[MR] Maxim Magazine

[Penelope Millar]

One thing to keep in mind when thinking about things like this is that the
SCA, unlike other reenactment groups has an intentionally low bar to entry.
We don't have particularly strict standards of authenticity or periodicity
precisely because we want to welcome people to our hobby and get them
interested. Compiling a perfectly period kit right away is difficult for a
variety of reasons - monetary, skill-based and knowledge. The cost of our
choice to encourage people to give it a try even if they can't get it right
"out of the gate" is that people will see modern gear and imperfect
reproductions at events. I like it that way, I think the cost is worth it,
but yeah, a reporter could point out the inconsistencies if they just want
something to criticize. Besides, I am a dork, so what?

Also, yes, when the Onion makes fun of us, it is funny.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/society-for-creative-anachronism-seizes-control-of,724/
:)

- Lady Helena Hrolfsdottir

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Kelly Keck <kellylynne at gmail.com> wrote:

> Absolutely. Unbiased and informative is not what gets attention. And,
> seriously, this is a pretty geeky hobby we have---it's not surprising that
> people who like to think of themselves as "the cool kids" would think it
> was absolutely hilarious to make fun of. And if we were all awesomely
> authentic, then instead of making fun of the Cobra stickers and soda cans,
> they'd be making fun of the people debating whether a given shade of blue
> could actually be achieved with the natural dyes available in 14th century
> France.
>
> If there's a lesson to take from this, it's that if we do invite the media
> to an event, we should be really judicious about who we ask and look at the
> tone of the publication they represent and the work they've done in the
> past. And if we get the impression that we're going to be the butt of
> someone's sophomoric humor, we may want to politely decline (unless it's
> the Onion, because if they make fun of us, it will actually be funny). But
> I see no need to reevaluate everything we do because somebody called us
> dorks.
>
> Lady Adriana Michaels
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Alicia Carr Mitsch <a1979carr at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > It was an EK event, and my understanding is that the reporter did not
> take
> > it seriously. He was out for his own amusement and not interested in
> > writing an informational piece so much as making a mockery of someone
> > else's hobby. Let's stop pointing fingers at just ourselves and recognize
> > that not every reporter is interested in writing an unbiased piece on
> what
> > we do.
> >
> > Lady Sldyth the Gentle
> >
> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
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