How do schools deal with mean girl behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: If "mean girls" is defined as a group of pretty, well-groomed, attractive to boys with any critical /catty behaviors then they exist at all schools.

This part of the proposed definition is irrelevant or worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If "mean girls" is defined as a group of pretty, well-groomed, attractive to boys with any critical /catty behaviors then they exist at all schools.

This part of the proposed definition is irrelevant or worse.

6:08 here. Why? The girls portrayed in the movie were considered pretty, popular, social and sorry to inform you but high school groups do have an element of who is attractive to boys. That is just one variety of mean girls-- perhaps the classic connotation as seen in the movie.

These real life Texas cheerleaders are worse than the movie mean girls:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/37993

My definition was rather benign and any level of "mean girl" behavior can arise from any group, individual, or type. Physical, emotional, mental harrassment can be dished out by any "type" of girl.

[Anonymous]

Anyone who asserts that looks and attractiveness to the opposite gender do not play a role in the "mean girl" phenomenon is truly delusional. The mean is one of two types: 1.) very pretty and attractive and using her looks and meaness for power 2.) unattractive and rough and mean to those deemed "pretty girls" or "studious girls" because of jealousy and the desire for power. These are the two classic scenarios, and not just in Hollywood. I recognize that lots of posters on DCUM want to deny that physical attractivness is important or plays an important role in many daily interactions, because as adults we have hopefully all realized the shallowness of it, but that does not change the veracity of the statement.