[Ansteorra] Largesse gifting

[Kevinkeary at aol.com]

I must say that I see no conflict in these two statements: both are true,  
pleasantly so.
 
Kevin
 
 
In a message dated 2/4/2011 2:36:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
sirlyonel at hotmail.com writes:

Salut  cozyns,

Actually, in the right, uh, hands, a wench bodice is quite  lethal.

En Lyonel

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On Feb 4, 2011, at  12:25 PM, Joseph Percer <jpercer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Because  the Carpet armor and the freon can helmets were SAFETY  
>  problems.
> A wench bodice, in the proper hands, is by no means  unsafe...
>
> Andrewe
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:31  AM, Bree Flowers <evethejust at gmail.com>  
>  wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Robert G. Ferrell  <rgferrell at gmail.com 
>> > wrote:
>>> On 2/4/2011  9:59 AM, Bree Flowers wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Why not  have a collection of stuff
>>>> in your stash that they'd  like?
>>>
>>> Because that makes you an enabler.   An accessory to the crime, as it
>>> were.  We can't  'legislate' people to stop wearing wench bodices,  
>>> but  we
>>> can give them a viable alternative and show them that  wearing more
>>> appropriate clothing is also  fun.
>>>
>>> Cynric
>>
>> Yes, but  what is worse, giving them something they'll love that is
>> wildly  out of period, but still seems to be accepted in the society,
>> or  something beautiful and accurate that will just sit on their shelf
>>  unloved for years? As an artist, nothing would make me more sad  than
>> something I have spent hours crafting never seeing the light  of day.
>> As long as we allow people to wear the wildly out of  period stuff, we
>> have to accept that some people will continue to  do so even after
>> being shown that the "good stuff" is better. I  can point to a number
>> of people who have been in the society for  years (not necessarily
>> here) that still dress like they're on the  cover of a romance novel,
>> or in a pre-raphaelite painting, or part  of the cast of a hollywood
>> movie. If we give them this option, we  can't really get upset at them
>> for choosing it. I just can't see  how giving them gifts they won't  
>> use
>> is doing  them any favors.
>>
>> Incidentally, I don't see why we  can't legislate people to stop
>> wearing wench bodices. We stopped  carpet armour and freon can helmets
>> and there are rules coming  into effect against hockey-glove-gauntlets
>> in many Kingdoms. I'm  not saying that we SHOULD do it, I'm just  
>>  saying
>> we CAN. (caps for emphasis, not  yelling)
>>
>> ~Eve
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