Absolutely Fabulous!
I have pondered and pondered these same issues. A young girl, of half asian descent, half Italian/Irish...I felt I didn't fit. I wondered about the magic popularity formula for most of school age years. I was kind, smart and my friends thought I was funny...
Ahh, now as an adult I watch the youth of today. One thing is apparent; this is a lack of understanding and depth on the part of those adolescent popu-lar-ites. They may suffer the same evils but the difference lies in the analysis of the evil as well as the ability to contemplate your place in the resolution of the problems that plague you. I used to just call it shallow but that's derogatory. I think it is more a cerebral ability to pick apart the "fake" the "phony" and question why?