SC - Under 40 crowd?
Holliday, Rachel {DISC~Welwyn}
RACHEL.HOLLIDAY at roche.com
Thu Jul 29 06:31:02 PDT 1999
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
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> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 1:28 PM
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> 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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