Reader: Puff Hookah Bar teen-lingerie night hysteria is much ado about nothing

Our post about the controversy stirred by a teen-lingerie night at Puff Hookah Cafe Bar focused in large part on the venue's attempt to reassure parents concerned by coverage on local TV stations. But one reader thinks the event is considerably less risque than an annual happening that high schoolers...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post about the controversy stirred by a teen-lingerie night at Puff Hookah Cafe Bar focused in large part on the venue’s attempt to reassure parents concerned by coverage on local TV stations. But one reader thinks the event is considerably less risque than an annual happening that high schoolers attend with full knowledge of their folks.

Teen16 writes:

it is not illegal for an under 18 to wear lingerie, it is not illegal for under 18 to smoke non-tobacco. Prom night has more drinking, sex, drugs and parents still let teens go to it.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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