We've all seen "Mean Girls" once or twice in our lives. If you're me, you've probably watched it about a thousand times without getting sick of it. As fun and quotable as the movie is, mean girls exist in the real world just as much as the fictional North Shore High School. Frankly, they exist with more strength, more cruelty, and way less remorse.

We have all been victims of mean girls. But, we have all been a mean girl at some point in our lives. We have all hurt someone else. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, it is impossible to exist without hurting another human. It is a part of the human experience; to hurt and to be hurt.

With that being said, I think that there is a difference between hurting others, and later being remorseful, and being a mean girl. Mean girls are girls who repetitively hurt and look down upon others simply because they feel that they are entitled. They are the girls who smile to your face and the first ones to talk badly about you when you are not around. Why is this? Well, I could take a few guesses.

In the year 2016, our society is obsessed with outward appearances. The clothing that you wear and how well you apply your makeup are key determinants if your worthy of someone else's time or not. Trampling over those to get where you want is acceptable. Social media is a jungle and only the fittest survive. It's sad but it's the truth. Our society no longer cares about how good of a person you are and how you care for other people. Hence the rise of more mean girls than ever before.

I am not perfect. I have been mean before and I will be mean again. But I will use my mistakes as a learning tool to become a better person not to continue being negative and hurtful. Girls should be taught life lessons not to tear down others for their own pleasure. If we do not make a conscious effort to reverse this behavior, then we haven't seen anything yet.