‘Anti Prom’ in a library sounds like an event I’d attend. I’d prefer it with snakes though.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from American films, it’s that the snakes are at prom.
Ok but there will be snacks on May 22 or no?
One of my duties at work is IT Support for librarians in the State Penitentiaries. I have so much respect for librarians and their profession. They deserve more support from our governments. They are people making a difference.
I respect your job.
I’ve slowly been coming to terms with the fact that my most enduring legacy on the internet is going to be tweeting a screenshot of my local library’s Facebook page.
Celebrating librarians is a wonderful legacy!
What’s an anti prom? Do you get your virginity certified on that day or something?
Yes, and you get your official golden DARE card!
For real though, prom can be an exclusionary, torturous experience, especially for kids who aren’t cisgender, heterosexual, white, neurotypical, able-bodied, or financially comfortable. In very conservative areas, the rules around who can attend often include stipulations that dates must be opposite genders, and the dress code requires assigned-gender conformation. It’s not unusual for prom to be held at a country club or other establishment with an exclusionary, bigoted past.
Anti-Prom is an effort to make something fun for the kids that those proms leave behind.
Addendum: don’t snack on snakes. Snakes will not be provided as snacks on either date.
Is this “we don’t deserve X” a new internet fad? If so, I hate it.
It’s not new, but I do hate it.
