Just curious

[isabelladangelo]

This is something I've noticed a lot in the past but it seems to have gotten worse this year. That is women "displaying" themselves. It has gotten to the point where I found out (and have overheard many times) that some mundanes are refusing to come back until the faire kicks out those that aren't covered up. I realize this tends to be a firey topic (for my faire going friends. Not so much for the H/A ladies and gentlemen) but I also know that no one wants to see any faire close because a few playtrons have in there minds to take their hedonism to a level that interrupts the enjoyment of faire for other people. Let's face it, for most faires, if only the people in garb showed up, they'd close in a weekend. It's the mundanes, that come to see the majesty of it all, that tend to keep these places running.

I've told the people I know who have refused to come back to faire with me because of the inappropriateness of dress to write to the faire and demand that they have people either buy a t-shirt to cover up or go home.

My questions are: have other people noticed an increase in inappropriate dress/behavior this year? And have you had problems with mundanes not wanting to come because of a bad incident (either garb or language related)?

Comments

[sestree.livejournal.com]

I really haven't noticed too many being over exposed in the recent years. I remember my first 2 seasons, one of the pickle sellers would bend over just so they 'popped' out. That has stopped as far as I can tell.

Certain places tend to be a bit wilder (The White Hart, back deck of O'Shucks, but there are just as many places that aren't gathering places that are family friendly. One of the things The Interpreters mentions is that The White Hart is a bar -- if you bring your kids in, don't blame them if the kids get the jokes.

I mentioned in another comment that the Robin Hood shows seemed pretty tame the last time I saw them. I also don't remember the Court shows being above a G rating, though Anne Boleyn's walk to execution was pretty intense. The joust is also G rated is it not?

It is a touchy subject. Yes we do have people in leather bra tops. However, you'd see less coverage at the beach and most people have no issues taking kids to a beach or a swimming pool.

Maybe it's all in perception?

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I think you actually see more coverage at the beach or the swimming pool in the few cases I've seen for myself. Most people try to get swim suits that, at least, hold everything in place and keep 'em covered. There just isn't any self checking, there seems, at the faire. And it seems to have gotten worse. When I have my own Mom turn to me (who has come to the faire at least once a year with me) and say "Thank God you cover up!" when we are just walking down towards the Bee Folks, it's gotten pretty bad.

The shows: Like in the comment above, there is one show I just won't go to anymore because it's nothing more than modern political jokes and Catholic bashing. I do plan on writing the faire about it but the fact he was allowed to go on with this in the first place is disturbing.