How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Mean Girls.
Quote #1
HUGE GUY: Nice wig, Janis. What's it made of?
JANIS: Your mom's chest hair!
Janis's edgy style makes her stand out like a sore thumb at North Shore, and makes her a target of barbs like this one. At North Shore, like most high schools, appearance is everything, and girls aren't supposed to dress like Janis.
Quote #2
GRETCHEN: You can't wear a tank-top two days in a row, and you can only wear your hair in a ponytail once a week. So, I guess you picked today. Oh, and we only wear jeans or track pants on Fridays. Now, if you break any of these rules, you can't sit with us at lunch. I mean, not just you; like, any of us. Okay, like, if I was wearing jeans today, I would be sitting over there with the art freaks.
Cut to Janis and Damian. She's putting cold cuts on his face, and he's doing an impression of Sloth from The Goonies.
GRETCHEN: Oh, and we also vote before we ask someone to eat lunch with us because you have to be considerate of the rest of the group. Well, I mean, you wouldn't buy a skirt without asking your friends first if it looks good on you.
CADY: I wouldn't?
Look, we're not saying that society's treatment and expectations of women is to blame for this totally bananas conversation, but can you see Aaron and his soccer teammates having a conversation and litany of superficial rules like this?
Okay, so maybe we are saying Western culture's conduct towards women is to blame, at least in part, for the crazypants nature of "Girl World."