Define Prom Dress Inappropriateness, Please

It is Prom Season!!! I like Prom Season because I like dressing up. One night in most American students' lives they get all dolled and duded up for this special event. I love seeing the pictures of the kids in their dresses & suits.

Yes, I went to prom. I wore this cute Geranium (Fuchsia) two-piece formal suit with White Gold podesua pumps with a matching purse. One can look at my Freeze with Shirley Temple curl hairstyle and can guess when I went to prom. LoL I was sans date. That was a decision, I have yet to regret. After prom there was No scandal on my name. 4 other friend-girls and I went in a Rolls Royce Excalibur limo. We were talk of the prom for a moment. Now when I went to prom, I did see the start of the revealing inappropriate dress trend.

I remember at other local schools in my city a dress similar to this one being worn. It was the dress worn in R. Kelly's Down Low video by Garcelle Beauvais. I know...Racy!!! I know at my prom one girl had on what looked to be a mid-thigh camisole with a shrug.  We all gasped and went back to dancing. Heck, it was said that my own slightly improper cleavage top made a couple of tongues wag. That is what was told to me. Who knows and cares anymore? But those were the good ol' days before prom dress codes. 

I understand prom dress codes because the inappropriate dress has evolved into less and less clothing.

I first heard about prom dress codes in 2003 a few years after I graduated and my cousin had to show the chaperones a picture of her dress before the event for approval. So, prom dress codes are not that new. But my question is, what is considered inappropriate these days? Do the young ladies in the first picture posted look improper? Ok got to read THIS article & THIS article. 

Based on both of these stories, these young ladies were targeted, in my opinion. Especially after reading what the vice-principal disgustingly said to the young lady in the Red embroidered dress.

When asked what was wrong with the dress, Alexus was told by the assistant principal that she has more boobs and the other girls have less to show.

Like the article asked "being a plus-sized teenager with boobs is against school policy?" That is not a plunging neckline like the dress code advised against. If she is showing too much bust, then I would have Never been allowed to attend my prom at all.  Also what kind of language is that for an explanation from an adult? Can we say crass & classless? I have an issue with that. We can't expect children to use respectful words if we don't. The other young lady also wore a respectable dress. (I really like that blue polka dot dress. Wish I could wear my back out.) Backless dresses were allowed at their event. And yes, she was standing with another student, who clearly was showing more skin  I hope these parents investigate more. 

Students and parents pay a lot to go to prom. They expect to go and have a go time, Being issued suspension notices & being asked to leave. It is very embarrassing for the students and the schools should be ashamed that it came to all of this. Maybe showing the young people photos of former students of all ethnicities & body shapes that "obeyed" prom dress code so that the students have a clearer idea of what to dress. And they should be reasonable because less than 1% will wear a high neck formal to prom. No one wants to have bad memories of their prom night. Prom is too fun to have a bad time. At least it should be.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms