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Have you ever noticed that even in surburban areas there are certain times and movies where the same applies, especially when there are *young people* around. Even during the fifties and sixties, this was the case. Many people, especially young people, are not going to movies to watch movies. They are going to engage in social interaction with other people at the theatre. They are going to be seen and heard. They want their cell phones to ring during the movies, for their hair to be big, etc. Also, think about what movies you are going to see. If it’s On Golden Pond, you’re not going to have those problems. If it’s Scary Movie on a Saturday night, maybe you should rent it when it comes out on video. I’ve lived all over the US in some of the finest suburbs our country has to offer and in different parts of the world in Europe and Canada, and I’m happy to tell you this is not a ‘black’ phenomenon. If you’re a diehard movie fan who doesn’t want to be disturbed in public, you’re going to have some problems. Babies will cry, cell phones will ring, popcorn will be thrown. Going to the movies for a lot of people, however, is not about the movie, but about getting out of the house to be with friends in a safe, comfortable, relatively inexpensive environment. It is now, and it has been from the start, a meeting place for the young and the loud. Movies were created as a distraction and cheap thrills for the masses. They were made to be *reacted to*. Only recently have they acquired that ‘artistic’ ‘deep concentration’ quality. Public theatres are just that. Let the people enjoy them as they were meant to be seen.
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Name : Randi, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : African Methodist Episcopalian, Age : 29, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,I had the same question. I go to a 40% black populated high school. I hate when black people pass by and scream in my ear! As well as the black guards who have very bad and loud attitudes. im not saying that all black people are loud because i have black friends who are not, but most are and i just want to slap them.
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Name : jane-doe20928, City : new york, State : NY, Country : United States,At least your not jumping to conclusions based on the simple question.
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Name : Jo30556, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States,ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE TIME I WOULD NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF BEING LOUD,AS I AM USUALLY VERY RESERVED ,I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT . THERE IS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND RESENTMENT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY . DISCRIMINATION IS A FACT OF LIFE FOR US . YOU GET USED TO PEOPLE THINKING NEGATIVELY ABOUT YOU SO SOMETIMES YOU EMBRACE STEREORTYPES TO ‘SCARE ‘ AWAY OUTSIDERS . PEOPLE OFTEN ASSUME WHO YOU ARE BEFORE THEY KNOW YOU WHETHER YOU ARE BLACK WHITE OR OTHER . WE ALL HAVE TO LEARN TO SEE PEOPLE AS DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS AND REMEMBER EVEN IF WE SEE 300,000 PEOPLE DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AN ENTIRE RACE
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Name : CLARK, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, City : ATLANTA, State : GA, Country : United States, Occupation : ELECTRICIAN, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class,i’m quite sure canada and the US is the same. Not all black girls. are loud many of my black friends are mainly quiet and many are loud. But on the contrary I have many asian, latina and white friend that are loud. so it was a general comment. Me myself being partly black cant understand why people think all black girls are loud all the time. I’m loud when the time asks for it but i can also have a quiet, sensible volume especially in a classroom
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Name : samantha, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 13, City : toronto, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,I’m multicultural & I’m sorry, but I have to agree with both Gina and Stacia. A woman from any background can be loud & defensive, but I have noticed that it is usually black women who exhibit these tendencies. Not ALL, no, but MOST. The reason? Well, perhaps they choose to behave this way. Personally I think it’s uncalled for, but people have a right to be who they are. To Gail: why so defensive? I don’t see anything remotely offensive in what Gina said. I believe it was an innocent question that maybe was taken the wrong way. And as a teacher, she probably wanted to know the answer so she could relate better to some of her female African-American students & understand them better. To Gina: Maybe you could try asking them to quiet down a little next time. Sometimes this behavior can actually be helpful in the classroom when debating issues, but if the noise & attitude is really bothering you, you could try telling them firmly (but nicely) to tone it down.
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Name : anonymous23721, Age : 30, City : miami, State : FL, Country : United States,Read ‘ those loud black girls’ : (black) women, silence, and gender ‘passing in the academy’ The analysis examines how the normailized definition of femaleness juxtoposed with a two -tired domnating patriarchy, propells african american women to resist consuming images that assert their ‘nothingness’ As a teach should should be ashamed!!!!!
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Name : k-kincy, City : middletown, State : CT, Country : United States,Hi, How are you? Hope everything is going on soundly and well. Am Alexander from Ghana who is a single guy of 25 living in Accra, the Capital City of Ghana West/Africa. Am black in complexion with black hair and brown eyes doing an attachment at Viva Computer Training Centre. I like travelling all over the world and also enjoy meeting and visiting people. I dance more than the word dance and love to learn everthing. I can’t waite to meet someone like you. Ooh YEAH!!! I would be grateful if you give me a chance to know much more about you. Hope to hear from you and take good care of yourself.I can’t wait to hear from u, see u, meet u, touch u, and hold you close to me. I LOVE UUU!!! Greetings to your family and friends out there. Bye for now. Your New Friend, Alexander.
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Name : Alexander Kwaku Asare, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : software application diploma, Religion : Christian, Age : 25, City : Accra, Ghana, State : WA, Country : Ghana, Occupation : Student/Par-time Worker, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Upper class,Since mostly only black females answered your question, and they didn’t actually answer it, they just defended themselves, I want to post and let you know that you are NOT imagining things. Black people are loud, and it’s not just females for that matter. And I’m sure it’s not EVERY single black person, but certainly as a group, they are louder than other groups you will run across. They can deny it all they want, but they know it’s true. Or maybe they are just so used to it that they don’t notice anymore. Black people seem to love to holler at each other in public and generally make a spectacle of themselves. I think they may be doing that to challenge people to say something to them about it, so they can then get defensive and yell some more. I came to this site today because I was doing a Google search for ‘Why are black people so loud?’ I think they may be trying to intimidate white people by being obnoxious and loud. I think they also want to make sure everyone knows they are there, ‘LOOK AT ME! I’M LOUD AND EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME! I’M BLACK AND I’M IN THIS MALL WITH WHITE PEOPLE AND THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT’ type of thing. I recently moved out of an apartment because the black lady next door was so freaking loud. She was always yelling and screaming and her regular talking voice was actually more yelling than anything. She would get in fights with people and then get on the phone with her friends and yell all the details to them. I could hear everything through the walls. You aren’t imagining this. They are loud.
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Name : Heather, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 31, City : Cleveland, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : Self-employed - Internet, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
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