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

[cathgrace.livejournal.com]

The Robin Hood show was one of the ones that specifically drove us away. Last year they kept making beer jokes, with a "ha, ha, don't worry kids! we make these jokes so you parents will stay awake in the audience!" It wasn't just once or twice, but throughout the whole show. And the worst part is, it was kind of true, even though we were at the 11:00 a.m. showing there were parents in the audience slightly worse for drink and they were the parents brought on stage to be the villains, because it was "funnier." Honestly we would have left if my son wasn't in the show because having my children see middle of the day drunk adults isn't my idea of fun or an appropriate example for my kids. But I also live in a pretty G rated world with my kids, I figure there is plenty of time for them to hear and see the worst things the world has to offer, right now while I can I want to keep them shiny and new for as long as I can.

[sestree.livejournal.com]

ahhhh see I haven't seen the Robin Hood show for a couple of years. I didn't know it had gotten that bad. I usually watch it from the Horn place across the way.

I will admit the raving drunks early in the day aren't uncommon (and yes I've been one in my cups but not raving usually) but I see that more from the ungarbed than the garbed folks.

I understand wanting to keep them in a G rated atmosphere as long as possible.