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I wrote a post in response to your post (check it out in the main posts) but also wanted to add.  I doubt that the pregnant girl in 1975 is trying to draw attention to herself by being mean to the popular girls...it would make no sense.    The girls who put out are the popular girls.  See my post above about that one.  I think Susan fell from popularity after she got pregnant.  As is normally the case.  And she's still mourning that loss. I think Susan's only action was having been pregnant at a young age (and possibly the fact the EJ may have been jealous of her looks...or maybe even of who she was pregnant by.  You never know).  Just because your situation was different, you can't try to act like the popular crews aren't the ones doing most of the bullying...a lot of times in a passive aggressive way.  I was popular in high school but I wasn't into cliques (I got along with all types because I was into many different things), but I went to a predominantly white, wealthy high school that was very into cliques and the most popular pretty girls usually had the nastiest attitudes.  I think my popularity stemmed more for calling people out on their b.s. and doing my own thin so I didn't need a clique.
That's what we all say.  But what would you say if some kid you didn't remember called you on national TV to say that you made everyone laugh at them or you were with some kids teasing them because they tripped on the floor during 5th period lunch back in 1976?   We all think we were popular and we all think we were nice and not into any cliques.  But if you were a lone ranger you wouldn't be popular. You'd say you were a loner in high school and did your own thing.  And if you consider yourself popular you were in the popular clique whether you want to admit it or not.  Remember I talk about being so nice and I was a cheerleader.  I wouldn't say I was in a clique, but I was in the cheerleader clique as far as everyone was is concerned.  I had cheer practice and games, so I didn't hand out with the stoners or in the science lab because I had other obligations, so those crowds can't say I was their friend in high school.