[darryl del pino]

The reason may lie in our tradition of ‘Call and REsponse’, which originated in the Black church. If you have ever been to a Black church, you know that at a certain point in the pastor’s sermon, the crowd starts to get a little worked up. the pastor says something significant and the church responds. the response may be a nod but more than likely it will be a resounding ‘Amen’. As the pastor gets deeper and deeper into his sermon, the pace and the amplitude of the responses increase. so we are used to responding from stimulus coming from the4 pulpit. think of the screen as a type of pulpit. we are just used to responding out loud to what is coming from the preacher or the movie. Or it may be a comedian at a comedy show. Conversely, I have noticed, like you, that white folks tend not to respond to the preacher or the comic or movies in this way. Maybe the old tradition of ‘Call and Response’ which is a part of the Black psyche in this country is the reason why. I hope this helps.

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Name : darryl del pino, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 50, City : randallstown, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : consultant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,