April 30, marks the 10-year anniversary of our favorite movie here at HC Millersville, “Mean Girls”, and what a great way to continue the week by reflecting on our devilish ways of being “plastics.” Not to say that all of us are mean, b!tchy, and just downright rude, but c’mon, we all had our moments of plotting revenge, or wanting to get back at our biggest rival. Well at least I know I have….
We all have experienced a Regina George a time or two throughout the years. We’ve met her in the hallways of high school, in the front row of chemistry class, and maybe even on top of a boyfriend at that party we knew we should have never gone to. She’s the life runnier, the threat, the “hated” one, and whether we want to admit it or not, there were times when we weren’t so nice to that girl in the bathroom stall.
Pretty & Mean: A DANGEROUS Combo!
Four years later you’ve graduated high school and upgraded to college-freshman status. You’re young, hot and full of life, but that funky attitude has yet to leave the station. Being a “Mean Girl” has gotten you very far in life and you see little reasons as to why you should change. Think again!
The lasting effects of being a “Life Ruiner” can cause psychological effects for those exposed to the wrath of a woman scorned. According to an online article entitled “Mean Girls: Understanding the Effects of Bullying on the College Campus” written by Michelle D. Sujka, “When women on our campuses are in a bullying relationship, whether as the aggressor or the victim, it is important to understand how it can, and likely will, impact the student’s personal and academic life.”
Sujka goes on to explain that many women do not think of the mental damage that they cause their victims to experience. Being mean does not stem from a “popularity” complex that you haven’t outgrown during your high school years, but instead a hidden agenda or an underline issue within the aggressor’s life that they have not addressed.
Being pretty and mean is one he*l of a combo (sarcastically speaking). It’s bad enough that we have to deal with cramps, bad hair days and boyfriend drama, but why must we add on to that by being a complete jerk to one another? As women, we should focus more on uplifting each other and stop worrying about the next girl stealing our spotlight. Play fair, the world is already cruel to us!
The Negative Connotations of being a “BEOTCH”
- Being hated, not loved
- Control Freak
- Selfish
- Unemotional
- Detached
- May be single for a VERY LONG TIME
Rememeber, we all have a bad side to us, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be a “Beotch” about it!