The True Story

I've done tons of research on this story based on any and all information that I could find on the web, and it seems to me that this story was completely overblown. A lot of people are making some very rude and ill informed (not to mention hypocritical) comments towards these girls because the movie portrayed them as a bunch of vindictive, malicious and callous bitches. The reason this is a story isn't so much because of the what the girls allegedly did; it was the fact that they got away with it. The story here is that the adults did not take charge and failed to see discipline as a loving instruction in life. The adults failed to be adults. As for the girls, as allegedly bad as their behavior allegedly was, you really cannot and shouldn't place all the blame on their shoulders. They were being kids and having fun, and that's what high school is all about. The problem is that they were given no boundaries as to how far their fun could go. I highly doubt that all the shenanigans in the movie really occurred, especially the scene of them drinking on campus during school hours and them physically abusing other girls. I think the directors probably embellished and juiced it up to reinforce the stereotypical mean girls that they were trying to portray these girls as, because nowhere did I read or hear about these girls fighting with each other. The only antics that seem to be true in the real life scenario in comparison to the movie are the head cheerleader (Brooke/Karrissa) flipping off one of the coaches, talking on cell phones during class and telling the teacher to shut up once instructed to stop, and sending the dirty text message from the coach's cell phone. The infamous video of them in the movie isn't true either; it was pictures, not video, that were posted on MySpace of them in their uniforms. There are a lot of discrepancies in the movie compared to what really happened, based on my understanding with this story. I just find it really disheartening that so many strangers can talk badly about these girls and be so mean towards them while at the sake time only doing so because of how this movie portrayed them. I did, however, read somewhere that the real girls were given money by the producers of the film for their consent. I'm not sure if that's true, but if it is, then these girls really don't care about their reputations or images as a bunch of out of control, drunken, slutty bitches. Regardless, I don't think it's right for so many people to talk these girls down. Everybody says this kind of thing happens in every high school. It probably doesn't in every school but more than likely does in some schools, but that is not the kids' faults: it is the adults' faults. They are the ones who are in charge and responsible for enforcing rules. It's natural for teens to rebel against rules but it's up to the adults to stand their ground. The bigger picture is that nowadays we seem to have an epidemic of parents buddying up with their kids. They want to be a friend to their kids more than they want to be a parent, and this does their children a real disservice. I reckon some of this went on with the principal wanting to be her daughter's friend by allowing her and her friends to do whatever they wanted. The principal is whom everyone should be upset with because she abused her position by giving preferential treatment to one clique of students. In doing so, I will say that these girls learned a valuable lesson in life: that who you know (not how you act) can help you get ahead in life. Let me state that no I am not condoning these girls' behaviors; I am, however, saying that it's not entirely their fault. I'm sure they knew that what they were doing was wrong, but how were they supposed to know any different when no adults in charge told them to stop? I feel very sorry for these girls who are forever going to be haunted and harassed and ridiculed for what they did in high school. We all misbehaved, made stupid decisions and have many regrets from our teen years that, looking back upon now, we see in a different perspective. We learn from our mistakes so that we can become better people, and I'm sure these girls have learned their lesson and are just wanting to move on with their lives. That's what growing up is all about. I urge all of us who are calling these girls every ugly name in the book to stop and instead point our fingers of shame to the adults. It was, after all, their fault why this happened.