Teens are staging 13 Reasons Why promposals
Netflix subscribers are enamored with one of the service's newest series, 13 Reasons Why — enough so that several teenage fans have worked the show into their promposals this year.
Several teens have found recognition on social media for the creative ways in which they've asked girls to prom, taking inspiration from the the show and listing the 13 reasons why their date should join them at the school dance.
However, as quite a few Twitter users have pointed out, this might be an odd choice for a romantic gesture, as the title of the series actually refers to the 13 reasons why a teenager killed herself.
Hit show: Fans have been buzzing about Netflix's latest hit series, 13 Reasons Why
High school: Several teens have been inspired by the show in planning their promposals
Inspo: In the show, a teen named Hannah Baker kills herself, leaving behind tapes in which she lists the 13 reasons, or people, that contributed to her suicide
Bright idea: Teens have gotten a kick out of the 'retro' media, and have incorporated it onto their romantic gestures
Others have simply used signs or Post-its listing reasons their date should attend the dance with them
Based on a book by Jay Asher, the Netflix show begins by introducing the viewer to the fact that a girl named Hannah Baker has committed suicide.
Before she died, she recorded a series of messages on seven cassette tapes, devoting a side of each to a different reason why she wanted to die — each reason being a different person and his or her actions.
However, the macabre nature of the tapes hasn't stopped some teens from adding a light spin and incorporating into promposals.
An Arizona teen name Oliva took to Twitter last week to share photos of how her boyfriend Keegan asked her to the dance.
Love the show! A few have directly referenced characters like Hannah and Clay
Puppy love: The promposals have all been quite sweet and romantic
Teens have been posting pictures on social media, where many have earned attention
Sooo old school: A few clearly asked their parents for help finding and using the older technology
Flip it: Only a few, though, have mastered how to record on both sides of a tape
First, he held up a sign reading: '13 Reasons why you should go to prom with me.' With the sign came 12 cartoonish cassette tapes made out of paper.
Inside each cassette was a handwritten message like 'because I am happiest when I'm with you', 'so I can impress you with my dance skills', and 'so I can say I had the most beautiful date', 'so I can spend the night dancing with the love of my life', 'so we can spend our 1 year and 5 months together', and 'so can I finally take you on one of the fancy dates I promised you'.
Another teen name Dylan asked his girlfriend Taylor in a similar way, using actual tapes and delivering them with a Sony Walkman.
Taylor responded with a sign of her own, writing: 'Sadly Clay didn't ask Hannah to the dance, but I'm glad you did... yes!'
Great minds: Several teens have staged the promposals, which others have found sweet
Doubts: However, not everyone is impressed with the ieda
Not cool: Others have taken to Twitter to opine that it's odd to base a romantic gesture on something so macabre
Seriously, guys: The show takes a tragic look at the hardships a teen faced — bullying, mean friends, sexual harassment — that led to her death
The great divide: The trend seems to have sparked a major Twitter debate
Yet another teen used 13 cassette tapes in his promposal — having not grown up with the media, many seem unaware of how to record on both sides — while several more have drawn up signs and sticky notes.
While the targets of these promposals all seemed quite thrilled, not everyone on the internet is impressed.
Hundreds have pointed out that the show is about serious issues like suicide, with some going so far as to say making light of the topic is 'horrible' and 'disgusting'.