Chapter+6+Sexuality+and+Society

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 * __Heterosexism__-(a view that labels anyone who is not heterosexual as "queer")
 * There are many occasions where the Plastics call people in their school gay. Two examples of this has to do with Cady's best friends Janis and Damian. When the Plasics where younger, they accused Janis of being a lesbian, simply because Janis just wanted to hang out with her best friend. Then later in life, Cady says that Damian is "almost to gay to function." Then they write it in the burn book.


 * __Sex__-(the biological distinction between females and males)
 * Sex is portrayed a lot throughout the movie. It is thought of as a norm within this high school. There are many occasions where the students are talking about sex, relating sex to life, or being involved with sex. One example is when Regina is meeting up with a boy every Thursday in a classroom in the auditorium, and Cady is trying to get her caught in the act.
 * __Sexual Orientation__-(a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person.)
 * There are many different sexual orientations expressed throughout the movie. There are gay sexual orientations and straight sexual orientations. Damian would represent the gay side of this, and Cady, Regina, and Gretchen would represent the straight sexual orientation.
 * __Heterosexuality__- sexual attraction to someone of the other sex.
 * When Cady comes to the school she meets Aaron, who she becomes attracted to right away. She soon learns out that he is Regina's boyfriend, but that makes Cady even more attracted to Aaron.
 * __Homophobia__- discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
 * The Plastics act like Damian and Janis have a disease and are contagious because they are said to be gay.
 * __Incest Taboo__- a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
 * When Karen talks about how she kissed someone her friends react in a negative way because she kissed someone who was related to her.