[christopher32110]

hmm.. in the predominately white neighborhoods, were there no audible conversations during the film? In any case– in african-american culture, ‘call and response’ is a frequent staple of african-american based entertainment and community dialogue, where interaction with the crowd is encouraged… in traditional stage theater (of course, out of the european tradition), protocol demands that the audience be silent until the final curtain.. that behavior more or less translated into accepted behavior at the movies.. but in black communities, that type of ‘collectively silent’ entertainment experience never really existed.. people feel just as comfortable expressing their ‘opinions’, at whatever volume, to the screen as if they were at home watching Television or listening to radio.. not everyone feels the same way about this– plenty of black folks don’t like to hear the chatter, either, especially from the younger crowds.. it’s just something you either get used to, patronize another theater, or rent videos.. 🙂

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Name : christopher32110, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 30, City : detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : clerical, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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