Thanks to facebook I have a front row seat for the spring prom fashion runway. It would seem that girls have taken the “cocktail” look to a whole new level. No need for those flowing, billowy long dresses. The hot look is a micro mini, with sassy peak-a-boo cut outs, revealing maximum flesh.

As a woman, I’ll be first to admit these young ladies have the body types to wear these provocative pieces of fabric. Recently on a young friend’s facebook post, she and her friends lined up facing away from the camera, displaying their derrières for all their admirers. No doubt, framing their backsides provoked the shock therapy such a look creates. For young guys, it probably was hard to keep their minds on anything but wondering about what little else was still hidden.

The girls are only upping the ante. They buy what they see on TV, magazines, Hollywood and, of course, Jersey Shore. These aren’t the proms of my century. These are opportunities for public display of high school hedonism.

As adults we can’t expect better results from youth when they are encouraged to dress and act like animals in some sick mating ritual. As a ten-year volunteer in a crisis pregnancy center, our client visits increase substantially about 30 days after prom. Go figure.

Somehow those sexy dresses don’t seem as desirable when an incurable sexually transmitted disease or an unplanned pregnancy becomes reality. The pendulum has swung so far to the extreme that decency is no longer considered an option for our young women. Makes me wonder what they will value when they no longer find value in themselves.