Should I have walked out?

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Hello I went to a musical (I hate musicals) with colleagues from work…out of love for them and because I want to keep team dynamics strong.

The musical was ‘chess’…I found certain scenes distaseful. In it there was a scene when they were supposed to be in Thailand. They had the following words emblazoned across the floor ‘pawn shop’ (a cheap unfunny play on words) and the characters, whilst remaining in costume and not nude, danced and acted provcatively pretending to pole dance etc.

I prayed and let the scene pass but should I have walked out? There were kids there so I wasn’t expecting this bile.

What do other people do? What about at the cinema - are we obliged to walk out if/when it becomes offensive?
 
As a big fan of the board game, chess is one of my favorite musicals. I don’t find anything fundamentally immoral about the story, as in general musicals are very worthy pieces of art. The same can’t be said for many TV shows, and some movies.

I would think it would be rude to walk out. If you must protest, you can make your argument to your friends after the show is over when you are out having drinks, where they will be more receptive and your relationships will not suffer as much as if you rudely walked out on your friends. Just my thoughts.
 
I agree, I think it’s hard to find that much objectionable material in “Chess”. Maybe if you liked musicals better you might have seen it differently?
 
We’ve walked out on movies. One that comes to mind is AMERICAN BEAUTY…trash. Another was PRIZI’S HONOR. Haven’t walked out on a play although there’s been quite a few that definately were not worth the price of the ticket.
 
I witnessed a man walk out of “The Passion of the Christ” movie
because the man was not able to stomach the violence.
If something bothers you to the point where you consider walking out,
that’s your call and people should respect you if you do walk out.

:blessyou:
 
In my opinion, a momentary, inappropriate scene does not warrant walking out. Granted, you are free to leave at any time if a show is increadibly distasteful. But I wouldn’t worry too much about one suggestive scene in an otherwise tasteful production. There are many good films out there that either have suggestive or violent moments. For example, you are not obligated to walk out of a very good World War II film because it depicts battles realistically.

It’s entirely a different question if you have kids with you. But that is a topic for another thread.
 
You could have walked out if you chose, but I don’t think you are obligated to walk out unless the show is a temptation to sin or may put images in your mind hard to forget. I was at a live stage show some months ago when some very objectionable things occurred and I was going to walk out–but my wife fought me about leaving–so after that I have not gone to a show at all unless I was sure it was not offensive in the ways a show can be.
 
… Not to sound harsh, but I sometimes wonder how people like you leave the house some days. :eek:
 
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