To be honest with you, I don’t remember anything about my senior prom. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

I’m sure it would’ve been fun, if I had been conscious throughout the whole thing. As it is, all I remember is the cottonmouthed, head-pounding unpleasantness that marred my subsequent 48 hours of existence.

But based on everything I’ve heard from my peers, and everything I’ve seen on ‘Saved By The Bell,’ it’s supposed to be some sort of magical, timeless rite of passage--a mile-marker perched somewhere between your first kiss and marriage.

I've also made clear in the past few weeks that I'm no real fan of Green Day, either. In fact, my relationship with Green Day is a lot like my relationship to my own high school prom, aside from the obvious fact that listening to Green Day, as far as I know, has never resulted in any serious loss in cognitive ability.

Both are just kinda there. They both exist on a dusty shelf in the library of my youth, but their pages are largely blank, except for a few lewd drawings in the margins.

My ambivalence toward Green Day, however, may have just radically shifted, ironically enough, because of their involvement in a high school prom.

This week, AllHeadlineNews reported that Green Day, Lance Bass and chef Cat Cora had all signed on to host what's being called a "gay-friendly" prom in the historically "gay non-friendly" state of Mississippi.

Organized by the American Humanist Association, the prom originated in response to a school's decision to ban one female student from attending her prom because she planned on bringing another girl as her date (the horror!). For no apparent reason, the school decided to cancel its official prom, but allowed parents host a separate, unofficial prom, to which the student, Constance McMillen, was not invited.

The so-called 'Second Chance Prom' is now entering its second year of fabulousness, and, as before, it's open to everyone: gay, straight, bisexual--even Green Day.

Now, it's obvious why Lance Bass would choose to participate, given the fact that he's, y'know, gay. Cora is also a lesbian, and she's from Mississippi. Double scoop.

Green Day's motivation behind getting involved, though, is a little bit harder to discern, aside from the fact that they all wear more eyeliner than Amy Winehouse.

But that's exactly why I think it's kinda awesome. I would much rather see them make a political or social point in this way than by releasing something as gastrically hideous as 'American Idiot.' They're not taking generic, guitar-addled swipes at the government on a CD. They're not putting out some Potemkin Village of a socially conscious album.

Instead, they've decided just to show up. That's all they had to do, really. Show up, maybe perform a bit, and maybe sign some autographs. By the end of the day, they'll have made their position perfectly clear, and they'll have successfully sided with a cause that, in its most fundamental form, is virtually unassailable. Not even the Grinch would have the heartlessness necessary to keep a high school kid from going to his or her prom--and especially not because of their sexual orientation.

This is letting a political message flow like water, instead of spraying it with a power hose. This is Taoist social consciousness, as opposed to maudlin passion.

Quite simply, this is nonchalant activism at its all-time best.

I definitely won't be getting a second chance to go to a prom. Nor will I necessarily give Green Day's music a second chance because of their decision to participate.

But I know that a lot of kids like their songs, and I also know that a lot of kids like going to prom. In seizing the opportunity to just simply show up, Green Day has not only given a few kids the prom they deserve, but they've also managed to speak volumes without even lifting a microphone.