Mean Girls

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When it comes to hilarious teen comedies, it's hard to top Mean Girls. Between Tina Fey's writing, Rachel McAdams as Regina George, and the funny misfit duo of Damian and Janis, it's pretty much a laugh a minute. You already know we love it here on Buzz, so let's honor it with this week's edition of Buzz Lines! These quotes should help get the ball rolling, then share your favorite quip from the film in the comments.

• "Glenn Coco? Four for you, Glenn Coco! You go, Glenn Coco." — Damian
• "I'm not like a regular mom, I'm a cool mom."— Mrs. George
• "Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen. It's not going to happen!" — Regina

Kids today, as the lament goes. The age of the mean girl is getting younger, an article in The New York Times reports. The dreaded middle school cliques are extending down to the kindergarten crew. The article examines the nasty things bullied girls have dealt with in elementary school, from the creation of exclusive clubs to being forced to go down a slide filled with mud.

The supposed increase of mean little girls could be the result of various factors from parents being more aware of their child's emotions to early-onset puberty, but many experts agree that outside media influence is a major factor. So what makes a mean girl? Find out when you read more

Most of us can remember the mean girls from our adolescence, and with the news we read today, it's not hard to think that bullying has taken a turn for the worse. However, statistics show the occurrence of violent injury by and toward girls is plummeting. Today's teens might not be beating each other up, but their actions have violent consequences as demonstrated by the high-profile suicide of Phoebe Prince, a bullied freshman at Massachusetts' South Hadley High School.

This week, prosecutors brought unprecedented charges against students who bullied 15-year-old Phoebe so much that she committed suicide in January. Her friends and family allege that the students repeatedly harassed Phoebe at school and with technology by sending hurtful texts and talking trash on Facebook. Her fellow students allegedly threatened her verbally and physically because she moved from Ireland and was involved briefly with guys whom other girls at the school liked. Now those teens have been charged with the felony of violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, and two young men also have been charged with statutory rape, presumably for having otherwise consensual sex with Phoebe.

Some spectators argue such bullying isn't confined to South Hadley High, but rather a phenomenon taking over US schools. Unlike bullies of days gone by, modern kids have technology at their disposal. The threat of digital abuse, including sexting, online cruelty, and digital disrespect, prompted MTV to launch a multiyear initiative to empower youth to it. As violence caused by young women goes down, youth are increasingly able to harm each other from afar. While I doubt young people will ever stop picking on each other, maybe the threat of serious consequences, mixed with some preventative action, can curtail the impact of Bullying 2.0.

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