Okay, I may have hated 'Date Movie,' but protesting against the film because a scene shows a couple beating up a homeless man is absurd.

The scene in the film shows the two main characters on their first date. When the date is about over the guy says something along the lines of "You make me feel like no one else has. You make me feel like..." and the girl finishes his sentence "Bum Fighting?" She then proceeds to walk up to a homeless man and beat the heck out of him.

I found very little in this movie funny, but I did laugh during this scene. Sure if someone did this in real life it would be inappropriate and criminal, but keep in mind: This is a film from the guys who wrote the Scary Movie films...

Nothing is meant to be taken seriously...

I've always thought that if you don't like something in a movie then don't see it... and if you haven't seen it, don't protest the film...

One of my all time favorite films is Dogma and it was protested because it mocked religion. But when asked, most protestors had not seen the movie or any other works by Kevin Smith (The writer/director).

Though the movie was terrible it should not be taken out of theaters. That would be censorship, which is something I have a problem with. Even if the content is offensive to some people, it is creative expression. And especially in a film like "Date Movie" it should NOT be taken seriously.

Here is a link to an article about the protest.

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