Mean Girls
Mean Girlsstar Amanda Seyfried says she was grossed out by the response to her conditions report view . rise to pop culture fame in the early 2000s , Mean Girlstold the story of a transferee student who decides to infiltrate and countermine the clique of democratic girls at her unexampled high schooling , known as the Plastics . Penned by comedian Tina Fey and helmed byFreaky Fridaydirector Mark Waters , the film storm to boxwood office succeeder , rake in around $ 130 million from a budget of $ 17 million .
Starring Lindsay Lohan as the mistaken protagonist Cady Heron , the Plastics were comprised of Rachel McAdams as theirinfamous loss leader Regina George , Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners , and Seyfried as Karen Smith . The somewhat clueless but loveable member of the jointly toxic chemical group , Karen became well - know by fans for her unexpected one - liners . Perhaps her most well - jazz conniption occurred after being branded “ unintelligent ” by her so - called friend Regina . undertake to solace her , Cady encourages her to partake some of her talent , to which Karen replies that , other than the power to put her whole first in her mouth , her chest could predict when it was about to rain down . “ Well , ” she quickly amended . “ They can tell when it ’s raining . ” Later , after becoming the schooling ’s weather reporter , Karen come along to reference her breasts before predicting that there was a 30 % chance it was already raining .
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Now , in an consultation withMarie Claire , Seyfried revealed how she matt-up about the former vista . Stating that she continue to be recognized for her role inMean Girls18 years later , Seyfried keen that it was often for her conditions conniption . “ I always feel really gross out by that , ” she admits . “ I was 18 years old . It was just perfect . ”
Seyfried ’s experience ring that of fellow adolescent stars such as Millie Bobbie Brown ( Stranger Things ) , who recently derided the sexualization of untried distaff actresses . Describing growing up in the spotlight as “ overwhelming , ” Brown said there was a notable , “ thoroughgoing ” difference in the path she was treat in the public oculus since turning 18 . Elsewhere , Nickelodeon champion Cole Sprouse also recently branded the experience of his distaff co - stars as “ singular ” and uncomparable to his own due to their heavy sexualization on - cover and by fan .
The revelation of Seyfried ’s treatment followingher performance inMean Girlsfurther highlights a disheartening tendency of objectification toward immature actress . Arguably made popular for its parody of high schoolhouse refinement and gender stereotypes , it seems peculiarly cruel that one of the pic ’s headliner should fall prey to such public objectification . Still , as more former teen stars begin to verbalise out about their sometimes disturbing experiences in the spotlight , we can only hope that Hollywood and society as a whole moves to further protect untried people from similar experience .
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