Comments on: Teen arrested for prom dress - no, really

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:31:29 +0000

Oh goodness, people always seem to make a lot out of nothing. I agree the dress was kind of inappropriate but they should have at least given her money back I mean come on that is like adding salt to the wound. Not fair, nice post though!

By: Dorian Rinehart

Dorian Rinehart — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:08:27 +0000

I know Robert - but teens have to try out different things to figure out life. The adults were just as responsible for the escalation and they are not supposed to still be figuring this out - especially when they are the sponsors for a teen event. They are supposed to know how to de-escalate rather than have a power struggle, especially if the teen offered a solution that was workable (I haven’t read more on the incident than Dr Rayne gave, so my information is that she did!).

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:59 +0000

While I agree, I can’t help but cringe at the girl’s choices. Not the dress, but her decision to escalate the argument to the point where she ended up arrested.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:41 +0000

“While telling her not to be so smart, we put her down for being so dumb….” –John Lennon

By: Kristal

Kristal — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:24:54 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I agree that the double-standard and confusing messages need to stop. Or how about we, as a culture, just stop obsessing so much about teenage girls’ bodies (and wanting our 30+ year old mom bodies to look like them)? It’s ridiculous.

By: Margaret Pevec

Margaret Pevec — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:25:44 +0000

You are courageous for making the point that you made today about teen girls’ bodies. Thanks for laying it right on the line…while I know this, your words have reminded me again how crazy-making our society is towards young women and teenagers in general.