Regina George (Rachel McAdams)
Ah, Mean Girls, the Lindsay Lohan-directed warm blanket of a heartwarming movie that has helped many queer kids through life. Now a new fan theory posits that one of the main characters is actually a lesbian in the closet, and the internet is rocking. Could Regina George’s (Rachel McAdams) raging bitch come from living in the closet?
The theory started with TikTok user @ lizzie.mchigher taking note of the queerphobic language used by several characters in the film. She notes that “queer panic is one of the driving forces behind the plot” in the film, and that Regina seems to have a strange fascination with lesbians and her social rival Cady (Lohan).
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She also notes that Regina “actually doesn’t like any of the guys she dates,” engaging them more for their social status than for 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 and didn’t know how to deal with 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 says, “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 him a letter that just said, ‘Get out of my school.’ “
Seems about right. Take a look at the original TikTok thesis.
