My husband and I hardly ever go to the movies at night. Why pay full price when you can see the same movie for $3 cheaper during the day? But we decided, at the last minute Saturday night, to see "The Happening." The movie was good, but going at night was a huge mistake.
We got to the theater early and settled into our seats, which were about five rows from the top. During the previews, a group of teens - black teens - came in and sat in the row right behind us. I turned to my husband, rolled my eyes and silently said a prayer that they wouldn't be embarrassing.
They immediately started talking. I thought "I hope they settle down once the movie starts." But their behavior became worse with the start of the movie. They were talking to the screen like the actors could hear them. Cell phones were ringing and the kids not only answered them, but proceeded to have conversations:
Ghetto kid in the theater: "Hey girl, what's up?...No, just at the movies...Yeah, he's here, too...I'm not sure what we're doing after...laughter...more laughter...OK, bye."
What? Did you seriously just have a conversation in the movie theater?! The nerve!
There were about 10 kids in their group and for some reason, the girl on the very right end thought it was OK to have a conversation with boy on the very left end - and she wasn't texting!
People - not just my husband and I - were ssshhing the kids, but they ignored us and continued to talk.
At one point, I turned around and asked, "Do you have to be a stereotype?" That quieted them down for about five minutes, but then, they just started right up again.
About 15 minutes later, my husband turned around and said, "Can you f*cking whisper or something?"
I knew he was heated because my husband doesn't curse.
As the kids continued to talk, all I could do was shake my head in shame. What type of upbringing - or lack of - did these kids have that makes them think it's OK to ruin everyone's evening at the movies? Why wouldn't they just leave? It's no wonder some people think blacks are ignorant - because ignorant is all some blacks know how to be.
I'm sure some white, Asian, Indian and Hispanic teens act just as ghetto at the movies, but it was black teens who we encountered Saturday night.
Next time, we'll go to a matinee.
Writer's note: We were in the suburbs, where you would think people would know how to act!
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3 comments:
I'm not sure what the happening is about, (don't wathc tv that much or read the paper for that matter), but if there was an A-list of black actors/resses in the movie, that was a definite no-no on your part. It's a shame you when you know it's not okay to go to the movies at night because you know people are going to be acting a fool. It's funny how the intro to the previews has changed from don't litter in the movie, to don't talk on your cell phones and turn them on silent. My how times have changed.
That's a damn shame...a few years ago, my wife and I were at the Martin Luther King Center for a program, and there were a group of kids standing near us talking loudly and disturbing everyone. I couldnt take it anymore, so I turned around and "shhhhh" the kids loudly. Instead of just being quiet, one girl immediately said, "who does he think he's talking to?"....I couldnt believe it. When I was growing up (God, I sound like my parents), if an older person told you to shut up, be quiet, or sit still, you did it immediately. No questions asked..and you better not roll your eyes or say something ignorant. And that would be the case even if you didn't know them. That's not the case anymore. Young kids think they can do whatever. Probably, the parents of those kids are just as ghetto and loud as those kids. The apple never falls far from the tree.
From what I see of young blacks, its as if they think its cool to be ignorant, disrespectful, and obnoxious. I have a theory on why this is. One day, years ago DYFS went into black communities and told parents that they can no longer discipline their children in the ways that the black community had done traditionally.
Black children not only respected (and feared) their parents, but they also respected (and feared) any adult they know who their parents were. We need to return to the good old days...
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