Het privileged [censored]s

[kengr]

Over on the Antir mailing list someone mentioned something about wearing ribbons for "Inspirational Equality" at an upcoming Crown event.

It was mostly ignored but someone posted asking what it was. It was explained it was about allowing same sex consorts in the SCA.

Which led to several people including a couple who are normally "fight the establishment, stick up for the underdog" types to post complaints.

One even used the phrase "rub your sexual preferences in our faces".

That's when I wrote several pointed replies.

Oh yes, another one somehow got the idea this would mean having what he referred to as "male Queens" (except he called it transgendered queens first).

I had a few things to say about that too.

*sigh*

Comments

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

I suppose it would be unhelpful of me to point out that reactions should vary by persona era. *grin* Although it would be fun to have some guys play an erastes and eromenos relationship, and watch the reactions...

[kengr]

I just pointed out that for an "in period" example, I seemed to recall that several different places had "co-rulers" (usually a pair of kings) at one time or another.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

Sure! Not necessarily two, of course; "triumvirate literally means 'three men rule' and there are examples other than the Roman, common enough that English still keeps the word around. "Duumvirate" is a much rarer word. Go figure.

Of course, there's also the Roman Tetrarchy, when Diocletian chopped up the Empire into four bits, but pointless history wanking is enjoyed only in colleges and the SCA. Hey, wait a second...