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21 Mar 2018, 5:34 pm
goldfish21 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm amazed they didn't do away with proms in the 60s and 70s.
Why would they do that?
A lot of things that were considered ceremonial or traditional or something ones parents did were unpopular due to the anti-establishment feeling of that era. For example, a fraternity that formed on my campus in 1978 was the first one there in 10 years.
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22 Mar 2018, 1:12 am
ASPartOfMe wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm amazed they didn't do away with proms in the 60s and 70s.
Why would they do that?
A lot of things that were considered ceremonial or traditional or something ones parents did were unpopular due to the anti-establishment feeling of that era. For example, a fraternity that formed on my campus in 1978 was the first one there in 10 years.
Apples to oranges.
Celebrating major life milestones, like high school graduation, is never going to go out of style.
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22 Mar 2018, 2:30 am
goldfish21 wrote:
ASPartOfMe wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm amazed they didn't do away with proms in the 60s and 70s.
Why would they do that?
A lot of things that were considered ceremonial or traditional or something ones parents did were unpopular due to the anti-establishment feeling of that era. For example, a fraternity that formed on my campus in 1978 was the first one there in 10 years.
Apples to oranges.
Celebrating major life milestones, like high school graduation, is never going to go out of style.
Probably not but how these milestones are celebrated can.
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22 Mar 2018, 2:39 am
ASPartOfMe wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
ASPartOfMe wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm amazed they didn't do away with proms in the 60s and 70s.
Why would they do that?
A lot of things that were considered ceremonial or traditional or something ones parents did were unpopular due to the anti-establishment feeling of that era. For example, a fraternity that formed on my campus in 1978 was the first one there in 10 years.
Apples to oranges.
Celebrating major life milestones, like high school graduation, is never going to go out of style.
Probably not but how these milestones are celebrated can.
Meanwhile, in the entire history of high school graduations it’s been celebrated with a dinner & dance with fashion and music changing with the times. The likelihood of that changing is about the same as birthday cakes being replaced by salad.
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