/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10389378
I had strong opinions. Mostly about the fact that gypsy as a fantasy race with bonuses to fortune telling and theif skills is A-OK, because they are not real and it's not racist... But if someone self identifies as an elf IRL, you have to respect their identy or it's racist.

>>10389491
Ok, couple of things: first, there's plenty of art of armored women fighting in skirts, etc etc, but it's almost entirely artistic license. Historically, women who were fighting would typically wear men's clothing because it is meant to work with armor. St. Joan of Arc, the duchessa Sforza, etc, all wore men's clothes to battle. They also just aren't practical. Same reason that long men's garments weren't as popular in battle either.

Secondly, kilts are stupid, and very rarely actually used in battle. In fact, the highland regiments throughout history, from the American Revolution onward, would ditch their kilts for trousers or breeches almost as soon as they left Scotland, because anything that is not open lograste rain like Scotland, leads to huge problems when you have your dick hanging exposed. In the Americas, and India, parasites and dense underbrush were the major issue. WWI saw them getting their dicks burnt with mustard gas. I'm not joking. I mention this because i know plenty of women who fence and such in dresses and gowns, but only in situations where they have logistic backing like tournament. In battlefield type situations, they always switch to pants.

That said, it's larp, do whatever if it works for you and doesn't stick out.