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jason taylor · 09-12-2016, 07:35 PM

Knights who are decent chaps who do what is expected of them but on the whole are pretty ordinary. They do not go in for saving distressed damsels disproportionately to the actual distress, nor yet are fond of oppressing hapless peasants, nor yet are they fond of pseudoadulterous sexual harrassment of their overlord's wife but they are mainly fond of a comfortable job and a cold beer. When it is time to go out and fight the Saracen's their main reaction is fatalistic resignation.

Vikings who spend most of their time fishing.

A Samurai whose livestyle is like an Orientalized version of a British country gentleman(one immigrant during the Meji Restoration whose memoir's I read described her father basically that way).

A Nazi who is cultured and discusses the finer things in life while negotiating with another Nazi to loan out prisoners as a work gang(Herman Wouk did that and it was brilliantly chilling).

A fighter pilot who is a faithful family man, drinks moderately, gambles moderately, is gentlemanly toward women, and Just Wants To Go Home. And has ten kills, did I mention that?

A British officer who likes neither tea nor port but has prejudice toward lemonade.

09-12-2016, 07:35 PM	#3
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Re: bending stereotypes Knights who are decent chaps who do what is expected of them but on the whole are pretty ordinary. They do not go in for saving distressed damsels disproportionately to the actual distress, nor yet are fond of oppressing hapless peasants, nor yet are they fond of pseudoadulterous sexual harrassment of their overlord's wife but they are mainly fond of a comfortable job and a cold beer. When it is time to go out and fight the Saracen's their main reaction is fatalistic resignation. Vikings who spend most of their time fishing. A Samurai whose livestyle is like an Orientalized version of a British country gentleman(one immigrant during the Meji Restoration whose memoir's I read described her father basically that way). A Nazi who is cultured and discusses the finer things in life while negotiating with another Nazi to loan out prisoners as a work gang(Herman Wouk did that and it was brilliantly chilling). A fighter pilot who is a faithful family man, drinks moderately, gambles moderately, is gentlemanly toward women, and Just Wants To Go Home. And has ten kills, did I mention that? A British officer who likes neither tea nor port but has prejudice toward lemonade. __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison Last edited by jason taylor; 09-12-2016 at 07:51 PM.