{"id":788,"date":"2024-04-29T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flavortwistb.co.uk\/?p=788"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:25:02","slug":"boy-16-divides-the-internet-with-billowing-ballgown-some-say-hes-stunning-others-say-vile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavortwistb.co.uk\/?p=788","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 16, divides the internet with billowing ballgown, some say he\u2019s \u2018stunning\u2019 others say \u2018vile\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posing in a fiery red skirt and a sequin-speckled tuxedo top that perfectly matches his scarlet-colored hair, 16-year-old Korben White blew up the internet with the billowing ballgown he wore to his high school prom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a viral post made by his mom Nina Green, that shows her teenaged son primed and primped for prom, fervent disciples of the woke movement praised his flowing frock while others played the shame game, saying it demonstrates the \u201cfailure\u201d of a parent \u201cin encouraging this sort of thing.\u201dWhen Korben White was only 12, he told his mother Nina Green \u201che wanted to go to his school prom in a gown.\u201dIn 2022, only four years after his declaration of intent, the teen\u2013a \u201csassy\u201d young drag queen who goes by the name Miss Frou Frou\u2013made it happen.Speaking with the BBC, Green explains her son\u2019s inspiration. \u201cHe wanted to go as himself, while expressing his feminine side\u2013with a tuxedo on the top and a dress at the bottom, very much influenced by [American actor] Billy Porter.\u201d She continued, \u201cHe wanted to be Korben\u2026but in a dress.\u201dAnd when he stepped out of the car in the sparkly red outfit paired with a white shirt and a giant red bow, Korben\u2019s big reveal was applauded by both staff and students at Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston, Norfolk.\u201cAs soon as he got out of the car, everyone just cheered and I was crying, some of the teachers were crying, because he was being who he wanted to be,\u201d the proud mom said of Korben. \u201cEveryone has been very supportive, and his year group has been incredible. If you let your child be who they are then you\u2019ll get nothing but the best out of them.\u201dHer son\u2019s biggest champion, Green continued her massive show of support with a tweet on July 1.Paired with a few photos of Korben in the spectacular outfit, Green writes, \u201cAt age 12 my son announced he wanted to go to his school prom in a gown. Four years later we made it happen. I\u2019m so incredibly proud of him for being true to himself & the reception he got from his whole school was incredible.\u201dHer post gained a lot of momentum with millions of users around the world sharing commenting, and complimenting the handsome young man.It even reached Michelle Visage, a judge on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race, who said, \u201cYou are an amazing beautiful mom and your child is a STAR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Korben said it was \u201cvery surreal\u201d that his mother\u2019s tweet captured the attention of Visage.\u201cTo me she is such an icon, a wonderful celebrity and I really admire her,\u201d he said.Green wasn\u2019t expecting that her show of support would \u201cgo crazy,\u201d and said she only wanted to show her son \u201cliving his best life,\u201d which made other parents look for her advice.Some users shared photos and stories of their own gender-bending children.One writes, \u201cI worry for my son, he would really love to do something like this at prom but he would definitely not have the support of all the students! So sad that we still have homophobia even now. Well done to you, your son and his school!\u201dA second shares, \u201cI am so happy for your son he looked absolutely amazing!!!My son is trans, after 3yrs of transphobic bullying in Jan b4 GCSEs [General Certificate of Secondary Education offered in parts of the UK] I had to take him out of school for his mental health. He was always going to prom in a tux and he was deprived of the chance.\u201dA third simply writes, \u201cAbsolutely stunning! My daughter wore a suit to hers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meanwhile, the positivity was met a string of other comments, which serve as a reminder that not everyone is on the same social path.One writes, \u201cThere is very little hope for civilization,\u201d and a second shares, \u201c\u2026Vile, Woke & a failure as a parent in encouraging this sort of thing. A 12 year old boy should be playing football and learning to be a man. But, sadly people now a days virtue signal, like what you\u2019re doing with this tweet, and ruin their kids for life. Shame.\u201dAnother netizen says the support for Green\u2019s post is troubling. \u201cThere is absolutely nothing natural about a \u2018boy\u2019 dressing like a \u2018girl\u2019\u2013the support shows just how screwed up our world is.\u201d And one cyber fan goes so far as to suggests the world is lacking logic, \u201cWe live in a world where children should no longer pretend to be Indians but men should pretend to be women. Utopian.\u201dYet, a steadfast warrior of support, Green wasn\u2019t willing to surrender to the online hate.The day after the internet-exploding tweet, Green accompanied her son to London Pride and shared a sweet photo of the two.One cyber user commented, \u201cMy boy did too, couldn\u2019t be prouder, he\u2019s also at London Pride today aged 16 it\u2019s fabulous love and to you and yours,\u201d and a second shared, \u201cyou both look amazing xx\u201dA third attacks the mom, writing, \u201cYour son doesn\u2019t look like a man anymore, some kind of fa****\u201dGreen, who comments on Twitter that she ignores the negativity, says she hopes other children and parents will find encouragement through the relationship she shares with Korben.\u201cI really hope it will help others be more accepting, let proud parents feel they are not alone, and that they can celebrate their children, and for young people to know there is a network there if they need it.\u201d She continued, \u201cYou need to accept your children for who they are.\u201dKorben Green certainly is a brave young man for expressing himself the way he does! And he\u2019s very fortunate to have such a supportive mom, who shuts out the noise and continues parenting him in the best way she knows.What do you think of teens attending prom in outfits that don\u2019t represent their genders assigned at birth?Please share this story and let\u2019s see what others have to say!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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