{"id":1386207,"date":"2016-03-14T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1386207"},"modified":"2022-05-23T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:37:00","slug":"janis-ian-is-my-high-school-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/janis-ian-is-my-high-school-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Janis Ian Is My High School Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cRaise your hand if you’ve ever felt \u00a0personally been victimized by Regina George.\u201d \u00a0NOW, raise your hand if you have seen \u00a0Mean Girls<\/em> \u00a0the requisite 537 times for a girl currently alive between the ages of 13 and 46. THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean Girls<\/em> \u00a0is required viewing in the instructional library of life as a teenager. It teaches you that Lindsay Lohan was not always a \u00a0gun-toting nun\/vigilante. \u00a0It teaches you \u00a0that Tina Fey will always be \u00a0the coolest person in the world, and one of your most \u00a0realistic and wonderful \u00a0role models. AND, most importantly, it teaches you that \u201cfetch\u201d is never, ever going to happen. But on top of all those essential lessons, \u00a0Mean Girls<\/em> \u00a0also contains a shining beacon of hope in the dark abyss that is grades nine through twelve\u2014Janis Ian. Janis may have her \u00a0hair clip issues, but she is \u00a0the best friend we all wanted, and the girl that we all wished we could have been a bit more like in high school. And because \u00a0I’M LIKE IN LOVE WITH HER, I’ve just gotta tell you all the ways Janis Ian is the most epic human \u00a0to ever wear a purple tux \u00a0(okay, it’s a \u00a0tie with Damian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janis knows who she is WHILE she’s still in high school (SAY WHAT?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me, this seems like a \u00a0miracle akin to \u00a0Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, and Chris Pineall fighting over who gets to buy me mozzarella sticks. In high school, I barely \u00a0resembled a normal, functioning human, let alone someone who was comfortable in my own skin. Janis dresses the way she wants (and you’ll never hear her complaining about \u00a0wanting to lose three pounds), says what she wants (AKA doesn’t take shit from anyone), and doesn’t give a \u00a0Sweet-Poe-Dameron-tato \u00a0about what anyone thinks about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her best friend is Damian. That is all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man who brought us \u00a0\u201cYou go, Glenn Coco!\u201d \u00a0is one of the most perfect high schoolers of all time. \u00a0As the only gay characters in the film, he’s \u00a0unapologetically himself. \u00a0He never hesitates to \u00a0express his opinion \u00a0or \u00a0revel in his passions \u00a0(he IS beautiful). Most likely, Janis and Damian are friends because they share this ability to stay true to themselves in spite of all the crap that comes with high school. As a duo, they’re basically \u00a0the greatest people you will ever meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She befriends the new kid, just because<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janis \u00a0didn’t have to tell Cady not to sit behind \u00a0the kid who farts a lot. She didn’t have to invite her to lunch the next day. She didn’t have to talk to the new kid at all. But, she did. Being someone who takes the time to look outside their own bubble in high school is actually a huge deal. \u00a0Janis saw someone in need of a lifeline, and she threw one without hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She calls out people on their nonsense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janis is one of the only people who doesn’t worship Regina George. She knows about her cruelty firsthand, and isn’t enamored with her \u00a0like the rest of the school. Janis doesn’t care about Regina’s fabulous lifestyle or what she owns or who she dates. Janis judges people solely on their actions and personalities\u2014quite a feat in high school. And, even after she lets Cady know how terrible she’s been, Janis is also able to forgive people for their mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellent planning skills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl knows how to overthrow a dictator: \u00a0cut off her resources. \u00a0With a mind like that, someone should probably put her in the white house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could the world handle how cool Janis Ian would be in college? Would Janis and Damian totally kill at hosting a late night talk show? Who was your favorite character in Mean Girls?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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