We were discussing this on my blog’s Facebook page. And the general consensus was that it was somewhat vulgar and wasteful. It is of course the right of a parent to spend on their child as they see fit, but this has been quite public and all over media and social media, so this is fair game in the public sphere.

These comments were left on a public page so this woman is comfortable with what she said to me. I am offering a rebuttal here. I feel she just likes the sound of her own voice.

I reject how some wish to turn the comments from mere opinions into something bad as if no one is allowed an opinion on what became a public spectacle.

This was never about the kids at the party, or the kid for whom the party was for. This is about public reaction to the excessive nature of this much like the crazy MTV Sweet 16 parties that you used to see run across your television screen.

Sorry not sorry, this is excessive. This is like practically a wedding expensive. This is like a semester of college tuition expensive. Or paying the co-pays on cancer treatment expensive.

We all know prom is a right of passage. But something like this? Is it really for the kids? Or adults showing off that they can?

Anyway, one woman who has never commented on my page couldn’t merely disagree, she had to make this into a whole ball of ugly. She made it racial, and that was not and is not what this is about. And when I didn’t bow to her God almighty wisdom the race baiting terms like “micro aggression” surfaced. Also, as an added bonus, the lovely commentary that it was essentially her divine right to comment on my page. Actually no it’s not, she’s a guest.

She also had to say how everyone was jealous that was leaving negative comments. She doesn’t know how anyone grew up or where they grew up. It was just we were jealous because we think something like this is vulgar and excessive. Personally, definitely not jealous because at that age a party like that would’ve been a lot of pressure for a teenager in my humble opinion. I would not have wanted that pressure as a teen. Just like I am glad that we did not have the added pressure of promposals back in the day. And while some of those promposals are definitely cute, a lot of those have also gotten excessive.

This woman is an unpleasant example of how so many are unable to have a conversation from opposing perspectives. This is also an example of how people weaponize the politically correct terminologies of today and other common phrases.

I am not and never have been a racist. Expressing my opinion on an overpriced post prom party does not make it anything other than exactly that: it is excessive and anyone has the right to say so. I will also note that the color of my skin is not something I personally decided. I was born that way. I also have to ask why is it OK to attack me for the color of my skin? I’m not attacking anyone for the color of their skin, merely commenting on a rather excessive and somewhat ridiculous post prom party. (I have, however, used my space to express how I feel when I am called a racist by anyone for expressing my opinion devoid of racial implications or intent.)

So lady, God don’t like ugly, and I will be able to look him in the eye on judgement day.

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