Magical Theory (Wednesday, 2/22/2006, 4th Period)

[romanywitch]

"Today we're all about some history," said Jenny. "Check over this handout on the Salem witch trials and tell me what you think."


OOC: Class is up, but responses won't be coming 'til later this afternoon. However? This is one of the player's favorite historical events to read about, so very much looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

Wait for the OCD threads!

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Discussion - Salem Witch Trials

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Kiki read the handout with an increasing amount of discomfort. She had heard of these trials, and knew that witches were sometimes persecuted throughout history, but she had never read a full account of them.

"The sad thing is," she said, "Every one of those jailed or executed were most likely not witches, just victims of spite, jealousy, or hysteria."

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[soldtoarmenians]

"Or a really bad trip," Xander added, looking down at the part about ergot poisoning. "This is the same stuff from that Z-Cases episode that makes tattoos talk to you."

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[romanywitch]

"Right," said Jenny. "Most genuine witches aren't going to be that obvious."

Thank God Jenny wasn't around for 'Gingerbread' or she'd have lectured some teen witch types in Sunnydale.

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Piper frowned and shook her head sadly after reading the handout. "I don't understand why anyone was accused of being a witch for basically no reason at all. Also, it's disturbing that people thought of witchcraft as evil."

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[soldtoarmenians]

"Lots of people assume anything they're not used to is out to hurt them," Xander said thoughtfully. "Which is true sometimes, but jeez, people, context is nice. Like some evidence that anybody was actually being hurt."

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[demonbelthazor]

"It's funny how the town celebrates the witch trials now," Bel mused.

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[romanywitch]

"Tourist dollars are pretty powerful," said Jenny. "It all seems a little too morbid to me."

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Paige reads through the handout looking more and more upset by it, no wonder she'd been so scared of telling Geoff what she was.

"This is terrible, it sounds like they were just using the witch thing as a way of getting rid of people they didn't want around, I'm glad it had a negative effect on the town's economy though, it serves them right!"

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[romanywitch]

"Witch hunt has become a universal term," said Jenny. "It was even used in the 1950's when Joseph McCarthy was looking for Communists."

After Class

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[fh_jackass]

Do you want Jenny or Janet to be the character of yours affected by the wacky side effects?

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[soldtoarmenians]

(speaking of wacky side-effects, hi :D )

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[romanywitch]

I got an e-mail telling me it was Janet, which is fine with me. :)

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