Love it or hate it,Mean Girlsis a pop culture icon.
The movie, released in 2004, becamean unexpected phenomenonthat launched some ofthe most quotable lines of the decade.
The movie has definitely aged well.
According to U.S. census data, there are fewer than 100,000 Swahili speakers in the country.
There’s also the fact that Cady would assume these students were from Africa to begin with.
Did her parents not teach her any American history when they were homeschooling her?
It seems like a pretty significant detail to have been omitted from her homeschool curriculum.
Is there some sort of unspoken code of racial segregation at this school?
Yet somehow, when she puts her hair down, we see that it’s cut in trendy layers.
The hairstyle Cady is rocking wasone of the most popular haircuts of the 2000’s.
Ms. Norbury represents all underpaid teachers
Poor Ms. Norbury.
Even worse is the fact that she’s not alone.
Many teachers are underpaid and teacher salariesare slipping.
Those who do become teachers often have towork a second jobjust to make ends meet.
Needless to say, fans ate it up.
Ms. Norbury’s ability to play by ear is one that even many professional musicians would envy.
Needless to say, I’m jealous.
“I took my lines to my dad.”
The namesTrangandDinhare both Vietnamese which seems to match up with the portrayed national origins of the characters.
Pak, however, isa Korean last name, whileSunandJinare Chinese names.
She tells Cady that she had her home searched.
Cady is scolded by her mother for storing this black and white artifact under the sink.
However, the vase does not look anything like typical Ndbele art which is particularly noted forits colorful patterns.
