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Lemmy user succinctly explains why Prom became such a prominent US teen tradition (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A really good explanation that I felt deserved to be highlighted.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Another community event turned into a disgusting consumption pattern.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

That's capitalism for you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's just the US in a nutshell

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

US pioneered this sort of idiotic consumption but this toxic behavior has spread it seems.

Asians seem to enjoy a lot of this. Aint that song Gangham style song literally mocks it? or is it venerating it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought gangham style was about getting 45 year old women in hr to dance like an idiot, so that the next week she'd be more open to getting an ice bucket dumped over their head for charity.

Also, minor league hockey teams.

And all of this exclusively in a window of time about 10 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

millennial spotted

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I mean........yes?