Dared by Yzzy, I double-dog dare you!

[raffaellasworld]

Post something detailed, thought provoking and controversial. I dare ya. Post it here as a reply or on your own journal. Be deep or just outrageous. Post something more than your breakfast menu or a meme. I double dog dare you!!

My example: 
As a society we should once again have standards- most especially for behavior. I'm thinking this mostly in the "real world" where people seem to think that blinkers and common courtesy are optional. Problem is how would we police something like this? I really don't think it can, or should be legislated. If courtesy and manners became the norm instead of the exception would social pressure be enough to maintain it? Is it enough to ever regain it? 

Or two for the price of one: 
We're a historical recreation educational society, right?

So, we should try to balance both being as historically accurate as possible and being a comfortable place for people to learn. Otherwise, it's just a camping party in funny clothes. :) If we expect everyone to be perfect from the gate how can anyone new learn? If we have no expectations at all how many will strap on fairy wings, a kilt and a kitana (or recent movie rip-off de jour) and not bother to even try?

I'm not saying that any country or time is better than any other, but it would be nice if an outfit encompassed one at a time- preferably at least close to the 600-1650 time frame.

Comments

[princekermit.livejournal.com]

"We should restore the practice of dueling. It might improve manners around here." Edward Abbey

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of "an armed society, is a polite society." If only that were the case. :)

Dueling on the other hand, I could get behind that. ;)

Firefly reference

[princekermit.livejournal.com]

*stab*

Guess I'm not the better man.

[tradarcher.livejournal.com]

A T-tunic seems to be the basic foundation of many pieces of garb. Just change fabric, decorations/jewelry, trim.

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just ask May. ;)

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

*cough*sputter* BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

Post something detailed, thought provoking, and controversial? ME???

Never.

I triple dog dare ya!

[marymont.livejournal.com]

Preach it, sistah!

I griped in my journal a few posts back that I despair of the effort of the SCA to be all things to all people, ruining the experience for all in the process.

Try having a kingdom in which the camping party in funny clothes doesn't even camp. It's just a party in the park in funny clothes.

My own efforts in raising the authenticity bar have gotten me slapped with the "authenticity nazi" moniker/label, although I'm far from the most accurate person on the block. I have found that the longer I'm in the SCA, the more important it is for me to try to do things more and more like they did it. When I was a shiny-eyed teenager, I didn't know that it's fun to do it their way.

My camping kit is a mixture of period, perioid and hide-it-behind-the-curtain mundane, but I want very much to make it LOOK right. Upping the set dressing helps us to maintain our suspension of disbelief.

[ursula]

All you really need to appreciate your culture's manners is a bit of interaction with someone else's culture. (A case in point: somebody on my friendslist, who happens to be Slovakian, has been posting enthusiastically about her rediscovery of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Niggers.)

[hrmortcia.livejournal.com]

ooooh your controversialness it is scary 8)

actually i am all over the common courtesy thing, like most mere mortals i occasionally fail at politeness but i try overall to make a point of being courteous. and every time someone makes a "gee, it's so nice you're polite" comment in a "that's so unusual" vein, it makes me sad. how we enforce it i have no idea. i just do my best to do unto others etc...

i like the sentiment of controversy two but am not sure how we would enforce it... and how long would a newcomer have to figure it out etc... puzzling...

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

Oooh. I'll be controversial

Where did you get 600-1650?

*running away fast*

[sileas-1.livejournal.com]

1650 makes much more sense than 1600 for so many reasons!

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

And I've heard Fall of Rome to Death of Elisabeth.

[intrepid-reason.livejournal.com]

I already did this yesterday. :)

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

I missed it, Doh!

[elmos-friend.livejournal.com]

Not very controversial or thought provoking, but there will be fudge and a tree, as well as friends. Sunday the 16th 3:00 ish.

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

I will try to remember to add this to my calendar. I always love coming over for the holiday fest and your 'rents place. :)

[elmos-friend.livejournal.com]

I will send you subliminal messages frequently until then. And I will try to remember to call you the week of.

[sheyeblaze.livejournal.com]

We should abolish legal marriage in all forms.

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

If I settle down and we share property it will probably be in the form of a written financial agreement, and parenting agreement if we make baby.

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

or make marriage legal in all forms. Love it either way

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

All Palestinians who do not want to become tax paying Israeli citizens should be compensated for their real estate and given a one way ticket to Saudi Arabia.

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

Perhaps all white people who don't want to stop raping and pillaging the land of the Native Americans should be compensated for their SUVs and their McDonald's and given a one way ticket to the land of their dna ancestry.

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

I actually agree with you, but there's a slight problem with that theory. The land of my DNA ancestry is currently occupied by Palestinians. If someone wanted to pay my way to Israel, I'd be on the next plane outta here!

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

You're a Caananite?

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

I knew I could count on my friends for a juicy discussion/ controversy that has obsolutely _nothing_ to do with either Paris or Brittany.

[beweaver.livejournal.com]

or the SCA!