tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post8272399108186322388..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: Prom NightNeurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-54701150190992191452014-06-30T13:37:08.625-05:002014-06-30T13:37:08.625-05:00Hi Deniz,
I'm so sorry it took me so long to...Hi Deniz,<br /> I'm so sorry it took me so long to respond; I've been so bad about blogging lately! I'd be really nervous too if a celebrity accepted my invitation; even now I still have the occasional crush on a cute actor or musician. I think your school's idea of prom sounds fun, because that meant that everyone got to go. I wish we could have done that. And you're totally right about how prom is just one night. But you know how it is in high school; back then it almost seemed like high school was the whole world. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-6166265668557515692014-06-28T06:53:12.211-05:002014-06-28T06:53:12.211-05:00I had no idea celebrities even accepted such invit...I had no idea celebrities even accepted such invitations. I might have exploded with nervousness if I'd ever asked one of my favourite musicians or authors and they'd actually accepted.<br />Can't remember now if any of the girls in my grade had no dates for the prom. Our situation was a bit different, though. We were only 15 girls in my graduating class and all the boys came from the two boys' schools affiliated with our girls' school. Those of us who weren't dating anyone at the time got fixed up with friends of our friends' boyfriends. Lucky for me, I thought the guy I got set up with was kind of cute :-) We saw each other for coffee a couple of times after that and then I went to Turkey for the summer and never saw him again!<br />It's funny how people make a huge deal of prom when, really, you've got sooooo many years of life to live after that one night.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-1130799630166408162014-06-27T23:41:30.165-05:002014-06-27T23:41:30.165-05:00Hi Misha,
I used to think it was nice too, but l...Hi Misha,<br /> I used to think it was nice too, but like you said, it's like people are doing it to get attention for themselves. I think celebrities do it partly because they end up looking like the bad guy if they say no; that's what those teenagers are counting on. And I don't think that's fair for the teenagers to put celebrities on the spot like that. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-86626199043922489232014-06-26T03:12:01.056-05:002014-06-26T03:12:01.056-05:00Yeah... I used to think it was nice when like one ...Yeah... I used to think it was nice when like one or two people did it. But as you say, the trend's increasing, and it feels like the fun aspect to it is going away, replaced by people demanding attention when really they don't deserve it.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-29000111461643312382014-06-25T16:41:40.122-05:002014-06-25T16:41:40.122-05:00Hi Johanna,
I was eager to get out of my small t...Hi Johanna,<br /> I was eager to get out of my small town too; I wanted a different life. Social media helps pressure celebrities to go on "dates" with those teenagers. The teens get other people on social media to send messages on Twitter or Facebook to those celebrities and pressure them into going to the dances. So those famous people have to deal with hundreds or even thousands of messages, which makes them feel guilty if they say no; that's what those teens with a strong sense of entitlement are counting on. And yes, I think that's the teens' way of becoming "stars"; I don't think it's right. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-17893083943390711622014-06-24T11:13:26.552-05:002014-06-24T11:13:26.552-05:00Like you, I didn't go to my prom either. I gre...Like you, I didn't go to my prom either. I grew up in a very small town and by the time prom time rolled around I was chafing to get out of there. Literally like a dog pulling at its collar. <br /><br />As for the celebrity trend....I think it's weird. I feel like those invitations sort of shame celebrities into attending and it says a lot about a generation of kids who actually expect celebrities to take note of them. With social media we can all be stars and I think that's the message internalized and displayed by those types of invitations.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-54226719519947500902014-06-20T12:23:01.401-05:002014-06-20T12:23:01.401-05:00Hi Nicki,
It's true that prom should be about...Hi Nicki,<br /> It's true that prom should be about a celebration with your friends, especially because the friends will be going their separate ways not long after prom. The first time I heard about a teenager inviting a celebrity to prom, I thought it was nice. Now way too many people are doing it every time a dance comes up; it's lost its meaning and it makes it seem as if the teenagers think they deserve celebrity status or something.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-10332259206335703552014-06-20T12:21:27.384-05:002014-06-20T12:21:27.384-05:00Hi Talli,
I know, right? I've had crushes on...Hi Talli,<br /> I know, right? I've had crushes on celebrities before, but I wouldn't ask them out just so I could be the center of attention.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-35116196426985518592014-06-19T14:15:27.819-05:002014-06-19T14:15:27.819-05:00Prom is THE most overrated event ever. The whole i...Prom is THE most overrated event ever. The whole inviting a celebrity thing seems very Brady Bunch to me---always makes me think of when Marsha invited Davey Jones, hehe. And good point about it not being fair to make the celebrities feel the pressure. <br /><br />My daugher went to prom with a guy freind and seems to have had a lot more fun than her friends who went with their boyfriends and ended up sitting in a corner making out the whole time...not that that sort of thiing isn't fun, but they can do that anywhere. This was senior prom, and I agree with Talli -- the event shoud be about a celebration with your friends.<br />Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-88874508861203193422014-06-19T13:40:07.726-05:002014-06-19T13:40:07.726-05:00That's really awful! Prom should be a celebrat...That's really awful! Prom should be a celebration with your friends, not an attention-seeking event. Sigh!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.com