11-22-2016, 07:46 PM
(11-22-2016, 04:58 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I would, and I think the setting plays a role. One expects to be left to themselves (with occasional interruptions by a waiter or manager) while at a restaurant. At a play, one expects to hear from those on stage. Often times the performers will address the crowd, but admittedly as a whole not just one person. Given the fact that this is a very politically motivated play, I am less inclined to be shocked by it.
I will say, however, that being a celebrity does not give others a free pass to just treat you as there for their entertainment. However, being a public servant, the public should be free to address you when appropriate. I can understand where you're coming from, however, as you have experience with people treating celebrities inappropriately.
Pretty much this. It being a public servant rather than a "celebrity", plus the setting, lends itself to this. I have no problem with this sort of thing done towards any elected official, or even a senior bureaucrat. As long as it is done in a respectful manner, then I'm all for it.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
