Differing clan badge from other side of the families Tartan

**Rlail** · 4th December 19, 08:53 AM

Is this bad taste? To take a Macneil tartan, and pin it with a MacQueen Pin? Maternal and Paternal sides of my family

**ctbuchanan** · 4th December 19, 09:00 AM

Not in my opinion. I never wear my clan badge on my kilt and I often wear an Irish pin as a nod to the Irish side of the family.
And frankly I'm not sure anyone would notice.
Although my brother wears a turtle pin on his kilt (it is his spirit animal) and a indigenous Canadian once asked him if he had Mohawk blood. Apparently they are often call the Turtle Clan. They both had a good laugh over it.

If anyone asks you, just tell them why you are wearing it.

**Rlail** · 4th December 19, 09:15 AM

Thanks! Good to know

**Father Bill** · 4th December 19, 09:50 AM

Not something I'd do or recommend. It suggests an identity crisis.

**Jock Scot** · 4th December 19, 09:54 AM

Its best if you don't, particularly in Scotland.

**Karl R** · 4th December 19, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Rlail

Is this bad taste? To take a Macneil tartan, and pin it with a MacQueen Pin? Maternal and Paternal sides of my family

If you're a fan of two different football teams (or basketball teams, or baseball teams, or hockey teams), would you wear the sweatshirt for one team and put a pin on it for the other team?

It's similar. By wearing the tartan and/or the badge, you're showing your allegiance to the clan. If you want to show your connection to both sides of the family, it's better to do so on different days.