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Post by helsieboo on Feb 8, 2008 11:00:00 GMT -5
I thought it would be interesting to discuss which of the girls was the bitchiest. Not when babysitting as such, but generally, as a person.
I think without a doubt, it has to be Mary Anne. Sure, they all had their moments, but Kristy's insults struck me as being immature and insults from the others just seem like typical girls just being mad at each other and saying things they don't mean. Mary Anne just seems to be a b*tch and implies things in subtle, sly ways aswell. Then she makes out 'Oh I'm so sensitive waaaaaaaah.' Who can forget the 'Island Adventure' remarks to Dawn and later on implying in 'Wicked Stepsister' that Dawn is fat?
For me though, the nastiest was implying that Claudia cheated.
The next bitchiest I think was probably Jessi. 'There's so much goodness in Mallory, that after a while, she seems pretty.' OUCH. Put down city!
I think the least bitchy were Mallory (I think she was a dork, but nothing bad in her), Abby and probably Stacey.
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Post by Karen Brewer on Feb 8, 2008 13:48:13 GMT -5
You know what? I'd have to agree about Mary Anne. She has those passive-agressive tendencies (unfortunately I do too) so it's easy to see her getting nasty at times. Dawn's Wicked Stepsister is one book that comes to mind, as well as Dawn's Family Feud.
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Post by fairy3lf2 on Feb 8, 2008 14:14:13 GMT -5
I agree with most of that but I wouldn'tsay Stacey was one of the least bitchy. I think she was up there with Mary Anne. I didn't think Jessi was that bad either.
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 8, 2008 15:53:43 GMT -5
^ I didn't mind Jessi, either. I thought her and Mal could actually be the nicest. The ones I saw as meanest were MA, Claudia, Stacey, Dawn and Abby. I almost see Abby as the meanest as I see her making fun of people (like Josh in Queen of the Seventh Grade and Tess in Secret Friend) a lot and Dawn makes really snide comments frequently, though, too. So does MA (the "fat" comment really made me angry) I think they all can have their moments but Kristy is more blunt than actually mean. I don't like thinking about this topic, though. I prefer thinking about their "nice" moments. ;D
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Post by greer on Feb 8, 2008 19:03:57 GMT -5
i think stacey and ma are the meanest. kristy can be mean but i don't think she means to be--although she and dawn in ma's makeover were quite a b*tch team. basically, all the eighth grade baby-sitters except claud. haha.
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Post by luckymojo on Feb 8, 2008 19:37:00 GMT -5
I think that everybody is pretty bitchy except Claudia and Mallory.And maybe Abby. when did MA said that claudia cheated?
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Post by greer on Feb 8, 2008 19:52:03 GMT -5
in claudia and the middle school mystery. i don't actually think she was being bitchy there though.
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 8, 2008 20:27:18 GMT -5
^ I don't think she was being mean in that one, either, but I can't remember anymore exactly what she said. I think Kristy just says whatever she feels and isn't really trying to be mean (though sometimes it is mean ;D) Sometimes I'm not sure if Dawn makes her comments to be hurtful or just out of anger. Abby, I think, thinks she's being funny a lot of times but to me, making fun of someone isn't funny....
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Post by greer on Feb 8, 2008 20:33:36 GMT -5
^i remember kristy felt the same way as you about abby's humor. ;D
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Post by luckymojo on Feb 8, 2008 20:45:49 GMT -5
To tell you the truth,nobody's mean in the club.Nobody.They happen to be in a situation when they said mean things.Everybody makes mistakes.They apologized,right?We are looking at the bad things they did but the good deeds they did outweighed the bad.The real bitches in the book is Cokie and Shawna.And a few others that I cant remember at the moment.
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Post by inconstant heart on Feb 9, 2008 9:14:35 GMT -5
^ I don't think Cokie was ever as bad as she was made out to be. The books are from the point of the BSC, who all hate her, so we're constantly told she's a b*tch, but I just don't see it. Yes, she's often mean, but a few of the BSC members have moments where they're worse than Cokie. I find the BSC members worse than her mostly because they're mega-bitchy to their friends (like the moments mentioned upthread) and Cokie's never been anything but an enemy to them.
I think any baby-sitter featured in a Peter Lerangis book (or whatever his name is) will be the meanest. I just read 'Dawn and Too Many Sitters' and Dawn was awful- really snarky and generally mean. Same with Stacey in 'Stacey vs. the BSC' (which I understand, though). His characterisations of the girls feel odd. They're always so bitchy (mostly subtly) in his books.
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Post by candykane on Feb 10, 2008 20:54:26 GMT -5
Dawn, Mary Anne, and Stacey are the bitchiest IMO. In that order. Jessi and Mal seem like the least bitchy, maybe because every time there was a club fight those two were Switzerland.
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Post by helsieboo on Feb 11, 2008 6:42:24 GMT -5
I don't think Cokie was as bad as she was made out to be either. Sure, her attempts at getting Logan were pretty mean and she could be pretty nasty to MA at times, but I think she was probably just a normal thirteen year old.
Just thought it would be interesting to discuss this as obviously, they're the heroines of the books (well, the series is about them) but how were they perceived by their peers? They must have looked cliquey and snobby at times?
Kristy always makes out she hates snobs, yet the reluctance of the BSC to break away from their 'group' surely means that they could come across as snobby to their peers?
d**n, I've been thinking about this waaaaay too much. I work in education and study a lot of pupil case studies and now I just over think everything!
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Post by Rie on Feb 11, 2008 7:05:34 GMT -5
Sorry guys,but I just can't choose any of them,I just don't think any of them deserves the "Meanest Baby-sitter" title. Of course they had they're fights and they've said and done bad things,but I think they're all VERY nice.
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Post by sarish on Feb 11, 2008 8:48:40 GMT -5
^Me neither! I think they all are nice, and all have their moments, just like everyone does. It bothered me that it was Cokies friend (Grace) who started out liking Logan and then Cokie took over...I felt bad for her friend! That is just a big "No, no" in my book. You don't go after your friends crush! But, I guess that is Cokie for you!
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