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I don't understand why the cheerleader wasn't part of the society

posted 7 years ago by HarveyManfredSinJohn
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A blonde bimbo cheerleader would surely be a prime representative of the 80s elite. Also, I don't get why an Italian-American woman and a Jewish guy were cast as Clarissa and Ferguson respectively. I think it would have made far more sense, and be less racially contentious, if all the elites had looked like Billy's family (i.e. blonde, fair-skinned or sun-tanned, and WASPy looking). The family was well-cast, but some of the other 'elites' looked ethnic and/or physically unassuming. They should have all looked like 'perfect' Barbie and Ken doll types.

Also, why wasn't Shauna, the cheerleader invited to Ferguson's party? She was rich, wasn't she? She had an expensive-looking car, and I suspect most of the kids at their Beverly Hills high-school were pretty well-to-do.

[–] gcarras (2727) 6 years ago

Clarissa and Ferguson? So that's where the Clarissa Explains it All title girl and her kid brother got their names.

[–] ABee (44) 5 years ago

I hope that's true

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[–] gcarras (2727) 5 years ago

LOL!!

[–] bobbydallas (8055) 6 years ago

I didn't understand the Shauna shun either... maybe she was just not *born* into it like Bill's dad said. Couldn't accept her into the society

[–] legnadibrom (5697) 5 years ago

they are another race of being,
how could the cheerleader be a part of them if she's human?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

But wasn't the implication that the world's elites aren't human?

Personally, as much as I like the film, I see many of the world's elites as a bunch of very human idiots (look at the royal family, the Kardashians, the Trumps and Paris Hilton for instance - these people aren't super-smart 'lizard people' - they're just idiots who were born lucky).

[–] legnadibrom (5697) 5 years ago

i didn't get that implication,
just that that particular wealthy group in Beverly Hills were not human

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I thought that group was supposed to be a microcosm of society at large.