Remember that clique of girls, in grade school, that would walk down the halls surrounded by a haze of perfume and a collective look of disgust? They walk by you and you know they’re judging you. I can guarantee that anyone reading this has had an encounter similar to that.
Have you ever seen the movie Mean Girls? If not, let me fill you in. In the movie, a girl named Cady, who lived in Africa, moves back to America to experience high school. She meets Regina George who runs The Plastics, the epitome of what was described earlier.
Cady soon learns the golden rule in high school – trust no one.
As a senior in high school, I have had my fair share of experiences with real life mean girls. I have felt the wrath of a real life Regina George and …show more content…
In the heat of the moment, this seemed like a perfectly acceptable reason as to why girls of this stereotype act the way they do. Now, you may think I'm being a bit harsh in my diction: however, you would agree with me "If only you knew how mean she really is…" This is quote from the movie Mean Girls has sparked my interest into finding out why girls act in this manner. These actions seem sinister in nature. So I ask, are girls like this really evil?
Let’s face it. All humans are capable of evil, but what exactly is evil in the context of this discussion? From my previous research I have found that being evil can consist of acting out of sinister reason and enjoying others’ ruin.
Some of the girls in these cliques bully due to their own insecurities and continue to bully because they feel accepted when they join in on harassing other students. However, other girls bully and abuse because they think it’s cool and it makes them feel …show more content…
This has a major impact on the decision making process of most teens. So to call theses "mean girls" evil would be an arbitrary claim. However, assuming that some teenagers are better at making decisions than others would be a better suggestion.
The problem with this is that the decisions that these kids make give them the title of evil. A title that only seems fitting for those on the other end of the spectrum. Some of these students aren’t even aware of the consequences of their actions because they are blinded by the thrill of the moment.
Now, I am not saying that we should ignore what is happening “because they are just kids.” This is a serious matter. Bullying on any level is unacceptable: it doesn’t matter if it is just “teasing”, teasing can snowball into a provoked suicide. If you haven't noticed how enormous this problem has become think about this, suicide has become one of the top three causes of death in young people today. Now think back to the last time you saw a "Bullied Teen Commits Suicide" headline in the
Have you ever seen the movie Mean Girls? If not, let me fill you in. In the movie, a girl named Cady, who lived in Africa, moves back to America to experience high school. She meets Regina George who runs The Plastics, the epitome of what was described earlier.
Cady soon learns the golden rule in high school – trust no one.
As a senior in high school, I have had my fair share of experiences with real life mean girls. I have felt the wrath of a real life Regina George and …show more content…
In the heat of the moment, this seemed like a perfectly acceptable reason as to why girls of this stereotype act the way they do. Now, you may think I'm being a bit harsh in my diction: however, you would agree with me "If only you knew how mean she really is…" This is quote from the movie Mean Girls has sparked my interest into finding out why girls act in this manner. These actions seem sinister in nature. So I ask, are girls like this really evil?
Let’s face it. All humans are capable of evil, but what exactly is evil in the context of this discussion? From my previous research I have found that being evil can consist of acting out of sinister reason and enjoying others’ ruin.
Some of the girls in these cliques bully due to their own insecurities and continue to bully because they feel accepted when they join in on harassing other students. However, other girls bully and abuse because they think it’s cool and it makes them feel …show more content…
This has a major impact on the decision making process of most teens. So to call theses "mean girls" evil would be an arbitrary claim. However, assuming that some teenagers are better at making decisions than others would be a better suggestion.
The problem with this is that the decisions that these kids make give them the title of evil. A title that only seems fitting for those on the other end of the spectrum. Some of these students aren’t even aware of the consequences of their actions because they are blinded by the thrill of the moment.
Now, I am not saying that we should ignore what is happening “because they are just kids.” This is a serious matter. Bullying on any level is unacceptable: it doesn’t matter if it is just “teasing”, teasing can snowball into a provoked suicide. If you haven't noticed how enormous this problem has become think about this, suicide has become one of the top three causes of death in young people today. Now think back to the last time you saw a "Bullied Teen Commits Suicide" headline in the