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Promposals: They’re not that deep
Avery Massey, Student Life Outside Editor
The time for promposals has fallen like a plague on Corner Canyon.
We do it all in anticipation of the beautiful dresses and tailored suits that fill up every vaguely photogenic area, the groupchat with your prom group is blowing up because that one person just can’t seem to get ready on time, and the actual dance– Or should I say, the two people who know how to dance and everybody else moshing or jumping.
Prom is a timeless tradition of high school, and the dance itself isn’t what sparks the anger every year– It’s the promposals. Instagram stories are filled with posters, some with what look like bare-minimum effort and some that make you ask, “How can I top THAT?”
The constant criticism of promposals leads me to believe that we should completely abolish this tradition. It’s ludicrous! These promposals take time and effort, show you care, get you excited for the actual dance night, can be amazingly creative, and… Wait. Those sound really good, don’t they?
Let me put you onto something, dear reader: Promposals are NOT THAT DEEP. The constant heat that they get is unprovoked– Ultimately, they’re a fun and harmless tradition that comes automatically with the dance.
An anonymous Corner Canyon student detailed how promposals “take away the fun” because you “can just ask them or agree to go.” To that I say… You can eat plain pasta, yes, but wouldn’t you rather have a delicious carbonara instead of depriving yourself of flavor?
Even if you don’t have someone specific you’re asking to prom, promposals for friends work too– It’s not even like they’re gatekept by price! A simple dollar store store poster board and some markers can make for a stunning prom poster and a cute photo.
So why, then, do I see so many people against the traditions of promposals? Corner Canyon student Quinn Fuller says he’s been doing promposals “since freshman year,” and that every time he creates a fun poster tailored to his date’s interests. Talk about chivalry!
Another Corner Canyon student, Ty Davis, argues that promposals gave him a lot of confidence. “Going in with a poster and flowers is so scary, but it’s worth it.” Exactly! Isn’t it worth seeing someone else’s face light up when they see the love and effort you put in for them?
The clear conclusion is that the promposal culture is alive and well— Cheesy lines and silly gifts are here to stay, and I, for one, am glad they are.
The time for promposals has fallen like a plague on Corner Canyon.
We do it all in anticipation of the beautiful dresses and tailored suits that fill up every vaguely photogenic area, the groupchat with your prom group is blowing up because that one person just can’t seem to get ready on time, and the actual dance– Or should I say, the two people who know how to dance and everybody else moshing or jumping.
Prom is a timeless tradition of high school, and the dance itself isn’t what sparks the anger every year– It’s the promposals. Instagram stories are filled with posters, some with what look like bare-minimum effort and some that make you ask, “How can I top THAT?”
The constant criticism of promposals leads me to believe that we should completely abolish this tradition. It’s ludicrous! These promposals take time and effort, show you care, get you excited for the actual dance night, can be amazingly creative, and… Wait. Those sound really good, don’t they?
Let me put you onto something, dear reader: Promposals are NOT THAT DEEP. The constant heat that they get is unprovoked– Ultimately, they’re a fun and harmless tradition that comes automatically with the dance.
An anonymous Corner Canyon student detailed how promposals “take away the fun” because you “can just ask them or agree to go.” To that I say… You can eat plain pasta, yes, but wouldn’t you rather have a delicious carbonara instead of depriving yourself of flavor?
Even if you don’t have someone specific you’re asking to prom, promposals for friends work too– It’s not even like they’re gatekept by price! A simple dollar store store poster board and some markers can make for a stunning prom poster and a cute photo.
So why, then, do I see so many people against the traditions of promposals? Corner Canyon student Quinn Fuller says he’s been doing promposals “since freshman year,” and that every time he creates a fun poster tailored to his date’s interests. Talk about chivalry!
Another Corner Canyon student, Ty Davis, argues that promposals gave him a lot of confidence. “Going in with a poster and flowers is so scary, but it’s worth it.” Exactly! Isn’t it worth seeing someone else’s face light up when they see the love and effort you put in for them?
The clear conclusion is that the promposal culture is alive and well— Cheesy lines and silly gifts are here to stay, and I, for one, am glad they are.
🛏️ BEDROTTING 🛏️
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BY GAGE WOODBURY
ENTERTAINMENT 2 EDITOR The room is dark, dishes are piling on your floor, and nothing illuminates the room except for the small glow of a screen. This is a common scene of the phenomenon dubbed as “bed-rotting” by the internet. What exactly does this mean? One Urban Dictionary user defined it as “when you lay in bed and rot in your depression, sometimes on your phone, watching TV, or my personal favorite combo, listening to music and staring at the ceiling reflecting on your thoughts.” As someone raised with lots of internet time, bed-rotting can be an enticing temptation, hard to resist; whenever I don’t know what to do with myself in the moment and I have some free time, it’s too easy to doomscroll and my bed just happens to be the most comfortable place to lay. Then, the negative content on social media takes charge to come in and bring in the depressing aspect of bed-rotting. It’s also depressing because you feel guilty for being unproductive. I don’t really bed-rot during the school week, I’m too busy for that, yet bed-rotting on Friday evening or most of Saturday, while others are interacting with other humans, is a fairly common activity. CCHS student Erin Hewitson said that she “does not bed rot” because she is “too busy.” Yet of her opinion on the matter, she says that it’s “kind of dangerous” to do too much because of how unproductive it is but that “sometimes you need a relaxing day” where you can spend a few hours bed-rotting. If you bed-rot a little bit to relax, then that’s fine. However, doing so too much can either be a symptom or cause of depression, and can cause you to be isolated and unproductive. So how do we stop? One idea that could work, as Erin said, is to just be too busy to bed-rot. Other ways include having hobbies, which are “tied to happiness and well-being” according to Harvard, hanging out with friends, and going outside. Hobbies and going outside are easier once you make a habit of those things. And if you’re going to do homework, look at your phone, or watch TV, trying to sit in a chair or even a couch is better than being in bed at 2pm. From one bed-rotter to another, it’s fine if you bed-rot to relax on occasions, but like most behaviors it becomes bad if not done in moderation, especially when you’re allowing things like toxic social media commenters to affect your mood. So please, try to touch some grass. Posted 2/10/25 |
TIP: If you feel like you don’t have any hobbies, just try things or look online to see what interests you. For example, I thought I could never learn a foreign language until I started trying to learn Japanese and now it’s my favorite hobby (although the problem is now I just bed-rot while studying or watching Japanese media).
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