Columbus, IN Scottish Festival - Grumblings

[sathor]

they did have fae in Scotland, if someone wants to honor it it like dressing like a LOTR elf with half the clothes, they might be considered just as valid as a guy in a utilikilt. Just a random thought.

[ForresterModern]

As it was a scottish festival the black watch re-enactors being there were entirely appropriate. But as it was on US soil, and, to the best of my knowledge, other than a few spy type events no battles of the second world war occurred on US soil (i.e., there were no uniformed nazi troops on our soil), and certainly no battled between them and the Black Watch Scottish regiments on US soil, I am not sure what part the re-enactors might have played in the event. Baffles me completely.

I will not address the matter of offensive symbolism as it relates to militaria displayed in this situation as that is not relevant in my particular opinion.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

As it was a scottish festival the black watch re-enactors being there were entirely appropriate. But as it was on US soil, and, to the best of my knowledge, other than a few spy type events no battles of the second world war occurred on US soil (i.e., there were no uniformed nazi troops on our soil), and certainly no battled between them and the Black Watch Scottish regiments on US soil, I am not sure what part the re-enactors might have played in the event. Baffles me completely.

Since there are all kinds of reenactors in the USA (as well as all sorts of fantasy/scifi groups) it seems obvious (to me at least) that reenactors will represent everything from the battle of Hastings on... I don't have any problems with Napoleonic reenactors in the UK (Old Boney never managed to invade) any more than I find it odd that Germans would reenact the American west. So, the fact that reenactors in the USA would want to portray WWII German military units should be neither surprising nor upsetting-- unless one wishes to object on purely PC grounds, in which case there is really nothing more to be said. Except this: People will always indulge in playing "Cowboys and Indians", it's just that sometimes their enthusiasm gets the better of them and they end up playing in the wrong garden. That doesn't mean we should outlaw play-acting, just that we should politely suggest that there may be better places to play.

[hospitaller]

Except this: People will always indulge in playing "Cowboys and Indians", it's just that sometimes their enthusiasm gets the better of them and they end up playing in the wrong garden. That doesn't mean we should outlaw play-acting, just that we should politely suggest that there may be better places to play.

hear, hear!

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[Catdad]

All things have their place, however; it does strike me odd that they would have WWII reenactors at Scotish festival.