ARN - Women only?

[David Whitford]

True several said they did not like it...but a whole lot more took part. Its kinda
like some threads here on line if it bothers you then delete and let others enjoy
it, while you maintain your stand. Really neither side is wrong or right, it just
is, if folks wanna to any tourney based on anything as long as rules are followed
does it really matter? Is the tourney that important or is the people around you?
   Robert
   ( Who loves odd tourneys...as long as I know before I get there)

amberd at flash.net wrote:

> Several also, very strongly, said they did not like or approve of women only
> tourneys.
>
> Amerinda
>
> On Thu Feb 24 15:19:10 2000, ansteorra-rapier at ansteorra.org wrote:
>
> > It's the current discussion on Lady Rapier ( ladyrapier at egroups.com ).
> > Several have said that they had a great time ( i.e. more fun than the usual
> > tourney ) with the Women-Only tourney at Estrella, for a variety of reasons,
> > such as: a lesser emphasis on winning and a sense of community with other
> > female fighters.
> > I'm not really here to argue that point, and some of it is Kingdom
> > Anthropology, but I WON'T spoil someone's fun, just because I might not be
> > included in it!
> >
> > WR
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <amberd at flash.net>
> > To: <ansteorra-rapier at ansteorra.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 2:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: ARN - Women only?
> >
> > >
> > > > It's about community....that's why a woman-only tournament is OK, or a
> > White
> > > > Scarf only tourney is OK, or even a newcomers tournament is OK!  [ my
> > own
> > > > expansion on Don Dore's comments on different list ] Heavy Rapier is
> > another
> > > > community....really, it's not blanket snobbery!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Note this is a personal opinion as a woman : Women Only Tourneys are not
> > OK.
> > > White scarf only and newcomer only tourneys should in no way be compared
> > to
> > > women only tourneys. The first two are based on experience. I don't know
> > how
> > > you would even begin to justify the the last. What other list would you be
> > > refering to?
> > >
> > > Lady Amerinda di Praga
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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