Girl Gets Kicked Out of Prom for Having the Nerve to Wear Pants

Girl Gets Kicked Out of Prom for Having the Nerve to Wear Pants

There's something here that people should know, and that even as a Catholic, my position on this is going to sound rather liberal because of my age and experience. I'm only (gasp!) 19 years old. Really, I'm not that old. To put it in perspective, I was born the week OJ Simpson got acquitted.

Now, I was recently spotted at a high school prom, oh, about 2012. It'll actually be 2 years around this weekend, I think. Went with a lovely friend, too.

So, here's the thing about high school prom: it can get two things fairly quickly - expensive (heaven have mercy, can it get to that) and salacious. (oh, yes)

Good heavens on Earth, can it get absolutely salacious. Believe me. When I went, both men and women were grinding on each other and "dancing" to that shit list they call the Billboard Top 40. Prom dresses, too. I'm not sure if the money they're spending on those things - money that combined, probably puts a dent in the local GDP -  is going towards a dress or a piece of expensive material that covers the genitalia and breasts enough to not look like a bathing suit.

With what we have today, red jeans and a black shirt is probably better than anything. I mean, it's not traditionally what one would wear at prom - [but who am I to judge? I didn't wear a tux. I wore a suit I bought the previous summer and I'm convinced another guy showed up in flannel and jeans] but people should be, at least modest. That might be my sensus Catholicus speaking, but modesty is good. It shows respect, it shows decorum. Were I a priest, I'd want to see the a picture of the dress brides were wearing if they wanted a wedding in the Church. I wouldn't hesitate to refuse to marry that couple because of low-cut immodest dress that has no place in the Church or anywhere.

So kudos to this girl for having decency. At least she's being honest with herself.