Do teens today really act like this?

Yes there are sluts and easily manipulated girls over net.


I dont know which me that I love. I got no reflection! Im weak 7 days a week.-Mr. Marilyn Manson <3

No this isn't representative of teens. Directors always think it is more authentic to have kids say *beep* over and over, drink, do drugs, and talk about sex non-stop but its not authentic at all. Of course there are kids like that but not even close to being the majority or even the norm.

It's no surprise kids do all sorts of things they're not supposed to, but the characterization of teens in this movie feels a bit caricaturish - and given that the movie's supposed to be a 'cautionary tale', it's almost like the director is saying, "ooh, look how bad teens are, somebody needs to set them straight", and is trying a little too hard to get that point across. Not to say that anything in particular that happens in the movie isn't plausible, but altogether it felt really forced. As a comparison, Larry Clark's Kids were into a lot of questionable *beep* but they were at least believable.

A lot of those kids reminded me of the ones I went to high school with, some not all. But it could be because of my area and how I viewed my peers as a bunch of Ken Park rejects.

"I'll go,because I am Cinema!" - Ben (Man Bites Dog)

At my school, only the trashy kids acted like this. I did hear rumors of popular kids smoking marijuana, drinking, and having sex but they didn't brag about it publicly and wear it as a badge of pride like the kids in this movie. Most popular kids at my school were too busy focusing on getting into the best, most expensive college and being the best athlete on their sports teams rather than drugs and sex (or at least that's how they acted at school; who knows what people do when they get home?). Only the people who looked like potential guests for the Jerry Springer Show acted like that publicly though.

Come, fly the teeth of the wind. Share my wings.

yes only in The United States of America

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I would love to say that they aren't, but this film really hit home for me.
I'm 21 years old, so I would have been 14-15 when this movie is set.
I wish I could say I wasn't like this but honestly, I kinda was when I was that age. I was an unpopular outcast in 6th grade, but had an older sister, with whom I occasionally experimented with drugs and alcohol with. Well, once people saw that side of me, I was the most popular girl at my school. People thought I was so badass for swearing, drinking, hanging out and hooking up with guys (THOUGH NEVER TO THAT EXTENT). I was even idolized at our "sister" middle school, and was well known for being popular and fun. Honestly, I hated myself during this period, but I loved the attention I got, so I got worse and worse. The boys I dreamed of dating when I was in 6th grade now considered me hot and the girls I envied (yet despised) now idolized me. I was obnoxious, rude, drank (even at school), did everything rebellious I could.
When I entered high school I started hanging out with an older crowd, and finally felt that I could be myself and dropped that "popular party girl" faze. I continued partying but with true friends, who respected me, and appreciated the person I was. Unfortunately, some girls I know still haven't found themselves or the people that appreciate them, and are still like this. I try to hide this part of my life because I am insanely ashamed of the person I was then and the things that I did. I really hate that I was like that because if you knew me, you would HAVE NO IDEA I was ever like that.
This film was really hard for me to watch, for so many reasons, but for me personally, the thing that hurt the most was knowing how these girls feel and why they act the way they do. At least from my experience, girls act like this at this age because they want to do everything they can to get attention from their peers, and to separate themselves from their parents morals. This becomes idolized by other teens, and especially by peers who have troubled family lives (as I did).