In a tale that sounds an awful like an American Pie sequel, 18-year-old Minnesotan student Mike Stone already has a memorable prom tale to tell, well before anyone pricks a thumb on a cheap corsage.
After being shot down by several potential dates, Stone turned to Twitter, where he allegedly invited 600 different porn stars to be his guest at the ceremony. As you do.
You would think porn stars have better things to do with their time (like visit an elementary school as part of literacy week). But L.A. 'actress' Megan Piper was game, since Stone had promised to pay her airfare. Of course Stone was tickled as Stifler, until his principal caught wind of the deal and banned 19-year-old Piper from attending.
According to the Huffington Post, Piper herself was less than thrilled. "I kind of wanted to go,” said the porn star, who'd never attended her own prom. Even less thrilled were young Mike's parents, when the principal informed them of the proposed date.
Since then, a Twitter campaign -- #Porn4Prom -- was earnestly started up for Stone's cause. Even his parents are now on board. (I guess they would rather see their son attend prom with a porn star than not at all.)
In a statement defending their stance, officials claimed that due to “activity that may be disruptive,” Piper’s visit to the school would violate current policy. Disruptive how, exactly?
"It’s not like they’re going to have sex there or make a movie. I bet if his date were someone like Mariah Carey, though, they would have paid to fly her there,” said Diven Stone, Mike's own mom.
Ironically, if Stone had kept a little quieter about his date, officials would have been none the wiser (that is, unless they recognized Piper -- in which case questions would be asked, eyebrows raised). And Piper and Stone would have got dolled up and danced the night away like two utterly average teenagers.
In recent times celebrities have accompanied civilians to events (and have been applauded for doing so). Do you think Mike has the right to ask whomever he pleases to the prom, or is the school right to protect itself against a prospective spectacle?
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