Ah, Mean Girls, the Lindsay Lohan-led warm blanket of a comfort movie that has helped many a queer kid get through life. Now a new fan theory posits one of the leading characters is actually a closet lesbian, and the internet is shook. Could Regina George’s (Rachel McAdams) raging bitchiness stem from living in the closet?
The theory began with TikTok user @lizzie.mchigher who makes note of the queerphobic language several characters use in the movie. She notes that “queer panic is one of the driving plot forces” in the movie, and that uber-mean Regina seems to have an odd fascination with lesbians, and with her social rival Cady (Lohan).
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She also notes that Regina “doesn’t actually like any of the guys she dates,” engaging them more for social standing than genuine attraction. McHigher also notes that people–especially teenagers–project their insecurities onto others; in other words, Regina’s obsession with lesbianism and other girls stems from her attraction to women.
When I was 7 I had a crush on a girl in my class & didnt know how to deal w it so I wrote her a letter that just said "get out of my school"
— JeffreyPostlethwaite (@JeffreyPoss) December 5, 2015
“In conclusion,” McHigher sums up, “Regina George’s character arc can be summed up with this tweet.” She then quotes a tweet that reads “When I was 7, I had a crush on a girl in my class and didn’t know how to deal with it. So, I wrote her a letter that just said: ‘Get out of my school.'”
Sounds about right. Have a look at the original TikTok dissertation.
MissTerri
Now this is Quality Journalism!!!
Cam
Awwww, the right wing troll account that always attacks this site, just can’t seem to explain that if the site is so terrible, why it always comes on here under multiple screenames to comment on every story.
Sweetie, your troll game is sad and tired.
Canadiancub
Hey cam, only commented on this site maybe twice before but been reading for years. Always seam to find your comments like just yelling at everyone. But you’re calling other people sad. You seam to take this TMZ level news site so seriously, now don’t get me wrong I love this site but chill dude. And what’s your obsession with thinking every commenter is the same exact undercover troll ?? I feel like once you reply saying I’m the same thing I’ll finally be hazed into being a commenter on this site ?
MissTerri
Everyone who disagrees with Miss Camilla is a “right wing troll” in her feverish mind. C’est tragique!!!
Cam
@Canadiancub
Actually I’m typically only pointing out that we have one anti-LGBTQ bigoted troll on the site who keeps switching screenames, will come onto articles about victims of bigotry attacking the victim, will try to derail any conversation about anti-LGBTQ Republicans, or, like here, will keep coming on to continually attack the site even though they are already here.
If you read the site as much as you said I’m surprised you haven’t seen multiple people making similar comments about MissTerri in the last few posts this week.
Canadiancub
@cam sure but I also see alot of you just going off on comments that aren’t as bad as you feel like they are. And honestly a comment like hers at the top about the journalism is pretty spot on cause this site for the most part is Tumblr/reddit reposts. And now apparently tiktoks. I like some of the good stories here but let’s not pretend this site is anything more than a gay BuzzFeed. And who cares about comments on this site. Damn.
Cam
@Canadiancub
And yet we’ve never seen you come on to chat about their obviously anti-LGBTQ comments, or comments defending bigots. Just multiple comments here defending them. Hmmmm
Cam
Actually, it makes sense, Regina was always upset, she supposedly liked a guy, but only as somebody to compete for, she didn’t seem into him when she had him, etc, and she became kick ass in sports later, which although a stereotype, is another data point.
Not a bad theory. Regina should come out and she’ll be much more happy.
MissTerri
Oh ok Queen Camilla. (snicker)
Cam
@MissTerri
1. Nice to see you’re still obsessed with me no matter what screename you’re in.
2. NOTHING is a bigger insult for a right wing troll than to call somebody a name that has to do with femininity. Sweetie, you’re trolling is sad and old.
cuteguy
Didn’t she end up playing field hockey at the end? Girl was a definite carpet muncher
butchqueen
She rolls her own tampons.
barryaksarben
as a longtime reader of this sight CAM is right about MSTERRI and her various screen-names and her homophobia. Not a clever ruse at all missy