On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Happy 10th Anniversary Mean Girls!
Stop trying to make "fetch" happen. It's not going to happen. Mean Girls on the other hand, totally happened, and we loved every second of it.
It's officially been ten years since our lives were changed forever. Oh how we loved thee Glen Coco.
You go Glen Coco! In what is easily Lindsay Lohan's best movie to date (and sadly, her last good movie in like... forever) Mean Girls was the teen movie that launched a thousand memes about girls, high school, and life in general. Let's be real, who doesn't have a
toxic friend like Regina George, or a crush worthy Aaron Samuels
to fawn over?
Mean Girls is to the 90s generation what Heathers and The Breakfast Club were to those who came before us. Or so I'm told. I've never actually seen Heathers, and The Breakfast Club bored me.... The point is, Mean Girls has proven itself to be a cultural touchstone that has earned its place as a cult hit. Ten years later, even the teeny tiny teens who
Mean Girls is to the 90s generation what Heathers and The Breakfast Club were to those who came before us. Or so I'm told. I've never actually seen Heathers, and The Breakfast Club bored me.... The point is, Mean Girls has proven itself to be a cultural touchstone that has earned its place as a cult hit. Ten years later, even the teeny tiny teens who
don't know how to work a walkman, know and understand all the cultural references of Mean Girls. And they don't even remember when Lindsay Lohan wasn't a train wreck. Now that's staying power.
Just think, where would we be as a culture if we didn't have this wonderful movie to explain the nuances of "girl world" to us? (We'd probably be fine, but the point is that this movie is awesome.) I actually judge people who haven't seen this movie. A month ago I told my guy friend that his "hair looked sexy pushed back" and I was aghast that he had no idea what I meant. HE DOESN'T EVEN GO HERE! Mean Girls is chock full of quotable goodness, and I consider it a crime to deprive oneself of its creamy pop culture sweetness.
While I can't honestly say that the movie has sentimental value, Mean Girls stands out as a quintessential film about the female high school experience that was so incredibly over the top that it was delicious. I was 14 when it came out and I was still rooting for Lindsay in The Great Aaron Carter War of 2003 (how misguided I was... #TeamHillary). Mean Girls was the perfect mix of filth and fluff for my delicate virgin sensibilities. I mean:
"You look like a baby prostitute."
"Boo, you whore!"
"That's why her hair is so big. It's full of secrets."
"He's too gay to function!"
It doesn't get any better than that, bitches.
So in honour of this momentous occasion, I command you all to take 90 minutes out of your day to rewatch this cult hit (while wearing pink!), and experience its awesome all over again. It's streaming on Netflix. You're welcome.
Feel free to post your favourite Mean Girls memories and quotes in the comments below!
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