[Randi]

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, 

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