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What is larping?
Used to just mean Live Action Role Playing, now it's also used figuratively and derogatorily in the context of online political discussion to describe people or activities involving absurd adherence to ideals, inflammatory messages, and elaborate outfits or accessories to deliver a sense of association with political groups often just for the social and visual experience of it all or due to a sanitized misunderstanding of activism in general born of the information age. Pairs good with gatekeeping.
Person 1: "I don't get it; how's Bernie Sanders sexist for just... feeling cold and being old or something?"
Person 2: "Oh. LARPers. Ignore them. Twitter is full of people LARPing like this. They don't really care about women or transfolk or any cause for that matter, they just want to make it look like they do."
Person 1: "Yeah. Side effects of leftism being popular, I guess. Also, we don't really live in the US so this doesn't even remotely concern us. We got better things to do and keeping track of all the dumb shit that happens there isn't even worth it for the fun value."
Person 2: "Holy shit."
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larping - video
Larping - what is it?
copying or pretending to be something or someone
larp : bro im nba youngboy
person : stop being a larp
What does "larping" mean?
Legacies Role Play System
LaRPS is a roleplaying system in use for monitoring and advancing a players statistics throughtout their roleplaying session. Its prime use is in Second Life, OpenSim and other virtual worlds where avatars use storytelling as part of interactive scenes, which may include combat, in a virtual community environment.
Examples of the use of LaRPS are found in virtual worlds such as Second Life and OpenSim architectures where an MMORPG experience is required.
Larping - what does it mean?
Live Action Role Play. A LARPer is someone pretending to be something they're really not.
In the 70's and 80's LARPs were people dressing up like dungeons and dragons for Renaissance Fair. Since the dawn of YouTube and social media, LARPs are the new psyops. People LARP on YouTube as Truthers, Christians, Social Justice Warriors, and civilians.
govLARP = agents of the government pretending to be civilians. Crisis Actors = LARPers.
LARPwars = two or more LARPers in a social media pseudo-feud.
"I was on my way to Tucson, to get back into the LARP, when I lost my wallet and had to turn back"
"There's no such thing as #PizzaGate, that's just a LARP to hurt one side of politics"
"That channel says they are crowdsourcing the truth but they are just LARPing as journalists"
Larping - meaning
Live Action Role Play
a type of game where a group of people wear costumes representing a character they create to participate in an agreed fantasy world. Uses foam sticks as swords, foam balls as magic and other props to create the games world.
www.nerolarp.com
www.nwlarp.com
www.larp.com
are examples of a LARP
Larping - definition
Larping (or LARPing) is short for "Live Action Role-Playing". A live action role-playing game is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue their characters' goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world, while interacting with one another in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules, or determined by consensus between players.
The first LARPs were run in the late 1970s, inspired by role-playing games and genre fiction. The activity gained international popularity during the 1980s, and has diversified into wide variety of styles. Play may be very game-like, or may be more concerned with dramatic or artistic expression. The fictional genres used vary greatly, from realistic modern or historical settings to fantastic or futuristic eras. Production values are sometimes minimal, but can involve elaborate venues and costumes. LARPs range in size from small private events lasting a few hours to huge public events with thousands of players lasting for several days.
"I got a ton of exercise last weekend larping. It sure is more fun than sitting around playing videogames all day."
Larping - slang
Traditionally, LARPing is when a bunch of nerds get together in a field or pasture and beat each other up with foam core swords. In the internet sense, it refers to people who put on a façade and lie about having lives that are far more interesting than they really are.
Post pics if you really have a Lamborghini or else I'm going to think you're just LARPing
Larping
When someone is pretending to be something they’re not. Can involve lying on social media/internet or lying in real life. Often used in a derogatory sense.
Derived from the original meaning of LARP, Live Action Role Play. When you say that someone is larping and you’re not talking about the literal game, you are saying that they are role-playing in their actual real life. Pretending to be rich, pretending to know about a topic, pretending to have a certain lifestyle, etc.
Amanda: Wow did you see Josh’s new lamborghini on IG?
Max: That’s not actually his, he took a photo of a random lambo at the dealership. He’s just larping like he has one.
Larping
Physically damaging another person with weapons you've collected.
I got three levels by larping all night.
Larping
stands for live action role-playing
Simon: Hey dude, me, Eli and Jimmy are larping, you in?
Jimmy: Sure, why not?