Monday, April 23, 2007

What? Prom is expensive?



The Bakersfield Californian ususally has some interesting design, which is why I was disappointed to see this centerpiece about the prom. There are so many reasons why I think this centerpiece is ridiculous. First, as you can see there is only one paragraph and then the rest of the story is bullet points about how much different aspects of the prom costs - corsages, hair, tickets, etc. - so there's no actual story here. Second, I'm kind of glad there is no story, because don't they do this kind of thing ever year? "Wow, prom is getting more expensive!" has been a story in just about every newspaper since the beginning of time...it's not news. It's not even lighthearted news. Parents and students (that's right, students...not pupils :) ) already know how expensive prom is, and those who are beyond high school years no longer care.

Next, the paragraph in this story actually says: ..."Some students drive themselves, dine on fast food and borrow dresses to save cash. Others empty their designer wallets and purses to make sure they have the hottest dresses, rides and accessories. Here's a look at what some Kern County students are spending this prom season."

Don't even get me started...first off, it makes it seem like only the rich, snobby kids, those with "designer wallets and purses" spend a lot on prom, so there's definitely a class bias here. Second, this plays on what we talked about in class today about generalizations..."some" students do this, while "some" do this, here's what "some" do. So we don't actually get an idea of how many students are spending this much, less than this, or more.

Last but not least, look at the story below this centerpiece, "School throws first integrated prom." Now that's a story! I didn't even realize some schools didn't have integrated proms. There's an opportunity for some great photos and a controversial story that is far newsier than this nonsensical fluff about how much prom costs.

...do I sound too bitter? Maybe it's because I'm jealous of all the frilly dresses...

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