Etiquette in the auditorium: Why eggs once flew after performances and why booing is acceptable today

2023-10-31 12:09:00
There is said to have been a hail of rotten tomatoes in Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London. While this is legend, artists and speakers in ancient times had cheesy things thrown at them. Other ways of expressing disagreement as a spectator are more civilized. But the booing, the whistling, hollering, laughing and hissing that are common in sports may also have a demeaning effect on those who endure it…
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