Chapter 22: Mean Girls

Unscripted Musings

Dear Coconuts,

Mean Girls in its time was revolutionary, but what no one could have predicted was how important it will continue you be in the future. This movie not only shows us the cruel face of narcissism but also allowing us to appreciate how multidimensional humans really are. When you're young you are quick to see Regina as the main antagonist but as we get older we can appreciate that she was a victim of her circumstances too, with a superficial and childish mother, and a lot of pent-up anger. We are also able to appreciate some of the similar manipulation tactics used by Regina by Janice too. Overall, this movie was groundbreaking, providing a generation with amazing quotes such as "OMG Karen you can't just ask people why they're white"! LOL! The movie shows us what can happen if women work against each other, and how different it would be if they came together and didn't try to tear each other down. There would be peace.

PS. Check out Meral being very passive-aggressive over her drain water iced coffee.

Time Stamps:

• 0:00 - 3:22 Catching Up and what makes you “zen”?
• 3:22 - 9:04 Mean Girls has a timeless plot and origin! + Tina Fey Appreciation
• 9:04 - 14:55 What makes a mean girl, a mean girl?
• 14:55 - 20:20 Narcissism - a personality disorder
• 20:20 - 28:35 A trip down memory lane
• 28:35 - 39:55 Lessons from Mean Girls
• 39:55 - 44:55 Favorite Parts in Mean Girls! It’s Fetch!
• 44:55 - 54:05 Narcissistic Personalities in our lives + Treatments
• 54:05 - 57:17 What’s in our cup and new things!

Love,

Saman and Meral