Since It's gotten referenced a few times

[spazzychic]

Here's the gawdsawful series of blogs about LARP and Gender.

While the males must work their way up a hierarchical ladder, the female character finds herself as an object for their competitions. She is a grail. A gem. A treasure. An end instead of a means. A background character

Comments

[aurora77]

*coughhacksplutter*

Umm....

[sartan0]

That is the worst thing I have read today.

[lironess]

I guess there is a place in this world for passive women, somewhere far far away from me. I enjoy my power.

[the_tal]

<3

[fairiebane]

wut?
I had to see wtf this was about and am now reading the rest of this...er...enlightened observation. I'd really love to know what Larps she's playing...?

Some quotes:

"The male LARPer must integrate into a strict hierarchy. There is always a top fighter or group of fighters, top wizard, top merchant, etc. There is always a second in command. These hierarchies are often composed entirely of men, or at least dominated by them. The male character that rejects this situation quickly becomes an outcast, and it is only a matter of time before he is killed.
I would later find out that Ranas survived on his own for nearly two years. This took an incredible amount of skill. Many loners don’t make it past their first game. Yet even as skilled as Ranas was, death found him in the end.
As for the female LARPer, she must play a very different role."

"Later, I would learn that the ratio of females-to-males in major LARP organizations is about 1-to-5, but can drop as low as 1-to-20."

[creedmore]

Why do I get the feeling that you want to know what game so we can plan a hostile invasion of grrl power?
Not that I'm against it - hell - I'd drive !

[fairiebane]

That and I find it so hard to believe she exists.