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** Not to mention they are HeterosexualLifePartners joined at the hip who have been living together since high school for ten years, have no dating life to speak of, danced with each other at prom, and enjoy each other's company so much that they can have fun in any situation because they like each other that much.

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** Not to mention they are HeterosexualLifePartners joined at the hip who have been living together since high school for ten years, have no dating life to speak of, danced with each other at prom, and enjoy each other's company so much that they can have fun in any situation because they like each other that much.much.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Thanks to the advance of the internet and smartphones since the film's release, Romy and Michele would be found out within minutes by a simple Google search.
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* CostumePorn: Romy and Michele’s glitzy 90’s wardrobe.
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* CultClassic: A modest hit upon release, it wound up VindicatedByVideo, [[https://www.vogue.com/article/an-oral-history-of-romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion and the cast and crew are pleased and often surprised with the fan reaction]].
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* HollywoodPudgy: Romy's alleged chubbiness as a teenager.

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* HollywoodPudgy: Romy's alleged chubbiness as a teenager.teenager which is jarring because their dorky classmate Toby is played by the genuinely plus-sized Camryn Manheim and no one, not even the AlphaBitch, make comments about her size.
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*CostumePorn: Romy and Michele’s glitzy 90’s wardrobe.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The HBO documentary ''The Inventor'', about a blonde low-voiced entrepreneur in black who turns out be quite the faker, made a few people claim Elizabeth Holmes was ripping off Romy big time. There were even requests for Mira Sorvino to play Holmes, [[https://twitter.com/QuinnCox/status/1108786371907469313 which she]] [[https://twitter.com/138Nelliecat/status/1108165802048581632 approves]].

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* HilariousInHindsight: The HBO documentary ''The Inventor'', ''Film/{{The Inventor|OutForBloodInSiliconValley}}'', about a blonde low-voiced entrepreneur in black who turns out be quite the faker, made a few people claim Elizabeth Holmes was ripping off Romy big time. There were even requests for Mira Sorvino to play Holmes, [[https://twitter.com/QuinnCox/status/1108786371907469313 which she]] [[https://twitter.com/138Nelliecat/status/1108165802048581632 approves]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: The HBO documentary ''The Inventor'', about a blonde low-voiced entrepreneur in black who turns out be quite the faker, made a few people claim Elizabeth Holmes was ripping off Romy big time. There were even requests for Mira Sorvino to play Holmes, [[https://twitter.com/QuinnCox/status/1108786371907469313 which she]] [[https://twitter.com/138Nelliecat/status/1108165802048581632 approves]].
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-->'''Michele''': Okay.

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-->'''Michele''': Okay.Okay.
** Not to mention they are HeterosexualLifePartners joined at the hip who have been living together since high school for ten years, have no dating life to speak of, danced with each other at prom, and enjoy each other's company so much that they can have fun in any situation because they like each other that much.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Romy being sexually harassed by her work colleague is very uncomfortable to watch after the Harvey Weinstein scandal, especially as Mira Sorvino has said that it was extremely hard to find work after this movie because she was blackballed by Miramax as being "too difficult" to work with.
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* BrokenAesop: Debatable. The Aesop of the movie is ostensibly ' be yourself!' and is highlighted when Romy and Michele change from their business women suits into the bright, colorful clothes that they made themselves and everyone likes it! Of course, at the end, the [[strike:goth]] aggressively frumpy chick is seen getting a make over from Romy and Michele. Apparently, you should follow your own style, but only if it's cheery, bright and sexy. Aggressive frumpiness is not acceptable.
** Unless you're being frumpy as a defense mechanism because being yourself in a high school setting leaves you open for others to take advantage of you.
*** Agreed. She'd already sharpened up considerably just to go to the reunion. After getting over her past feelings for Sandy and hooking up with Clarence, it's believable that she'd want to finally move even further on from the days of high school.
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* BrokenAesop: Debatable. The Aesop of the movie is ostensibly ' be yourself!' and is highlighted when Romy and Michele change from their business women suits into the bright, colorful clothes that they made themselves and everyone likes it! Of course, at the end, the [[strike:goth]] aggressively frumpy chick is seen getting a make over from Romy and Michele. Apparently, you should follow your own style, but only if it's cheery, bright and sexy. Aggressive frumpiness is not acceptable.
** Unless you're being frumpy as a defense mechanism because being yourself in a high school setting leaves you open for others to take advantage of you.
*** Agreed. She'd already sharpened up considerably just to go to the reunion. After getting over her past feelings for Sandy and hooking up with Clarence, it's believable that she'd want to finally move even further on from the days of high school.
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* HollywoodPudgy: Romy's alleged fatness as a teenager.

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* HollywoodPudgy: Romy's alleged fatness chubbiness as a teenager.
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* HollywoodPudgy: Romy's alleged fatness as a teenager.
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* LesYay:
-->'''Romy''': Swear to God, sometimes I wish I was a lesbian.
-->'''Michele''': Do you want to try to have sex sometime just to see if we are?
-->'''Romy''': What? Yeah, right, Michele. Just the idea of having sex with another woman creeps me out. But if we're not married by the time we're 30, ask me again.
-->'''Michele''': Okay.

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