Infected Ren Faires - nerd cringe but olde timey

Dynastia said:
Now I want to go to a ren fair and pretend to be management and tell people they have to leave because it's not historically accurate for people with autism to survive early childhood in the middle ages.
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Careful, they have swords.
 
Because only modern Japan is kawaii desu and 1800's America is glorifying manifest destiny and Native American murders, you shitlord.

Actually it's probably because it happened a really long-ass time ago and in foreign countries so there's a romantic aspect to it all. Like how people look back fondly over the decade they grew up in, except longer ago.
 
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Jungle Princess said:
Why is it always a European Renaissance fair? Why not a Hein Japan fair, or an 1800s America fair, or 6th Mali fair?
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I think it mostly has to do with the Medieval/Renaissance period being the main inspiration for fantasy epics such as "Lord of the Rings" and derivative works (games, movies).
Samurai cosplayers do sometimes show up at these events, though.
As for 1800s America, those would be Wild West events, which -- see my post some pages ago -- used to be big in Germany, but nowadays not so much any more.

Basically, it all depends on what is currently big in popular culture. If high fantasy is all the rage, people will flock to Medieval/Renaissance events, if Wild West adventure movies are popular, they will prefer to dress up as cowboys and Indians...
 
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i can't believe THIS thread of all threads is what pulled me out of lurking, but jesus christ ren faires. my bff in high school had a mom (and sister) who were gypsy/pirate wannabe renfaire types.... they went every year and took me a few times (it was the same venue the "assblower" pic was taken, actually. the rickety wooden structure in the background is a spiral slide that they charge you good money to ride, lol)

(edit: there used to be a pic here, removed it b/c powerlevel etc etc. basically, we looked like idiots just like every other person there)

if i could sum up the ren faire experience in two words, they would be "hot" and "expensive". the local faire always takes place in the middle of the ruthless southern summer, and they sell everything for, like, disneyworld prices. $10 for a turkey leg, that kind of thing. so much sweat and money lost. i think i bought a really shitty LOZ ocarina for some $20-odd dollars.... there was so much goddamn knockoff LOZ merch. i feel like the whole shebang exists just to swindle nerds, and god knows it does a good job at it.
 
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Spooks said:
i can't believe THIS thread of all threads is what pulled me out of lurking, but jesus christ ren faires. my bff in high school had a mom (and sister) who were gypsy/pirate wannabe renfaire types.... they went every year and took me a few times (it was the same venue the "assblower" pic was taken, actually. the rickety wooden structure in the background is a spiral slide that they charge you good money to ride, lol)

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hopefully that image works ok. are pics of yourself considered powerleveling? i'm sorry if they are.
note the neon green corset that i thought was incredibly stylish, paired with borrowed matching shoes that hurt like a bitch and made the whole event fucking horrible. note my friend (in the back) not trying at all and her sister (in the front) trying slightly too hard.

if i could sum up the ren faire experience in two words, they would be "hot" and "expensive". the local faire always takes place in the middle of the ruthless southern summer, and they sell everything for, like, disneyworld prices. $10 for a turkey leg, that kind of thing. so much sweat and money lost. i think i bought a really shitty LOZ ocarina for some $20-odd dollars.... there was so much goddamn knockoff LOZ merch. i feel like the whole shebang exists just to swindle nerds, and god knows it does a good job at it.
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Gypsy wannabees? Don't tell Tumblr or we'll be stuck in a debate about cultural appropriation.
 
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Corsets originally were supposed to emphasize boobs and hips while giving you a slender waist.
However, nowadays, they seem to be mostly used as a fat restraining and relocation device, meant to shove the jelly rolls up to the tits while also desperately trying to brace the pressure of the gut inwards to give a vague impression of a waist.
 
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