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{{short description|Protest or alternative celebration to a school prom}} |
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'''Anti-prom''' also known as '''morp''' (''prom'' spelled |
'''Anti-prom''', also known as '''morp''' (''prom'' spelled backwards), is a social event often staged by [[high school]] [[student]]s as a [[protest]] against, or [[boycott]] of, their school's official [[prom]], as an alternative celebration. Other times, it may be an unofficial prom, planned by the students themselves so that it is not under the control of the school. |
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Some of the more common reasons for the creation of an anti-prom include the desire to curb the large cost of a traditional prom, to listen to music other than that expected to be played at the official prom, to have a smaller, more personal get-together, ones that cannot find a date or have been rejected for a prom date, don't like the food, or have looser and less strict rules than the school's (often relating to dress rules or alcohol consumption). {{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} Another common anti-prom is an unofficial dance set up by freshmen and sophomores as they cannot go to prom without a junior or senior. |
Some of the more common reasons for the creation of an anti-prom include the desire to curb the large cost of a traditional prom, to listen to music other than that expected to be played at the official prom, to have a smaller, more personal get-together, ones that cannot find a date or have been rejected for a prom date, don't like the food, or have looser and less strict rules than the school's (often relating to dress rules or alcohol consumption).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=2011-06-06 |title=A Prom for Students Who Don't Want One |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/a-prom-for-students-who-dont-want-one/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=City Room |language=en}}</ref> {{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} Another common anti-prom is an unofficial dance set up by freshmen and sophomores as they cannot go to prom without a junior or senior. |
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| ⚫ | The attendees of an anti-prom usually disagree with the values of the high school [[Youth subculture|in-crowd]] who, stereotypically, organize the prom from the preparatory stages to the after-parties. In particular, anti-prom attendees protest what they regard as the [[vanity]], excess, and conformity that the prom culture expects from students.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]| url=http://www.slate.com/id/2129379/|author=Ann Hulbert|title=Take Back the Prom|date=November 3, 2005}}</ref> Anti-proms do not follow any prescribed format, catering instead to the varied tastes of the large spectrum of students who feel dissociated from prom culture. Nevertheless, anti-prom participants are generally concerned with arranging social activities that are not only fun and enjoyable, but which also serve as an assertion of solidarity and of the legitimacy of social difference. {{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} |
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On the disney channel movie radio rebel, they threw a morp because the principle would not let them throw a real prom. |
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In the [[United States]], youth belonging to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] often attend morps organized through their church or stake. This is true even in the state of Utah, where a substantial percentage of the youth belong to Mormon families. The custom is that the girls may each ask a boy to take them, but the boys may not ask the girls.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Darron T. |title=Black and Mormon |date=October 1, 2010 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |location=Chicago |edition=Reprint}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The attendees of an anti-prom usually disagree with the values of the high school [[Youth subculture|in-crowd]] who, stereotypically, organize the prom from the preparatory stages to the after-parties. In particular, anti-prom attendees protest what they regard as the [[vanity]], excess, and conformity that the prom culture expects from students.<ref>[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |
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==Queer proms== |
==Queer proms== |
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[[Sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]] sometimes |
[[Sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]] sometimes play a role in leading students to form and attend an anti-prom (sometimes referred to as a '''gay prom''' or '''queer prom'''): [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[transgender]], [[queer]], and [[questioning (sexuality)|questioning]] ([[LGBTQQ]]) students who feel that attending their school's traditional prom with a same-sex partner or not identifying in traditional gender identity fashion would be problematic might choose to hold their own gathering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_22132835/hayward-gay-prom-is-focus-new-film|title=Hayward Gay Prom is focus of new film|author=Rebecca Parr|work=Hayward Daily Review|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> Gay proms began to form in the 1990s, with one of the longest running and oldest being the [[Hayward Gay Prom]], which was first held in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=20060112&id=oK5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JSEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5790,913594|title=Alliance to host Tracy's first gay prom|author=Brenda Huang|date=January 12, 2006|work=San Joaquin News Service}}</ref> |
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Anti-prom, also known as morp (prom spelled backwards), is a social event often staged by high school students as a protest against, or boycott of, their school's official prom, as an alternative celebration. Other times, it may be an unofficial prom, planned by the students themselves so that it is not under the control of the school.
Some of the more common reasons for the creation of an anti-prom include the desire to curb the large cost of a traditional prom, to listen to music other than that expected to be played at the official prom, to have a smaller, more personal get-together, ones that cannot find a date or have been rejected for a prom date, don't like the food, or have looser and less strict rules than the school's (often relating to dress rules or alcohol consumption).[1] [citation needed] Another common anti-prom is an unofficial dance set up by freshmen and sophomores as they cannot go to prom without a junior or senior.
The attendees of an anti-prom usually disagree with the values of the high school in-crowd who, stereotypically, organize the prom from the preparatory stages to the after-parties. In particular, anti-prom attendees protest what they regard as the vanity, excess, and conformity that the prom culture expects from students.[2] Anti-proms do not follow any prescribed format, catering instead to the varied tastes of the large spectrum of students who feel dissociated from prom culture. Nevertheless, anti-prom participants are generally concerned with arranging social activities that are not only fun and enjoyable, but which also serve as an assertion of solidarity and of the legitimacy of social difference. [citation needed]
In the United States, youth belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints often attend morps organized through their church or stake. This is true even in the state of Utah, where a substantial percentage of the youth belong to Mormon families. The custom is that the girls may each ask a boy to take them, but the boys may not ask the girls.[3]
Queer proms
[edit]Sexual orientation and gender identity sometimes play a role in leading students to form and attend an anti-prom (sometimes referred to as a gay prom or queer prom): lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) students who feel that attending their school's traditional prom with a same-sex partner or not identifying in traditional gender identity fashion would be problematic might choose to hold their own gathering.[4] Gay proms began to form in the 1990s, with one of the longest running and oldest being the Hayward Gay Prom, which was first held in 1995.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kilgannon, Corey (June 6, 2011). "A Prom for Students Who Don't Want One". City Room. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Ann Hulbert (November 3, 2005). "Take Back the Prom". Slate.
- ^ Smith, Darron T. (October 1, 2010). Black and Mormon (Reprint ed.). Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
- ^ Rebecca Parr (December 5, 2012). "Hayward Gay Prom is focus of new film". Hayward Daily Review.
- ^ Brenda Huang (January 12, 2006). "Alliance to host Tracy's first gay prom". San Joaquin News Service.