[MR] Public use of the term "medieval"

[Lady Rhiannon of Berra]

It's your business to put whatever stickers or whatnot you'd like on your
car.  It's personal expression.  You don't have to explain it to anyone if
you don't want to.

It still follows that you're not going to change public perception with or
without something as small as a bumper sticker or necklace.  People will
believe what they want when they want, how they want.  We can take steps to
help them correct their ignorance, but in the end it really is up to them
what they believe.

My mother referred to the SCA as a "cult" until her dying day and no matter
what I did, I couldn't change her thought on that subject although I tried;
boy did I try!.  In the end I had to let her have her own belief, and I went
on my merry way.

To sum it up, we all have to choose what's right for us; you can't make
everyone love you no matter how hard you try.  There are ignorant people
everywhere in every level of society.

Rhiannon






On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM, M'lady Foxy <angellfoxx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> hmmm does this mean I should take he spay/neuter and pow/MIA stickers off
> my car?Again religion is one of those things that if it be a pagan symbol or
> cross is up to person to display and defend... but something you'll never
> change.
>  Goes to answer the Jehovah's witness at door...
>
> --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Lady Rhiannon of Berra <ladyrhi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Lady Rhiannon of Berra <ladyrhi at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Public use of the term "medieval"
> > To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> > Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 9:27 AM
>  > Whether or not to put one's beliefs
> > on a bumper sticker or t-shirt or sign
> > of whatever choosing is a personal decision outside of SCA
> > context.  Whether
> > or not you choose to individually take on those out there
> > who aren't like
> > you, is completely your decision, and may be your folly,
> > but again, that is
> > your own individual choice.  It really has very little
> > effect (affect?) on
> > the SCA or Atlantia as a whole.
> >
> > If you're not willing to take the personal risk then don't
> > put it on your
> > car or display it to the "public". Simple.
> >
> > Rhiannon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > However I do agree with another poster that some of
> > the bumper
> > > stickers on people's cars is just asking for trouble.
> > The locals might
> > > not see the device on someone's shield but they sure
> > will see the
> > > hundreds of pagan bumperstickers on the back of
> > people's cars. I mean,
> > > do you really want to announce to the world that you
> > are pagan? You
> > > might as well paint a big bullseye on your back and
> > put a sign on your
> > > forehead that says "Shoot me".
> > >
> > > My belief is personal,and I keep it personal, I don't
> > even normally
> > > display my pentacle unless I'm at an event that is
> > openly pagan or I
> > > know tolerates it.
> > >
> > > While a device maybe fine on the battle field, I don't
> > think we need
> > > to flaunt it on our cars.
> > >
> > > On 7/24/09, Jim <jsfrodo at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > Make something idiot-proof, and the universe will
> > invent a better idiot.
> > > >
> > > > --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Close minded, and frankly out-and-out stupid
> > people are everywhere. We
> > > cannot idiot proof ourselves. The idiots are just too
> > skilled at what they
> > > do, and besides that, they outnumber us.
> > > >
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