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frazzled

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23. Oh, me freedoms!

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 10:08 AM

Jul 2012

Private businesses are allowed to institute any rules at all they want, including dress codes for admission.

Where has been the wailing and moaning about fancy restaurants that won't seat you unless you're wearing a jacket? Or bars and clubs that only let in the coolest dressed people standing in line? Do you even care? Probably not, if you don't care about going to jacket-requiring restaurants or kewl kidz clubs. (Nor do I.) Well, I don't care about crappy Batman movies ("164 minutes of anxiety disorder"--critic's quote from 3 days before the movie opened) or people who want to dress up in costumes to watch a movie.

In general, backpacks and masks are being forbidden to customers. Makes sense to me. If you want to see the movie, deal with it.

Freedom is also freedom for others not to be worried. Something big happened; copycats often arise after such incidents. This rule is perfectly understandable from the theaters' perspectives.

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AMC Theaters bans costumes for moviegoers (This is STUPID!) [View all] Tx4obama Jul 2012 OP

I predicted this would be at least one outcome... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #1

It'd be easier to just make everyone show up naked n/t leftstreet Jul 2012 #2

It might be their insurers or lawyers making the call. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #3

I think it's a sensible "first step" security measure frazzled Jul 2012 #4

It's idiotic. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #18

In your mind, it is frazzled Jul 2012 #21

Funny, they didn't see things that way before last night. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #22

Oh, me freedoms! frazzled Jul 2012 #23

I thought exit doors already had alarms to keep people from opening them and virgogal Jul 2012 #5

You are misinformed. DevonRex Jul 2012 #6

Looks like "Rocky Horror Picture Show" won't be shown at AMC theaters... Archae Jul 2012 #7

That was my first thought! Mimosa Jul 2012 #8

My friend dragged me to that. No offense, but it was not for me. white_wolf Jul 2012 #11

Yeah I figured this would happen. redqueen Jul 2012 #9

Why in the hell kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #10

For fun. white_wolf Jul 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author GarroHorus Jul 2012 #13

I used to get dressed up for Rocky Horror right through the 80's. DainBramaged Jul 2012 #14

If you're even asking such a question, what are you doing here? backscatter712 Jul 2012 #17

However, movie goers WILL be allowed to wear signs reading "I can't get laid." Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #15

LOL! randome Jul 2012 #16

lol... dumb fascisthunter Jul 2012 #19

Theater exit doors are not for emergencies cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #20