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      • Mean Girls 2024 takes Janis from a queer-coded character to a canon lesbian. This also meant that they never kissed at the end and Janis never ended up with Kevin G like she did in the original epilogue, which was also missing in the new Mean Girls ending.
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  2. Jan 9, 2024 · Auli'l Cravalho explains how Janis in the new Mean Girl movie is different from the original 2004 version while also paying homage to the original and the musical versions. Mean Girls is a product of the time, and while most of the comedy seems almost timeless to a degree, some elements make clear the era in which it was created.

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  3. Jan 12, 2024 · Janis, who was accused of being a lesbian with a crush on Regina in the original film, is actually queer in the new film instead of ending up with Kevin G from the Mathletes (who,...

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  4. Jan 15, 2024 · Janis has complex feelings when it comes to Regina and their past, according to the new film. In the 2024 adaptation, the pair were best friends in middle school and had matching plush toys.

  5. Jan 13, 2024 · Janis’ new characterization as an out queer woman of color — one whose sexual orientation, rumored or otherwise, isn’t weaponized against her by her classmates — is most effective in an...

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  6. Jan 12, 2024 · While Janis was bullied in the original movie after Regina spread a (likely false) rumor that she was a lesbian, her character is out and proud in the 2024 version and takes a date to the Spring Fling instead of attending with her gay best friend Damian.

  7. While the original portrayed Janis tormented by a rumor about her being a lesbian, the updated storyline features Janis as a "loud and proud" lesbian, reclaiming the term from its previous use as...