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alexseanchai:stormclouds-chainmail: callmebliss: shadesofmauve: tinierpurplefishes: the-ironhobbit: dramatical-fangirl: celticshenanigans: aconnormanning: maneth985: fallen-angel-with-a-shotgun: dajo42: if you dont have me on facebook you are probably not missing out on any posts but the comment section is important too lmao I went to the Renaissance faire dressed as a warrior. I had a real sword with me, too. I was standing (in character) next to a sword-fighting ring, where kids of all ages got the chance to pick up a sword and challenge the champion. Some woman walks by, with her little girl. The girl starts walking towards the ring, saying she wants to fight. But the mom pulled her away hella sharply, and was like, “That’s for boys.” You don’t want to be a BOY, do you?” And the girl looked around and saw me. I think she thought I was a boy; I had my hair in a ponytail, and was wearing a hood. So she comes up to me and asks me, “Do you think girls can be fighters, too?” And her mom looks like she’s silently gloating. Like she thinks I’m going to say no. So I take off my hood, untie my hair so that it flows freely, and kneel before her. And I’m like, “Milady, anyone can be a fighter.” I swear, the look on that mother’s face made my day. This post was good but then it got better Okay, this is a slight topic diversion, but in response to the above comment. I’ve volunteered at the CT Ren Faire for years now. For the last 5 or so I’ve worked in the game section, and we have a game similar to the above comment called “Smite the Knight”. I’ve been in the ring before, it’s a ton of fun getting to run around with the kids. The main goal is entertainment. Have a good shtick, keep the crowd engaged, and let the kids have a good time. In both work and observing, I have learned something about kids. A lot of parents try to get their boys to go fight. Of the young ones that do, they tend to be shy. You get the ones who just swing the boffer swords around with no regard for life, but, mostly, they’re reserved. It’s adorable. I mean, they’re kids. But the girls. THE GIRLS. Holy crap. I swear, the pinker the dress, the more taffeta and glitter…the more intensity. I remember, the first year I worked there, one girl came in, grabbed the biggest sword she could, and WENT TO TOWN on our knight. Lifted it over head, let out this primal scream and mowed him down. Homeboy is 6′2″, she was FIVE. And once he was in the fetal position (He was fine. It was for show.) on the ground, she stopped, put her foot on his chest, and yelled “I AM A FIERCE PRINCESS!!”. Later in the day when she walked by a couple of us yelled “Ah! It’s the fierce princess!” and she stopped and flexed. It was the best, and I will never forget that girl. OH MY GOD IT’S BACK YES This has improved since last I reblogged. I taught karate for like 5 years, and the girls were always, pound for pound, better than the boys. Even the girls who didn’t really want to do it and were only there because their parents made them were better than like 95% of the boys. I was playing fiddle at a ren faire, and two little girls were really enjoying our set. After quite some time one of them walked up to me and shyly offered me her star tinsel tiara, because she “didn’t have any money. And this protects you from trolls!” I said “Thanks, that’s really sweet – but what about you? Don’t you need protection from trolls?” At which point this six-ish-year-old girl whips out her certificate from the axe throwing booth and says “Nah, I’m fine.” I still have that tinsel tiara. It’s draped over my modem. I figure it’ll protect me from the most trolls that way. I am not in the habit of reblogging a post and slapping an “it got better” on there BUT I SAY GOTDAMN Image description Facebook post by Dajo Nathan Jago if i was in a shop with my son and he wanted a princess doll i would say no. no definitely not. we can get that for cheaper online come on let’s go home and buy you like five princess dolls with the same money Comments by various redacted names Beautiful that is the correct way to raise a child. permission to share this? Comment by Dajo Nathan Jago sure why not Comment by redacted I felt disgusted when i saw a woman with her son in asda and she said go on honey you can pick any toy you like and he got a barbie off the shelf and she said not that one thats for girls then handed him a toy truck so he started crying and she yelled at him Comment by Dajo Nathan Jago somebody should probably throw a toy truck at her and say you know a barbie doll would probably have hurt less also, the gif from maneth985 is Eowyn taking off her helmet and saying, “I am no man!” -- source link
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