Are we all mean girls?

This may seem like a weird reference, but a lot of the discrimination we have been talking about really reminds me of the movie Mean Girls. I know that the girls in this movie don't discriminate primarily because of race, what they do discriminate against can show how ridiculous some prejudices actually are. To be in the "plastics" would be considered to be in the dominant group in this movie. In order to become part of this group one is voted in based on if they have the criteria those already in the group seem fit. In order to stay in the dominant group the members would have to follow basic dress code rules. If those rules weren't followed, the member of the group breaking the rules would be denoted to the more subordinate groups in the high school, or might not even fit it with those groups at all. Not only is there the group called "the plastics" but there are many different other groups that are described in the cafeteria scene I provided, many of these groups showing off stereotypes. As an aspiring teacher, I have come to realize the many cliques that are in high school, many that are based on ethnicity and race and others who are broken down into many other different categories, not dealing with race at all. I feel like looking at middle or high school students would be a great way to show how even at a young age, people are prone to knowing about prejudices or even being a victim of prejudice or discrimination.