[HPFGU-OTChatter] OT: Concert Etiquette

[Laura Ingalls Huntley]

Bumbledor:
> No, Beth.. its quite common..
> Sad state of affairs in this country, when even public manners have 
> hit an
> all time low.
> I stood in line at a matinee movie last week and listend to 4 17 year 
> olds
> cuss their head off, one using the F word at least 8 times in 30 
> seconds.
> Felt ashamed of his parents.
> In my day any adult would have been free to put that boy in his proper
> place. .But now, try it and you get thrown in jail.

I hardly think you would get thrown in jail for telling a 17 year old 
to watch his mouth.  In fact, I can think of very little that would get 
you in trouble with anyone (aside from physical violence, that is). 
Surely you weren't talking about *smacking* the kid, were you?  'Cause, 
gee, *that's* just the epitome of civility, isn't it?

I think you should take a good, long look at the faults of your own 
generation before you run about condemning this one.  I seriously doubt 
that teens in "your day" didn't ever make mistakes or disappoint their 
parents or say/do rebellious things.  I'm sure you were *just* the 
model student/child, but you know what? Me too.  So you don't get to be 
the individual while you essentialize me and my peers.

You want to talk about the sad state of affairs in this country?  What 
about an older generation that's fighting equal rights for homosexual 
people tooth and claw?

What about a time when racism and sexism were still written into our 
laws?  What about the society in which only middle and upper class 
white boys had access to decent educations and jobs?  What about the 
culture that thought it was perfectly okay to call homosexuality a 
"disease"?

Laura (who thinks her generation is doing pretty okay in the grand 
scheme of things, thankyouverymuch.)

P.S. I hate talking in the theater too, in case anyone was wondering.  
^_~