A Frustrated Tweeter Has Implored A Cinema To Remove A Screaming Child And Twitter Has Lit Up

A frustrated tweeter has taken to social media to share her frustration that many can relate to – albeit on different perspectives – about children in the cinema.

Shelina – a well-known Dubai tweep, shared a message, while seeing the movie Crazy Rich Asians, asking Vox Cinemas to step in – when a child was screaming during the film.

She said it’s a recurring issue

The conversation unfolded with several supporting the tweet

pet peeve of watching movies in cinemas in Dubai ???? there needs to be strict monitoring

— Sohail Anjum (@sohailanjum) August 19, 2018

With some not clear on rules or laws

There is a law that if the kids are being disruptive then they can be asked to leave if im not mistaken.

— Salman Qureshi (@salmanzq) August 20, 2018

They can throw them out for disturbing other patrons. It has happened a few years back in reel cinemas but only after a few of us had to walk out and frog march the manager into the cinema to get them out. This family had brought a baby into the screeing who was screaming.

— Shelina (@shelo9) August 20, 2018

kids should not be allowed into adult rated movies period, especially violent action movies, more strict monitoring is needed, kids should not be exposed to this at such a young age

— Sohail Anjum (@sohailanjum) August 19, 2018

Others questioned the tweet

Do you all complain about children/babies being out in restaurants (at a reasonable hour, I do not mean after 9pm) and tut, when a child cries on board a flight?

— The Dubai Divots (James Evans) (@TheDubaiDivots) August 19, 2018

It begs the question – who’s responsibility is it, and what’s the level of acceptability for minors at an adult film

The back and forth continued – with age restrictions mentioned, and conventions in other countries.

Some tried to mediate

Yes!! But then again movies like Crazy Rich Asians is not for kids anyway. They shouldn’t be allowed into the cinema even with the PG13 rating. https://t.co/nOuIri07j3

— Shelina (@shelo9) August 20, 2018

So we took a little poll (have your say)

RT @shelo9
In screen 5 at @voxcinemas mall of emirates and there are little babies screaming and crying whilst watching Crazy Rich Kids. They shouldn’t be in this cinema. They are disturbing all of us.

POLL: what should happen here?

— Lovin Dubai (@lovindubai) August 20, 2018