Why are "hot" girls made out to be mean girls in the movies and shows?

[opinionsarentfacts]

OK so not all of them are but most of them do. The best example of this would be the movie "Mean Girls". Why are they portrayed this way?

[Darkfairie17]

The idea behind the Mean Girls movie was that the girls were called 'the Plastics' for a reason. They valued fake stuff, and were very particular about how they looked. Like when Regina George goes to the store to buy her prom dress, and they say they only have it in 1, 3, and 5. The store is kind of an exaggerated version of what boutique stores in the malls are like. They only carry a limited variety of sizes.

The whole movie is basically a commentary on how society works, a bit exaggerated in points, but it still makes for a good movie. The Alpha female in this case. Regina George is the popular high school girl. She comes from a well-off family and is very pretty. She uses her status and beauty to get people to fear her but at the same time love her. Much like society does with celebrities.

But some of the girls in that movie who weren't popular were also good looking. Hot people are not the only one's who are mean. Cady Heron was also good looking, and she was nice during the beginning of the movie. But she changes to be a part of the popular crowd.

The movie really does a good job of showing people's need for being accepted. Cady only wanted to be accepted by the masses, and feels bad when everything comes crashing down on her. Same with Regina George. Everyone in the end gets along, but you can see the trend continue with the younger generation.

Our society does value looks, and Regina in the movie uses her looks as a form of currency to gain power among the school. No one wants to make Regina George unhappy, because she is the most popular girl in the school, and with that comes a form of power.

I know in high school or public school we can probably think of a pretty mean girl we all knew. I had one in public school. The movie just plays on that whole idea. Obviously not all the mean girls are pretty, but I think the reason most movies choose a mean girl to be pretty is because it's an easy way to show why she has that power to make people fear yet love her at the same time. I think that is the reason they often choose for the mean girl to also be pretty.

[madmisskelly]

In high school the best looking is usually the most popular and the most popular has a sense of power. Some use this power and are mean and others arent. I think it has to do with pretty girls who are taking advantage of the power.

[desidoll]

Maybe because in real life hot girls tend to be associated with their bitchiness.Of course its not 100% true but this is how many people viewed them.

[SillyG0000se]

to make ugly people feel morally superior to pretty people

[dwiller943]

Like hot as in "presents themselves like a hoochie" hot
or hot as in "natural and modest" hot? Because the former
is always the mean girl in real life.