Comments on: To the Woman at the Movie Theater http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/ the art of intermittent disability Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fridawrites http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37576 fridawrites Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:35:39 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37576 I am in the middle of writing a blog post on how the idea of rudeness is deflected onto us and am mentioning what happened to you as an example. I know what you mean--at one movie theater, I couldn't navigate through the rope maze, and so I had to wait next to the theater. Though we were waiting in line early, we were let in last and were glad to get seats at all because of it. I am in the middle of writing a blog post on how the idea of rudeness is deflected onto us and am mentioning what happened to you as an example. I know what you mean–at one movie theater, I couldn’t navigate through the rope maze, and so I had to wait next to the theater. Though we were waiting in line early, we were let in last and were glad to get seats at all because of it.

]]> By: Katja http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37523 Katja Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:25 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37523 Yes, but from her point of view, I was the awful one. I was trying to get her to switch from doing something she knew was Right (sitting in the seats with no wheelchair guy on them) to something she knew was Wrong (sitting in one of the end seats), thereby exposing her to the risk that the enforcers would come boot her out and make her trek up to the top of the auditorium (or worse yet, down to one of the three empty rows right in front). She'd lose her great seats! Of course, there are no enforcers - when was the last time you saw an employee of a movie theater actually ask anyone to move out of an accessible seat? Yes, but from her point of view, I was the awful one. I was trying to get her to switch from doing something she knew was Right (sitting in the seats with no wheelchair guy on them) to something she knew was Wrong (sitting in one of the end seats), thereby exposing her to the risk that the enforcers would come boot her out and make her trek up to the top of the auditorium (or worse yet, down to one of the three empty rows right in front). She’d lose her great seats!

Of course, there are no enforcers – when was the last time you saw an employee of a movie theater actually ask anyone to move out of an accessible seat?

]]> By: fridawrites http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37488 fridawrites Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:58:51 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37488 How genuinely awful of her! That really makes me mad someone would be that much of a jerk to you. How genuinely awful of her! That really makes me mad someone would be that much of a jerk to you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37477 Anonymous Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:07:57 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37477 ... and she won't even know or care the effect she had :( … and she won’t even know or care the effect she had :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37440 Anonymous Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:44:54 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37440 Katja..Going to the MetHD performances, the trajedy is only supposed to be on the screen, not in front of it. Our season tickets are seat specific...sorry yours were not. I hope you were still able to enjoy the beauty of the music. Katja..Going to the MetHD performances, the trajedy is only supposed to be on the screen, not in front of it.
Our season tickets are seat specific…sorry yours were not.
I hope you were still able to enjoy the beauty of the music.

]]> By: Katja http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37435 Katja Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:46:39 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37435 Thank you, dear friends. Thank you, dear friends.

]]> By: Timmargh http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37434 Timmargh Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:16:47 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37434 What a despicably petty excuse for a person. {{{{hug}}}} What a despicably petty excuse for a person.

{{{{hug}}}}

]]> By: Kellie http://journal.brokenclay.org/wp_archives/2009/10/10/to-the-woman-at-the-movie-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-37418 Kellie Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:58:54 +0000 http://journal.brokenclay.org/?p=1623#comment-37418 This makes me very angry on your behalf. {{{{hugs}}}} This makes me very angry on your behalf. {{{{hugs}}}}

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