There’s no shortage of “Mean Girls” hate online from people not realizing the movie is a musical. And that’s resulted in another common type of post: people who are dumbfounded by audiences who don’t do their research before going to see something.
X user @mjarbo is curious whether the added attention could benefit the film: “I’m loving all the [TikToks] of people not realizing it was a musical. T[h]at kind of marketing will either hurt it or help it lol.” Others called out all the “Mean Girls” haters far more directly. On X, @XOEricDaDiva posted multiple clips from the trailers showcasing intricate dance choreography and characters singing. They further commented with a Google screenshot that classifies “Mean Girls” as a “Comedy/Musical.”
Even if audiences were unaware that “Mean Girls” had a Broadway adaptation, easy access to the internet means there’s an endless supply of information at most people’s fingertips. And @HarrisonCoffman thinks this whole thing says more about the general public than the movie itself: “Listen, #MeanGirls (and all musical films) should be advertised as musicals, but I’ve worked in the ticketing industry long enough to not feel an ounce of sympathy for someone who gets mad about the ticket they bought without doing an ounce of research on what they were buying.”
Chalk this up as another case study of how people are somehow less informed in the digital age than ever. But maybe it’ll be good in the long run, encouraging viewers to do their due diligence before spending money on a movie ticket.
