Well, Jock I did not take your original post for anything other than what you said. I believe you qualified it quite well to begin with and it was interesting to see the responses. It is an odd world, some folks try to validate what they do and say "everything is okay as long as I am happy with it" then become upset when someone is offended by what they do. Respect is a two way street: some folks become upset when a person dislikes what the do with the kilt, other become upset when someone does what they feel is disrespectful with a kilt.
This reminds me of a teenager who sticks a bone in his knows and wonders why everyone is staring at him.