To think this man at the cinema was plain nasty?

[WombatCat]

Dh and I watched a film at the cinema on Saturday night.

There was a young man a few rows back from us with very vocal Tourette's. Obviously it was distracting to most people around him, but once the film started I didn't find it an issue. However, one man decided to tell him to shut up and "isn't there a special showing you could go to?"

Quite a few people appeared to be in agreement with him. I now wish I said something.

So would you ask for a refund or not?

give it time...I think the "noise pollution is the same regardless of the source" type comments are also not long for this world....(and neither will this post be now).

Do other patrons have more right to enjoy the film then?

Oh ffs another one.

Maybe they are all the same one.

My 18 year old dd just came in from college and said 'oooh what's this thread' so I told her.

She is young yet she gets that everyone should be entitled to enjoy a nice trip out without being tutted at and abused.

Pity others can't see beyond their own wants.

The management decide

Is it a throwback to the time when disability was hidden away?

You never know Beer.....

People only have discriminatory attitudes if they have been bought up with them or had them taught to them.

Strokey and anyone else, if it's a choice between sitting next to someone munching their way through 5 tonnes of popcorn and slurping their massive diet cokes or someone who has a tic then there's no contest. And that goes for the paper rustling, whispering, phone checking and all the attendant crap that really boils my piss.

And I'd far rather sit next to someone with a tic than someone who is so fucking determined that they have a greater right than anyone else to watch a film in silence.

They learn the attitudes from their parents.

She has also just informed me that there is an utter arsehole in her tutor group who refers to things as 'retarded' and one of their tutors, who may have CP, as a 'spacca'.

I've told her to have a word with a tutor as it is not on.

I'm considering tweeting this to the roh and asking if they'd really ask a disabled person to leave because of their disability, because the allegation they would on here means they'd be prepared to act illegally.

They're not exactly going to say yes on twitter r they.

I've now read this entire thread and have learnt stuff. I'm saddened to read of the experiences some people have had.

I absolutely agree that there should be equality of access. However I'm not sure I agree that leaving because someone in making unintentional noise is automatically disablist.

If you're a huffy puffy git who likes to moan about other people, often whilst failing to realise that your huffing and puffing is louder than the person you were complaining about, then I'm voting entitled and disablist.

But if you have significant problems filtering out background noise, possibly because you have a disability yourself, and choose to slip out during the interval then I don't think it's fair to be lumped in with the huffy puffy gits.

I have an ex colleague who didn't have a disability, but did have issues with background noise. She often used an iPod or earplugs in the office, on public transport etc to make things more comfortable for her. She wasn't a huffy git and would have been mortified to be thought of as disablist if she'd left somewhere because it was uncomfortable for her to stay.

A bit of noise wouldn't bother me. Working in open plan offices and offices with open door policies you get used to filtering out the noise. A freight train could rumble past and I wouldn't blink.

It's such a shame that in 2013, there are still so many disablist cunts in the world. On the flip side, for every twat, there are 10 non-twats who are pushing forward for equality of opportunity. Btw, for those who are apparently confused - this does not mean that everyone has exactly the same type of seat, parking space or amount in benefits, it means that everyone has an equal opportunity to sit down or park or receive benefits.

What a depressing thread.

Fucking hell, only got half way through this and given up. If I were at the cinema at this time, ok I'd be frustrated at the distraction to the film but FFS - write it off as a baddun and consider how much courage it might have taken the person to go out in the first place! And I say this as someone who's bloody skint most of the time.

I would be mortified to say to the ticket person "I'm sorry but I want a refund as a disabled person spoiled my experience."

I teach kids with a range of SN and I whole heatedly admire the parents who have to raise their kids in the face of bollocks like this. Some HORRIBLE specimens of humanity on this thread.

Well not once have any of my children ever been asked to leave the ROH not once has any staff member frowned at them or requested they stop making the noises they do or the striming.

Its one of the few places I can take them all knowing they will be treated with respect and dignity and they will enjoy themselves.

Staff have previously reassured me that should anybody act in a intimidating way towards them that person will be ejected, should anybody decide to complain about them they will be reminded of the law and the ROH commitment to following it.

That is good to know :)