how to fit in. it does seem like to be in that group you need some type of class or style to fit in and just to have a name that might be popular. -JW]]> 2021-04-12 12:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406962292 JR https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406975849 The clip is showing us what the status of the girls who sit at the table called "the plastics" is and those girls are supposed to be the popular girls that you always hear about.]]> 2021-04-12 12:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406975849 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406986824 The short clip shows the stereotypical popular girl group and they say a bunch of rules of what she can and can't do. CS]]> 2021-04-12 12:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406986824 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406987924 We're introduced to the plastics which are the stereotypical popular girl that seem to care only about looks and that you must follow certain rules to fit in.
-DH]]> 2021-04-12 12:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406987924 JR https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406993344 The girls think they are the blueprint for all girls in their school so they feel like if you don't try to be like them you're weird and not a "plastic"]]> 2021-04-12 12:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406993344 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406996679 The Plastics who we see are the popular girls in the show tell Cady about the rules they have just to be able to sit at a table. They seem to not really care about intellect as much as they care about their looks.
-DM]]> 2021-04-12 12:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406996679 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406996731 The group of girls see themselves as a higher part of the school by saying if they break a rule they move down and would have to sit with the "art freaks". -CS]]> 2021-04-12 12:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406996731 JM https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406998676 In this clip we are introduced to the plastics which are seen as the popular girl group, who seem to only to care about their looks and certain rules they must follow. JM]]> 2021-04-12 12:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1406998676 LG https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407001314 the girls see themselves as the top of the food chain of the high school, saying theyre the most popular but if you slip up you move down the ranks almost]]> 2021-04-12 12:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407001314 MC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407008999 The “ Plastics” are a female dominated group, who seems higher and more popular on any other group in the school.]]> 2021-04-12 12:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407008999 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407009982 The girls in The Plastics compare themselves to the art students at the table which we can assume they perceive as weird compared to themselves which shows their ego and social hierarchy of school. 
-DM]]> 2021-04-12 12:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407009982 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407011609 The plastics see themselves as the higher ups within the school, you have to maintain certain restrictions to stay in the group.
-DH]]> 2021-04-12 12:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407011609 AH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407013037 In the mean girls clip we meet a group of females' that call themselves the "Plastics" they think they are far more superior than anyone in the school and they are the popular girls in school that everyone wants to be around and be with. ]]> 2021-04-12 12:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407013037 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407014867 The plastics are considered the most popular, and there’s rules to being who they are if you disobey the dress code you can’t sit with them. Which makes you lower than them ]]> 2021-04-12 12:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407014867 JM https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407015128 The plastics definetely see themselves as more superior than other girls in school. They seem to be the ones to set the example for all girls in the school. JM ]]> 2021-04-12 12:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407015128 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407018184 the "plastics" are considered perfect and superior compared to the rest of the school. -BJ]]> 2021-04-12 12:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407018184 RA https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407019099 I thought one gender observation was that the plastics wouldn't let a boy sit at their table lmao. Maybe a boyfriend, although that's just my theory.]]> 2021-04-12 12:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407019099 PH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407020066 "The Plastics" is a group of females that seems to believe they are above anyone else. It's a group that only allows girls in it.]]> 2021-04-12 12:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407020066 AH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407021525 All the members of the "Plastics" are rich and spoiled so because they are apart if the higher class they are like I said in the other lens they are far more superior in terms of the level of class they are on and the amount of money they have. ]]> 2021-04-12 12:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407021525 MC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407023270 Her friends put told her that she can’t talk to Reginas ex boyfriend after she told them she thought he was cute. Now Psychologically in her head she said she imagines being with him]]> 2021-04-12 12:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407023270 FC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407023746 The plastics are the stereotypical female group that feels superior to the rest of the students in school]]> 2021-04-12 12:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407023746 RA https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407025668 I thought that the plastics were honestly nice enough to let a new girl sit with them/give them a chance. As opposed to their dumb rules because they aren't forcing her to follow the rules. The only "consequence" is sitting with the art kids. However, they were of the ideology that they were superior in ever way.]]> 2021-04-12 12:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407025668 LG https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407032503 they run along to the stereotypes of the popular girl in this movie, going along with all gender specific stereotypes as well ]]> 2021-04-12 12:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407032503 LR https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407033221 Their group can only wear certain things on certain days.]]> 2021-04-12 12:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407033221 RA https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407035632 I feel like since she's told not to like Regina's Ex, she wants too more lmao.]]> 2021-04-12 12:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407035632 FC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407035799 The girls are more at the top of the food chain, they consider themselves as higher ups/ they are above to everyone.]]> 2021-04-12 12:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407035799 AH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407036154 The mean girls act this way because they like the attention they get, they feed off of everyone's insecurities because it makes them feel like they don't have any. It's all about popularity to them and it's all about money and who's name is bigger in school.]]> 2021-04-12 12:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407036154 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407039428 these "plastics" follow certain rules which makes them superior in the school, almost like role models but not exactly. -BJ]]> 2021-04-12 12:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407039428 LR https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407039702 In the clip everyone is specified in a different category, for instance they're called the "Mean Girls" which believe they are superior and there are the "Art Freaks" that are looked down upon.]]> 2021-04-12 12:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407039702 TRC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407049314 The way the group  works is to be compliant to the rules that are presented. They stick to them for the fear of being left out of the group which the girl sees as superior.

