Comments on: 43. What Kind Of A Man: Part 2

By: Why I Revile the Memory of Arthur Pendragon « beyond the hills

Why I Revile the Memory of Arthur Pendragon « beyond the hills — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:53:51 +0000

[...] Chivalry, and I will go so far as to say romance, though many people will doubtless disagree with me, not only hurts men, submissive or otherwise, it hurts women, dominant or otherwise. Chivalry (and romance, which always seems to be monogamous) puts Woman, The Object of Desire, shiny, “pure,” “virginal,” and “good,” on a pedestal, only to be taken out by a man to sing odes to, to lay flowers at the feet of, to make promises to, until he no longer needs her and locks her back in her bower. I say this as someone who loves Tolkien, a man who loved to put shiny-pure-virginal-good women on pedestals and leave them there forever and ever into eternity. Literally. [...]

By: Fluence

Fluence — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:52:20 +0000

I never went to RenFaires, I can’t quite understand why, unless they don’t have them in the UK, but this seems unlikely. I used to do LARPing, and enjoyed that as an outlet to play with different identities, and also fun impossible stuff like magical binding, telepathic control, and fighting to the brink of death before being healed.

By: Boston Boy

Boston Boy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:56:15 +0000

I fell off that twisting ladder game. Really hard. But other than that King Richard’s Faire was a lot of fun. No one ever kissed my hand though.

By: PantheraPardus

PantheraPardus — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:00:25 +0000

I started hanging out with the SCA while I was in college; my experience was very similar. An unattractive, overweight, awkward girl got to play the part of a strong, desirable, sought-after woman. And you know what? Once I realized I could let it, that role became part of me instead of a mask I’d wear on weekends. Formative stuff, that.

I’d almost forgotten the wonder of those first ‘adventures’ (almost 20 years ago! Gah.)…thanks for the pleasant reminder. :)

By: alterisego

alterisego — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:33:30 +0000

I remember the first time a man kissed my hand at a ren faire. I was very taken aback. But a few years ago, all this stuff was my entire life.

Until you learn how to live the life you want in reality, roleplaying and fantasy geekery must suffice.