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    Quote Originally Posted by qickly
    I wish they said that it was in poor taste for me to wear womens clothing to work while around kids(work in a school). but that won't stop me from wearing it other places
    It's ashame you don't teach at a university. The following is from Utilikilts Newsletter:
    Utilikilts serve a special niche for me: in 1988 (if memory serves) for our first Tartan Day, I wore my regular kilt to work as an Admissions Counselor at the University of California, Davis. Not only was it our first Congressionally chartered Tartan Day, but it was also the start of UC Davis' "Diversity Week", along with a function we call Welcome Week, where prospective students and their parents can tour the campus, and get a feel for the University.
    I had an 8am presentation to high school students at our law school, and when I returned to my office, our assistant director stopped in and told me that wearing a kilt to work was "inappropriate", and that I needed to remove it or be sent home. I told him to put it in writing, which he did, via e-mail. I sent his e-mail to our national membership chairperson (I'm a regional commissioner for the MacDonalds), and within 24 hours, I was getting a ton of supportive e-mails from all over the world.
    It strikes me as odd that a university which claims it supports diversity and abhors discrimination of all types would take this stance. Perhaps I wasn't "PC" enough for them. This stupidity ended about a week and a half later when Stuart Morrison, a retired appelate court justice and former High Commissioner for the Clan Morrison, offered to represent me in a lawsuit where the university would be called to task for three separate civil rights violations. They caved immediately, and within an hour of receiving my copy of the e-mail from Stuart (another went to our chancellor's office and the University President's office in Berkeley, I had a hand delivered letter of apology. Now, I wear my kilts any time I feel like it!
    Thanks for making such a wonderful product. I can't imagine life without my Utilikilt-Scottish Levi's!!
    Yours,
    Jerry Griffin
    A kilted Celt on the border.
    Kentoc'h mervel eget bezań saotret
    Omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum ęgerrume desinere.


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    moved from the USA Kilts section
    Beannacht Dé,
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    "...it's the ocean following in our veins, cause its the salt thats in our tears..."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruanaidh
    ... This stupidity ended about a week and a half later when Stuart Morrison, a retired appelate court justice and former High Commissioner for the Clan Morrison, offered to represent me in a lawsuit where the university would be called to task for three separate civil rights violations.
    Glad to hear that one of our clan was ready to step up and help.

    Regards,
    Scott Gilmore
    Gilmore is a sept of clan Morrison

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    Well done, Its nice to see someone put in there place, one up for Freedom

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