Sit down, shut up and clap: A guide to theater etiquette by Amanda Duarte — Page 5

bk said: "As everyone here has pointed out to you - EVERYONE - the only racist comments going on here are coming from you, friend. You should have stopped long ago, but instead on you go. And you know what, I AM entitled to have a perfect theatre experience without suffering fools and idiots - you bet I am. And until B'way became the circus I had it - every time, every place. I know this is a horrifying thought for you but there was a time when cell phones didn't exist, there was a time when theaters did not hawk food like people were at a baseball game - yes, that time is gone, but people have become insufferable, entitled little twits and frankly they deserve to be called out on their bad theater behavior and bad theater behavior transcends race, creed, color, and any of your stupid buzzwords."

Ah, Make America Great Again.

Make Theater White Again.

And I didn't have a cell phone until I graduated college. Nice try, bigot.

poisonivy2 said: "bk said: "As everyone here has pointed out to you - EVERYONE - the only racist comments going on here are coming from you, friend. You should have stopped long ago, but instead on you go. And you know what, I AM entitled to have a perfect theatre experience without suffering fools and idiots - you bet I am. And until B'way became the circus I had it - every time, every place. I know this is a horrifying thought for you but there was a time when cell phones didn't exist, there was a time when theaters did not hawk food like people were at a baseball game - yes, that time is gone, but people have become insufferable, entitled little twits and frankly they deserve to be called out on their bad theater behavior and bad theater behavior transcends race, creed, color, and any of your stupid buzzwords."

Ah, Make America Great Again.

Make Theater White Again.

And I didn't have a cell phone until I graduated college. Nice try, bigot.

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I'll let the moderators deal with you calling me that, you insufferable little person. You're everything that's wrong with the world today, chum, but thankfully your inane posts here point that out every time. As to being a bigot, I think you take that particular cake, chum, along with a severe lack of a sense of humor. You must be a barrel of fun to be around. Frankly, you make me want to vomit on the ground, but that's just me. And who gives a flying Wallenda when you got your cell phone? And I'm surprised you say you didn't get it until you graduated college, since you have the behavior of a twelve year old, no offense to twelve year olds.

Updated On: 6/29/18 at 06:14 PM

Just shut up poison ivy, the only person who brought race into this was you. And, no one on this thread has threatened violence on a fellow theater goer. When I get up and tell someone to shut off their phone...that is not violent. When I threaten to take candy away from a chomper? Again, not violent. My husband is from Nigeria. He has told plenty of theater goers what to do regarding their phone, food, or ice. He did not get treated any differently from any Caucasian in the theater so again, you are wrong. I am not calling you a racist, but you might want to see a bit more culture and not just rely on Fox News and Buzzfeed, thank you.

"If I pay good money to see a show and I get a little thirsty, I'm not going to sit there uncomfortably with my throat dry. I'm gonna take a quiet drink of water without ice from my crinkle-free water bottle. I don't care how much it offends the occasional pearl-clutcher spending more time watching the audience than watching the show."

I pay good money as well. To not be disrupted. And hey, crinkle free water bottle? Go at it. What you don't get is we don't watch the audience. People like us are entirely engrossed in the gorgeous work of art happening on the stage. And then a cell phone rings, or someone opens their phone, or they start chomping, etc. We don't look for problems, ever. We just simply want people to be polite and respectful to their fellow patrons, cast, crew, and everyone else who works their ass off to make a show happen.

Updated On: 6/29/18 at 06:27 PM

I have a rule: If I would not say it to your face, I don't say it online. You have read many stories about people confronting rude theater-goers here, so I am sure the same applies to them as well.

Ok, folks. Unfortunately it appears that this discussion has run its course, since it looks like we can't have productive conversations without them devolving into personal attacks. We've warned the collective group a couple of times on this topic, but a few people continue to choose to pick fights rather than engage in meaningful discussions. We will go ahead and lock this thread for good now. Thank you to those who have tried to debate this topic respectfully. Have a great weekend, all.