Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Yes, that's a recurring theme also. People assume that because kilts are not explicitly mentioned as being disallowed, the only interpretation must be that they are acceptable. This, IMHO, is an intentional misreading of the intent.

The wording of the rules is such that it is pretty clear that they want boys to wear nice pants. They say a tuxedo is allowed, but not necessary. Dress pants are an acceptable substitute. Items to be avoided are shorts, jeans, etc. It's unfortunate that they should have to go into legalese by stating their "to be avoided" list as "including, but not limited to...", but apparently that's what it's going to take. Somebody is going to keep trying to skirt the rules (no pun intended) to the point where the rules will have to be drafted by an attorney.

The really sad part of this is that it makes kilts an item of contention, which casts a negative pall over kilts in general.
I would tend to agree with Tobus here, sometimes to such events one should discuss things in advance to avoid confrontation, unless that was the intent. The decision to wear the kilt was made well enough in advance, I'm sure that there was time to discuss it with those supervising the event. I was 18 once and remember how 18 yr. olds act.
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