Female reenactors as soldiers?

[Ammianus]

Ammianus, you never told me if I got them all right or not?

Yes - well done Byron! All correct

I am certainly not a male chauvanist, but there are some things tha tjust wouldn't work.
For instance, we are in some instances required to wear unarmoured dress....

I must say that I disagree. A baggy tunich does wonders. It doesn't reveal the female form or look feminine. And when you say unarmoured, I think that a subarmalis could be counted in the term, in which that definately would look fine.



All the best.
Amy

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Well I did think of that about the subarmalis...... :mrgreen: you got me there!

But maybe i just have finely tuned radar......I can usually spot a female with my back turned!! :mrgreen: :lol:

[John Conyard]

I would like to point out Amy is on the left.....

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[Astiryu1]

Any Amazonian reenactors out there?

[Robert]

Hi Amy!

No, you are not at all phrasing things badly, your impression looks great and I applaud your professional way of handling things. Keep up the good work!

[Ammianus]

Hello Robert.
Thank you for the kind and encouraging comments!

All the best,
Amy

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

I would like to point out Amy is on the left.....

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Good choice of helmet amy!

[Astiryu1]

On the special features of LOTR many of the Rohirrim were ladies and weren't that far off from Miss Amy. They ran out of men that could ride horses, I am sure that may have happened once or twice historically in 10,000 years of civilization. 8)

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Okay... to oil the fire.....

FAT re-enactors should be banned from displays, wether male or female, it was NOT done !(unless in the role of fat patrician villa owner or tax collector or obese senator eating fat meat dripping fat all over themselves)

Midgets (or to use the correct name, little people) should NOT be allowed to join in the ranks, except when in a circus or variety role.

Ah yes, and did i mention all Greek re-enactors should be homosexual and engage in homosexual, bisexual and pederastic acts?

Why? That would only make it historically correct from the jadded view point of modern interpretation.

some examples from other eras (not to insult too many large people on here)







(actually, this WAS done in the German army of wwII : )



some other FAILs :







PEOPLE!! we live in the year 2009 !!!

we have women's rights these days, and human rights.
Those who want to do the hobby, are allowed to do the hobby.
whatever creed, colour, sexe, sexual orientation and what have you.

to be historically correct is to have historically feasible and scientifically researched armour and equipment.

to be historically correct means also you should not re-enact, since the Romans did not either re-enact.
(unless you want to portray some big fights in the Arena, or even on lake Nemi)

The Romans are and have been dead for centuries.
Why then bother?

Its a hobby! and it should be entertaining and educational to the public and yourself, wether you are from Mars or Venus, or inbetween...

M.VIB.M.

You tell them. I'm sure you won't mind if I send the odd TG person over to join your group?

[MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS]

Please do, we do love our boy-slaves..........

:lol:

M.VIB.M.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

They will demand to play the roles of women.....you will have to look elsewhere for boyslaves I fear!! :lol:

[MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS]

Oh My God !! you'll send us Graeculi ??
:lol: :lol: :lol:

M.VIB.M.

[Marina]

I have played both a traditional womans role and that of a soldier. I enjoy both for different reasons. I can understand the arguments brought up by people who feel soldiers should only be men, but as stated by others it is not too hard to disguise womanly bits!
I have hair which is well past shoulder level. All I do is put it in a bun and hide it with my hat. Between and after the shows I change into my dress if it is possible. If I stay in male kit I keep my hat on. This sometime makes me quite hot!
Members of the public do sometimes joke about cross dressing soldiers but most just ask me questions about the kit and the vast majority seem to understand.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

I am certainly not a male chauvanist, ....

I must say that I disagree.
All the best.
Amy[/quote]

hock: :oops: Well, I'm not!! really!! :mrgreen:

But really, I will say you looks good in the kit, and I am impressed by anyone who has the guts to get on a horse in kit!

all the best to all you ladies who are doing this!

[Cheyenne]

Very old impression... still very much an 'in progress' from the Unmentionable event a few years back in the midlands...

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and again at Kelmarsh...

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So do I look like a bird then??

I can look very angry sometimes