[UrbanizdSkillz]

I was ROLLIN' while watching this on The Colbert Report. Granted, parents and teens can become quite ostentatious when it comes to prom but that is their business. You cannot prevent people from flaunting their affluence. I don't personally feel it's his place to buck against the tradition of prom. It is the choice of the PARENT to say "Heck No! I'm not paying XXX for that!" Even with his cancellation of prom, you still have parents who are willing to spend any amount of money to ensure that these kids have somewhere to be 'finacially decadent'. I guess I don't understand it because I went to an affluent high school where money and prestige was flaunted daily, not just at prom.