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Article: 'Mean Girls' a slice of regular high school life
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- May 8, 2004
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We all remember our first day of high school - the fear of
standing out from the crowd and the longing to fit in and be liked by
everyone else. And, of course, we know the prep girls (The "Plastics"
as they're dubbed in the movie) who were perfect trendsetters. They
were looked up to as goddesses, dating football players and going to
the coolest parties on Saturday nights.
For Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), this is a new experience. Raised
in Africa, she is told by her zoologist parents that they are moving
back to America and she will be going to public school there. Home-
schooled for 15 years, she doesn't know what to expect on her first
day. However, she befriends outcasts Janice (Lizzy ...