Girl World is a Mean World

       This week, as we read The Crucible, we saw how one accusation by a single person can lead to the whole world believing in something false. Abigail portrays how manipulative humans can be when they want something. She sets up a trap to make Elizabeth look guilty of witchcraft, and when she accused her, the court just automatically believed her.
       The sad truth is this is similar in high schools, especially with girls. Through the years, there have been a countless number of times when one girl starts a rumor about someone else and everyone else just believes them even if they don't have proof. Think about it- high school is just everyone trying to follow a stupid "status-quo". Shamefully, there have been many times when a girl becomes a victim of a rumor and gets a negative image. Everyone just starts to believe it because the "popular" girl started the rumor, so who would want to go against the "popular" girl? A lot of the time, people decide that laying low is better than sticking up for someone because you might become the next victim.
       This is similar in The Crucible when Mary Warren says she can't confess the truth because Abigail would kill her. In this case, Abigail is the "popular" girl and Mary Warren would rather inflict the rumors on someone else than become the victim herself.
       This past week, National Mean Girls Day was on October 3rd and I realized that it connected well with this topic. In the movie, Regina George-"the popular girl"- spreads nasty rumors about Janice Ian and every girl automatically believed in it just cause they didn't want to go against Regina. They'd rather laugh with the bully than be laughed at.
       So, my message to all is screw the status quo! This is cliche, but the only way to end this cycle of gossip, accusations, and rumors, is if YOU stand up.