What single thing at faire hurls you off into the depths of rage?

[Valiss]

OK, I guess I have to ask: What's the story behind "The Kissing Bandit of '08"?

[Lady Rosalind]

Ahhh... the Kissing Bandit... 

Well, I was coming back from the joust with the full court, and was being escorted by my son. An older gentleman came up to me, told me how pretty he thought I was, and acted like he was going to kiss my hand. Instead, he reeled me in and planted one on my cheek, whilst coming into contact with personal areas of my chest, pretty much before anyone could do anything about it. The lady behind me tried to laugh it off because patrons were standing there just shocked, by saying, "How utterly inappropriate" and giggling. Her husband put his hand on his sword, and got me out of there right away.

This wasn't a sweet old man being harmlessly flirty, this was scary, and pretty much ruined the rest of the day for me. There really are no words to explain how creepy this was.

Come to find out, he had done the same to a couple of other female cast, hugging one much too friendly-like, and trying to kiss another. One of our tallest court members located this person the next day, and explained that while admiration from afar was acceptable, touching was not. He wasn't there last year, TG.

Now, the guy who told me he'd scale the castle walls for me was another story (and I quipped right back, "Room 302!")

[Leyla]

If anything hurls me into the depths of rage - it's this thread and similar ones where people choose to wallow in negativity.  

I agree 100%  Well put!

Anything bad/annoying at faire is still better than those same things outside of faire.

[Nighthawk]

If anything hurls me into the depths of rage - it's this thread and similar ones where people choose to wallow in negativity.  

I agree 100%  Well put!

Anything bad/annoying at faire is still better than those same things outside of faire.

I don't know about- having little kids handling my knives while the parents just stand there and watch is pretty upsetting. It's a liability!! And there have been times when I have asked kids not to, and the parents actually argue with me! Don't get me wrong here- I wouldn't do festivals and faires if I didn't truly love it- but there are some manners of disrespect that are just plain dangerous!

[Merlin the Elder]

Nighthawk, you see that happen and expect any moment for the parents to break out in song..."If I Only Had a Brain."

[Nighthawk]

Nighthawk, you see that happen and expect any moment for the parents to break out in song..."If I Only Had a Brain."

Man, at the Colorado Scottish Festival, it would have been a chorus! It's usually not that bad... People must have had stupid for breakfast en masse that particular weekend.

[Lady Rosalind]

All right, I really thought that there wasn't anything that truly sent me off to the depths of rage, but we had an incident Saturday that totally blew the Kissing Bandit away.

Try this: "Scotsman-who-likes-to-lift-ladies'-skirts-and-take-photos-without-their-knowledge"

He was caught in the act, while the Princess and I were talking with some patrons. One of our court gentlemen swears he heard his name called, and he turned around to see what I wanted, and caught the perv lifting the Princess' skirts!!!!!!! I was standing right next to her, and didn't notice a thing! He told the guy that he didn't want to do that, and to delete the photo immediately. We got the princess out of the way without her even knowing what happened, and told her after we got to the castle.

Security was notified, and checked his camera to make sure that the photo was deleted, and pretty much all of the 3000+ photos on the card were x-rated. He had also lied about deleting the photo in question.

Yes, he earned himself a lifetime-ban, and her mother is filing charges.

This is the same man who "accidentally" exposed himself to the ladies of the court twice a couple of years ago, and got thrown out for being an unruly drunk last year.

Ugh.

(But, it still didn't destroy my faire weekend! We had an incredible time! And it was even better because we knew he wouldn't be there!)

[Rowan MacD]

  Ick, icky ick!   
     Dont' know what the guy thinks he's going to achieve by this...most of us wear shorts or bloomers under our skirts anyway.
    You see more on the mundane streets.
I hope he gets nailed to the wall for this.
*shudder*
   

[Merlin the Elder]

Don't most states now have laws regarding this (taking this type of photo without the subject's knowledge)? At the very least, I would think that he could be charged with attempted sexual assault.

Back in the days when I still had a little kinky streak (and remembered what it was used for) even I wouldn't have stooped this low...

[crashbot]

I am not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure ff you are in public, you can be photographed with or without your knowledge and/or permission. However I would hope this would fall outside of that rule.

[analise]

I am not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure ff you are in public, you can be photographed with or without your knowledge and/or permission. However I would hope this would fall outside of that rule.

It's one thing to photograph someone standing around in public (or even to...say..focus on one particular part of their body that might be prominently displayed). It's quite another to position your camera such that you are taking pictures of a part of their body that is normally covered (by skirts).

[Merlin the Elder]

I am not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure ff you are in public, you can be photographed with or without your knowledge and/or permission. However I would hope this would fall outside of that rule.

Without specific permission, your picture cannot be published. The faires have in the contract for your tickets that they own the copyrights to all photographs taken on their grounds. Your face can therefore be published without any additional releases. A picture of your bum cannot.

The taking of erotic images, nude images, images in dressing rooms, suggestive images, etc., without the permission of the subject, has been criminalized in some jurisdictions. A shot up some lady's skirt is certainly not in public.

[Lady Rosalind]

That type of photo is illegal in our state, hence the fact that charges are going to be filed. The moment he touched her skirts, it also became assault, because the intent was there.

The girl's mother spent most of the weekend finding the appropriate information.

[Kiss-me-Kate]

Naughty children p*ss me off!
I was whipped in the face with my own whip this weekend.  While her dumb*ss mother did nothing other than tell little "Ireland" to not touch the nice ladie's whip.

Evidently my telling her that I use it on my very own naughty children didn't scare her or her Mother.   I am quite sure steam was coming out of my ears.    I was in my busy shop, so I couldn't get away from her until they left.   

If that were MY kid, at the very least I would have reached over and swatted her on the tukus....

[LadyFae]

Naughty children p*ss me off!
I was whipped in the face with my own whip this weekend.  While her dumb*ss mother did nothing other than tell little "Ireland" to not touch the nice ladie's whip.

Evidently my telling her that I use it on my very own naughty children didn't scare her or her Mother.   I am quite sure steam was coming out of my ears.    I was in my busy shop, so I couldn't get away from her until they left.   

If that were MY kid, at the very least I would have reached over and swatted her on the tukus....

O.M.G.  Seriously?  WHAT is the problem with some people?  Why don't people understand that you should raise your kids so that EVERYONE can like them and not just you?