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[duckmole86]

I would like to note here that I like steampunk.  I like the stories behind the outfits, I like the tales in books and movies and more.  I love the victorianesque clothes.

I don't much care for the snobbery that I see about the subculture sometimes.  Or in Lolita (not the Nabokov type, people).  Or in SCA.  Or in just about any freaking subgroup.

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[jecook]

I can partly understand some of the rules for SCA- Depending on which kingdom one is in, some of the rules for authenticity may vary a bit.

and there are elitists everywhere and in everything.

[davetheinverted]

Any subculture is going to have people who are not good at *anything* else in their lives except this one thing...and who therefore have a Deep And Abiding Need to make sure everyone *knows* how superior they are. They may not be at all aware that this is what they're doing or why they're doing it...but it is.

The really unfortunate part is that many of these groups hold some or all of the Geek Social Fallacies, and are thus not well-equipped to deal with such people.

(Reading this over, I may be sounding more Certain than is justified...it's late, I'm tired, and I do think there's at least *something* to what I'm saying.)

Dav2.718