]]> 2021-04-12 12:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407049314 The Plastics. https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407052754 The popular group of girls known as "The Plastics" are explaining lunch rules to Cady, telling her things she can and cannot do according to girl code. This scene goes along with typical high school clique stereotypes with females. - D. Ward]]> 2021-04-12 12:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407052754 PH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407053457 The Plastics clearly see themselves as superior to other girls in the school, so they have these rules that they HAVE to follow in order to meet the standards that they've set for themselves.]]> 2021-04-12 12:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407053457 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407061636 The Plastics told Cady that she wasn't allowed to Like Eren which made her now think that she wasn't allowed to like him but she doesn't listen and looks and thinks about him and even tires to talk to him in the end of the clip.
-DM]]> 2021-04-12 13:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407061636 The Plastics is a group exclusively for girls, and their rules are very stereotypical things for girls to do. -JLD https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407062613 2021-04-12 13:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407062613 CC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407068703 The plastics are a girl group only]]> 2021-04-12 13:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407068703 TRC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407069573 The girl wants to stay in the group to fit in. Since the girl seems to be new she wouldn't have anywhere to go making this the only group of "friends" that she actually has or she might be alone so she will do what she can to stay.]]> 2021-04-12 13:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407069573 CC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407075327 The plastics are the top rank group in the school, meaning they think they are the most popular. ]]> 2021-04-12 13:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407075327 Top Clique. https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407077789 The plastics themselves, mostly Regina George, believe they are one of the highest cliques of people in school. They, (mainly Regina) believe that they are higher then anyone else. - D. Ward]]> 2021-04-12 13:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407077789 CC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407079550 The plastics mindset is that you need to obey by their rules if you don't you will become less and will have to go to a different group.]]> 2021-04-12 13:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407079550 PH https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407083517 Basically The Plastics have these rules that they expect everyone in their group to follow. If you don't follow the rules that they made then you will be kicked out of the group and be seen as, "lesser than" or "small" compared to them.]]> 2021-04-12 13:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407083517 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407361302 The girls in The Plastics are making these rules and the hierarchy in order to fuel their egos and make themselves seem more important than they really are. -JLD]]> 2021-04-12 13:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407361302 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407429712 all girls group- D.M]]> 2021-04-12 14:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407429712 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407435517 they believe that they are better than everyone-D.M]]> 2021-04-12 14:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1407435517 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409574301 they are all girls- G.B]]> 2021-04-12 22:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409574301 they see themselves to a higher standard than most other people -G.B https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409575302 2021-04-12 22:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409575302 The believe themselves to be better than everyone else so they make up these high standards that are hard to fit for outsiders and in some cases themselves, they are very conceited so they must act it -G.B https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409577548 2021-04-12 22:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1409577548 they're a group of girls. M.P https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413088629 2021-04-13 17:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413088629 they hold themselves to a high standard and think they are better than alot of people. M.P https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413094372 2021-04-13 17:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413094372 The women in the clip are kinda depicted like small dictators, they are an all girl group and have certain rules they all have to follow and expect everyone to listen to them, therefore creating the stereotypical depiction of some girls in high school. -Tinajah Stanley https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413143963 2021-04-13 17:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413143963 The school is divided by class and power, the plastics are the richest/ prettiest girls of the school therefore they have power. Due to them all being from rich backgrounds they only hang out with people that are at the same level as them or they could manipulate into being at the same level them hence them being nice and recruiting cady. - C.E. https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413147930 2021-04-13 17:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413147930 The way the Plastics act the way they do is due to not only being rich, but also being placed on top of the school hierarchy, so they act like they are the queens of school and untouchable.- Tinajah Stanley https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413156480 2021-04-13 17:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413156480 Due to cady being new to school, or in general being new to any public school, she has no idea how the schools structure and classes work. she's an innocent/blank canvas. Regina sees this blank cady and realizes that she doesn't belong to a class and has no idea what class she could be in and that could become a recipe for disaster since cady could easily overthrow Regina in her throne. so Regina takes her in, in the form of a friend to pay attention and monitor her so she continuously stays below her. - C.E. https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413162828 2021-04-13 17:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413162828 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413415300 In this clip, Regina and Gretchen look at Cady funny after she quickly solves a math problem. In society, STEM subjects like math are typically reserved for men. When a girl is good at STEM, sometimes she may be seen as weird. -AW]]> 2021-04-13 18:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413415300 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413430361 In this clip, the Plastics give Cady a rundown of the social hierarchy in the school. They believe they are better than every one else because they are rich and traditionally pretty. In their eyes, this gives them the right to look down on others. -AW]]> 2021-04-13 18:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413430361 the group is filled with females talking mostly about female things.- ASM https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413470530 2021-04-13 18:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413470530 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413478247 The girls in the group seem as they are in the high end of the popularity table. -ASM]]> 2021-04-13 18:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413478247 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413494598 They made the girl feel lower than them just because she was more intelligent. This is not the right way of viewing it.-ASM]]> 2021-04-13 18:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1413494598 They are a all girl group- AC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419363617 2021-04-15 03:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419363617 They believe they are better than everyone else and have divided the school by class. At the top are the plastics because they are rich and are the prettiest. They believe they can only hang out with people that are "on their level." AC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419365799 2021-04-15 03:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419365799 The plastics have their rules that everyone in the group must follow to basically stay in the group. They see themselves as more important than everyone else. AC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419371395 2021-04-15 03:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1419371395 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1421421494 The plastics look at themselves on a different status than others like the art kids. They must act and dress in a particular way or they are looked down upon ]]> 2021-04-15 14:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1421421494 J.D. gfruit131 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1430286968 The Plastics see themselves as superior compared to the art kids. The Plastics treat them poorly because they are different from their standards.]]> 2021-04-18 17:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1430286968 J.D. gfruit131 https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1430289122 The Plastics have the mentality that their way of living is better than everyone else, and that people should either be them or bow down to them. ]]> 2021-04-18 17:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscrivens1/q6f6qttdkf3lgjes/wish/1430289122