{"id":18260,"date":"2025-04-16T19:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=18260"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:17:52","slug":"boy-16-divides-the-internet-with-billowing-ballgown-some-say-hes-stunning-others-say-vile-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=18260","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 16, divides the internet with billowing ballgown, some say he\u2019s \u2018stunning\u2019 others say \u2018vile\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen-year-old Korben White stirred both praise and criticism online with his striking prom attire\u2014a voluminous ballgown paired with a sequin-speckled tuxedo top, perfectly complementing his red hair. His mother, Nina Green, shared a viral video of his preparation. Some celebrated his expressive choice, while others criticized it, suggesting it was a parental failure.<\/p>\n<p>Korben, a young drag queen known as Miss Frou Frou, expressed his desire to attend prom in a gown when he was just 12. He finally realized his vision in 2022. Green explained, \u201cHe wanted to go as himself, with a tuxedo on the top and a dress at the bottom, influenced by Billy Porter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Korben received an enthusiastic reception from Archbishop Sancroft High School, where he donned his glittering outfit.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8482-246x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8482-246x300.jpeg 246w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8482-841x1024.jpeg 841w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8482-768x935.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8482.jpeg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><br \/>\nGreen expressed pride in her son\u2019s authenticity, and their story resonated with many. Even Michelle Visage from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race applauded them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8483-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8483-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8483.png 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><br \/>\nWhile some praised their courage, others criticized the choice. Despite the negativity, Green remains a staunch advocate for her son, hoping to inspire acceptance and support for other parents and children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen-year-old Korben White stirred both praise and criticism online with his striking prom attire\u2014a voluminous ballgown paired with a sequin-speckled tuxedo top, perfectly complementing his red hair&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18264,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18260\/revisions\/18264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}