Notice: An SCA Grump

[hrj]

I'm going to be good and not post this on my kingdom's mailing list. And I suppose that since I'm not going to the event in question, the matter has, in theory, no direct impact on me. But when I read endless announcments about how my kingdom's "official kingdom party" at an SCA inter-kingdom war is going to be a Hawaiian luau theme, complete with tiki bar and blender drinks, I really REALLY start wondering when the alternate reality split off in which the SCA no longer has anything to do with medieval history. Would it kill folks to hold their egregiously non-medieval parties as non-SCA events? I mean, it's one thing to be indifferent to putting a lot of time and energy into creating medieval ambiance at events (as opposed to falling back on "generic SCA") but I just don't get spending all that extra time and energy to create a slug-you-in-the-face ANTI-medieval ambiance. Folks, we all have non-SCA lives. We can all throw non-SCA parties for our friends. Why do the people who should be setting an example for the kingdom choose to set this example? (No need to answer -- I know, I know. But I needed to rant. Badly.)

Comments

[etfb.livejournal.com]

Every now and then you'll get some tedious old flates veteres ranting about how such-and-such an activity is unacceptable in the SCA and the people putting in a lot of hard work and money to make it happen should all just go away. In general, the only response is to ignore the whingers and hope their persistent bad humour gives them vitriol poisoning and they stop bugging the rest of us.

This is not one of those times.

Hawaiian luau theme??? What are they thinking? They're on crack; it's the only possible explanation.

Lone Court member raises her hand: it's worse than that

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am also appalled at the concept: the Viking Luau. (Truly, my first comment to Calistotoni was: "but the vikings never went to Hawaii".)

However, I am grateful that the first plan fell through and the Viking Luau was not held at Crown. The casino night was switched with the luau because some stuff fell through.

I am sad that they did not come up with a medieval theme. As an "official" party, it lacks inclusion, as is mentioned in the comments here, because it the primary focus is drinking (the hula dancers fell through). Even for some of us who are old enough to drink, raucus drunkenness is not an evening of happiness.

+putting my happy face back on+