Read previewI'm not sure it's hyperbole to say that Stanley cups — the colorful 40-ounce water vessels — are tearing apart the fabric of our society. The Cut reports that Stanleys have become the new status symbols for middle school girls. AdvertisementLewis's prediction seems spot-on: The cup is now the hot item for middle school girls — a demographic not exactly known for kind behavior if you deviate from the norm. Middle school is when kids can be ruthless about who has or doesn't have some arbitrary status symbol, whether it's Uggs or folding the waistband of your gym shorts the right way. (Back in MY day, we — gasp — used the school water fountain).

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