[MR] Miss Manners: Authenticity Police

[Eileen/Ciar/DarkRaven]

Greetings.

I have had my seams commented on, and not an item in an A&S display, but
what I was wearing at the time.


Eileen/Ciar/DarkRaven
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----- Original Message -----
From: Robert J Welenc <rjwelenc at erols.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Miss Manners: Authenticity Police


> At 06:52 PM 9/7/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Wolf wrote:
> >
> >> This was in the Roanoke Times newspaper up here a few days ago.}:)
> >> Has that distinct SCAdian taste to it.*G*
> >
> >Actually, I thought it probably sounded like a later period
> reenactor
> >-- Civil War, possibly as early as 18th century -- due to the
> mention
> >of wearing vintage garments ... one so rarely sees SCAdians wearing
> >full period garments (though there are a few who incorporate TMS
> >artifacts into garb and armor) ...
> >
> >Karen Larsdatter
>
> Same here -- I've *never* seen or heard tell of an SCA Authenticity
> Nazi pulling at people's clothes to check the seams!
>
> I have heard of similar stories with the Civil War re-enactors;
> *they* won't let you play unless you are authentic right down to your
> *underwear*!
>
> Alanna
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