It’s not “a sex cult.”
It also is not an organization which enforces sexual mores.
The SCA operates more like a big hotel complex which hosts conventions, and which doesn’t care if some of the guests get naked in a conference room as long as the cops aren’t called.
Beating on each other is a young mans game, and I quit being involved when I got too old for bruises to heal.
When I was involved, I went to one event held in Redding California at which some sexual shenanigans were reportedly participated in by some other marines from 29 Palms, and then I didn’t hear of any such activity in events I attended whilst stationed at leJeune.
The organization doesn’t particularly stamp down on that stuff but then it doesn’t sponsor it either.
Playing dress up and dabbling in candle making and homemade mead will also attract men and women desirous of a ribald affair in medieval trappings.
What the organization does actually sponsor is preservation of medieval metalworking techniques and historically accurate weapons techniques.
So, bottom line: it’s not there for illicit encounters, but its not going to play chaparone either. Don’t send your kids, but also don’t alledge that the behavior of the crowd which attends is sponsored by the organization.
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Does it care that pedophilia is likely happening according to some? It’s just like the Catholic church IF these things are happening- the ‘leaders’ or ‘organizers’ or ‘sponsors’ will eventually be held responsible for turning a blind eye, and allowing it to happen- but again- that’s only IF this is going on and people are aware of it and are still sponsoring it-
Well perhaps it should enforce “sexual mores”. If the organization has gained this kind of reputation then maybe it should care what’s going on after the sun goes down, especially if illegal activity such as sex with minors is occurring.
“Playing dress up and dabbling in candle making and homemade mead will also attract men and women desirous of a ribald affair in medieval trappings.”
Fair Maiden: ‘Sir Harold, is that your broadsword are you just happy to see me?’
I’m more likely to believe your account - some sex is going on in private, but that it is not the core purpose of the group - than Barnhardt’s. Although I sympathize with her battles with the corruption in the Catholic Church, I think she goes overboard sometimes.