OverweightWhale said:
So I went to the theater earlier today with some friends. A row or two in front of us was someone texting on their phone through out the movie. It didn't really bother me, but my friend seemed to be very bothered by it and proceeded to argue with the person texting that it's rude to text during a movie. So I ask you, do you think it's rude?
Edit: To clarify about sound. There wasn't a noise, but the screen did seem quite bright.
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I am tired.
Is it rude? That doesn't begin to cover it. If you don't at least turn that thing on vibrate and leave it in your pocket for the whole movie, you categorically are an asshole, in addition to being a fuckwit. Why did you just pay $10 to sit and text for 2 hours? Because you are a fuckwit. Why have you not thought of the 60-400 other human beings sitting right next to you? Because you're also an asshole who has no consideration for others. If this is you, please do not reproduce.
I'm sorry. I screwed up the parallel structure there. Apologies, English majors.
Edit: "And another thing!" I just realized
why these people are such fuckwits / assholes. It's because they are the type of person to run out and buy a cell phone because it's called an
Envy. To them cell phones are symbols (cymbals?) of status. To them, texting is a part of their social life, on par with actual human interaction or yelling into a phone in a crowded restroom. They cling desperately to their phones, hoping to be defined by them as a person of importance and value. And yet these extremely important communiques go like this:
"C U latr! TTFN. OMFG, bra, OMFg!"