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Now that I'm done pitching my little fit...(well, pausing, anyway)

Here's a philosophical question...

Why is it more or less acceptable (at least by MK standards) to throw an early period event, and even make it annual.... but not to theme something to later periods, because "that would make it too narrow focus and people wouldn't come."

Why is it acceptable to host an event pointed at a minor culture but not anything, say, French? Never have I seen a "Germanic Symposium" or a "French Cuture Study Day." To suggest a thing gets you "the look." (Even if you don't actually suggest the "Cheese-eating Surrender Monkey" tourney.)

Has Political Correctness come to mean anything that's considered "minority?"

Or is it that unusual cultures tend to become at least temporary fads and attract attention, at least in the short term?

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Date: 2010-02-16 02:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mistressarafina.livejournal.com
I know there was an Elizabethan themed event a few months ago, but it was on the other side of the world so I didn't go. I think you just have to ignore the naysayers and find a group willing to go along with the idea you have in mind. I am actually thinking of doing a private 16th c event with like-minded peoples just to see how well it could go.

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Date: 2010-02-16 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] femkederoas.livejournal.com
There's a thought. I'm not even wedded to the idea of a recurring event. It would just be interesting if somebody did, say, a Court of Henry VIII style Tournament, at an existing event - instead of a bear pit, or whatever. You know, bring your Herald, bring your crest and mantling, extra points for you sunshade/daycamp set up, etc....

I think there're too many events on the Calendar as it is. More on that later, too.

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Date: 2010-02-16 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mistressarafina.livejournal.com
You're right about the calendar. It's so damned hard these days. Some group do 3 events a year!

Elizabethan-Themed Event

Date: 2010-02-18 05:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elizabethankat.livejournal.com
A group of us in Arizona put on an Elizabethan-themed feast in July (we were inspired by the Perfectly Period Feast). It wasn't an SCA event per se as it wasn't on the calendar but it also wasn't private. Instead it was a limited number of paying guests who sat the feast and an almost equal number of volunteers who did the serving, cooking, etc. People knew about this event nine months ahead of time so the guests had plenty of time to make upper class Elizabethan outfits. The volunteers made clothes more appropriate to the servant class. I truly think this is the only way to do a very specific culture/time period event because everyone involved truly wants to be there and so there's no complaining about the theme.

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