SC - fishiness

[Ann Sasahara]

Well Hertfordshire, England is where I am based and as most of you seem to
be in the USA I don't know how much you will be able to help.  Thanks anyway
for taking the time to explain what it is all about.
Elizabeth
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bronwynmgn at aol.com [SMTP:Bronwynmgn at aol.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, July 29, 1999 1:28 PM
> To:	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	Re: SC - Under 40 crowd?
> 
> In a message dated 7/29/99 4:57:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> RACHEL.HOLLIDAY at roche.com writes:
> 
> << This was billed as Authentic and it was not.  I cannot express how 
> disappointed I was.  Does the SCA advertise itself as authentic, if not
> then 
> I probably won't have too
>  much of a problem with it.  It is for these reasons that I fell that I
> will
>  not fit in! >>
> 
> I can certainly understand your disappointment with what you thought was
> an 
> authentic recreation not being authentic enough.  I've been there too.
> (Not 
> to the place, but to the emotional state).  There are no real authenticity
> 
> requirements for the SCA; the only related rule is to "wear an attempt at 
> pre-17th century clothing".  This means that for your personal portrayal,
> you 
> can be as accurate and authentic as you have the time, money, and
> enthusiasm 
> to be.  I have seen people be incredibly authentic with all their
> clothing, 
> their campsite, their pets, even, and very well regarded for the effort.
> On 
> the flip side, we do get people who are just here for the party, who make 
> extremely minimal efforts to meet the "attempt at pre-17th century
> clothing" 
> rule and no other attempt at all, and some people get annoyed about that 
> because they think we should have a higher overall level of authenticity.
> I'm not sure whether you would like the SCA or not.  We don't require 
> authenticity, and in no way should be billling ourselves as doing so (in
> any 
> case, it's difficult to achieve authenticity when every event may include 
> people from 700 years or more of time and many different cultures).
> However, 
> with your liking for authenticity, you may find it hard to tolerate as lax
> a 
> standard as we have.  I think your best bet would probably be to attend a
> few 
> events and see whether you like it or not.  You do not need to have a 
> membership to attend events; there are places online to find out the 
> schedules for your area, and then you need only go to the event, wear 
> pre-17th century clothing, pay your site fee, sign any waivers they ask
> you 
> to sign (basically, it says you won't sue the SCA if you get hurt there),
> and 
> behave as a lady or gentleman for the course of the event.  I would try to
> 
> attend several different events, of different types, with various groups,
> as 
> many things can vary between types, places, and sponsoring groups of
> events.
> If you let us know where you are located, someone can probably help you
> with 
> getting a local schedule of events if you are interested in trying this 
> method.
> 
> Brangwayna Morgan
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