What is prom really? To be honest I have no idea what the positives or even negatives of prom are. Up until this week, prom was one of the last things on my priority list .But listening around school,its definitely the number one topic. Everyday I hear someone whisper under their breath, "Who're you going with?" Prom has been slapped onto numerous places; from flyers to broadcasting of facebook there's no were to hide from the prom bombardment . Everyday I've been reminded of something that so unsure about.
With such overexposure comes a certain amount of criticism's. I was taught growing up that prom was very over exaggerated and now doing it, it certainly seems that way and frankly, played out. The idea of prom we are given is a dance where girls dress up in fairytale-elegance, like a celebrity to have the fabled best night of their life with someone they love.But real life prom is all to different , prom is more like a dance that ignites jealousy and sabotage,who will be the best dress? who will be the best date? where should we get the best booze from? Prom in many ways me is very shallow and petty.
But in thinking about it more there has to be benefits towards prom, cause if not it wouldn't of hung around so long, right? If it was such a outdated tradition it probably would have been phased out of our society already, like 80's workout wardrobe. In many ways prom is prom. Of course it can get bad but it's a memory. And its one I'm sure I'll treasure even if it turns out to be a less than momentous occasion.
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