# Why are girls so mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 21, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451 "2010-07-21T11:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/41 "2010-07-22T17:17:06Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > I thought “Odd Girl Out” was better than “Queen Bees & Wannabes” at exploring the issue. I second this recommendation, although reading “Queen Bees” as well wouldn’t be a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/42 "2010-07-22T17:52:36Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I’ve been told I could be an honorary girl. They were talking about your cup size, though 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sonnenstrahl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Sonnenstrahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonnenstrahl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/43 "2010-07-22T22:04:46Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > This is not how my high school was like at all. The most popular people were almost all genuinely nice. There were a few dickheads among the popular crowd, but they were rare. Even today, I’ve run into a few of the popular people as adults and they still seem genuinely nice. > > The assholes and bitches were usually the stupidest people or the drug addicts or the ones who just liked causing chaos. They all banded together, so they had a lot of friends, but “popular” they weren’t. In my experience, this was true in high school, from about age 16 on (I kind of missed having classes with 14-15-year-olds so I’m not exactly sure of the timeline). Ages 12-14 were the stereotypical “girls who are good at sports and catty insults get all the boys and make other girls feel like shit” years. Actually, what changed a lot in that time was streamed classes and a larger school, so that by grade 10 I never even knew the names of the “bad kids” who were into drugs and skipping. Good for your daughter for standing up for her friend. That’s real strength of character, and in the end it will serve well socially. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/44 "2010-07-22T22:14:24Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Anyone who thinks that Humans are naturally “good” and only learn evil from others has obviously never been around children. Don’t young children fit the profile for true sociopaths? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/45 "2010-07-22T22:29:10Z")
> [@Binarydrone](#): > > They were talking about your cup size, though 😛 That’s a relief. I was worried they were talking about…downstairs. [sub]Because that’s where they were pointing…[/sub] ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451/46 "2010-07-22T22:39:48Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Jerry asked this of Elaine on _Seinfeld_ and she said, “We just tease her till she developed an eating disorder.” Full quote: > [@](#): > > “Why do they call it a wedgie?” > George: “Because the underwear is pulled up from the back until… it wedges in.” > Jerry: “They also have an Atomic Wedgie. Now the goal there is to actually get the waistband on top of the head. It’s very rare.” > Elaine: “Boys are sick.” > Jerry: “What do girls do?” > Elaine: “We just tease someone until they develop an eating disorder.” > > - Elaine, George and Jerry, in “The Library” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451.md?page=2)