Why are we attracted to mean people? As a teenager, I grew up enthralled with movies and television shows such as Mean Girls, Clueless, Jawbreaker, and Popular. I found the group dynamics in these productions fascinating. I believe this to be partially because I had the feeling of "wanting to belong" to some sense of community for so long. Needing to Belong In my own schools I often daydreamed what it would be like to be close friends with certain girls I idolized. More of