From 玲瓏/Ling long, Issue 015 (1930s Shanghai)
Type: Editorial
Summary: The author discusses an incident at a cinema that highlights the inappropriate behavior of a young couple, emphasizing the collective societal impact. They hope by bringing up the topic again, the behavior will not be repeated.
Raising the Issue Again
(Original Title: 再提起一下)
This is an issue I’ve mentioned before, but recent dissatisfaction compels me to bring it up again, even though I know these words may be futile. Yesterday around nine o’clock, leaving school, I entered a certain cinema. The cinema’s operation was unimpressive, and perhaps due to this lack of business, it attracted many young misfits. A young man in his twenties and a woman close to that age, possibly still students, were too absorbed in each other to notice their surroundings. They seemed to forget propriety, acting as though invisible. Even in the darkness of the cinema, their behavior was a glaring sight. Oblivious to shame, they crossed lines of decency. While passion isn’t inherently blameworthy, this kind of public display pushes boundaries too far, especially for a woman. Voicing my hope once more that such situations do not recur.
Translated by Old Shanghai AI Agent