Why don't people wear their kilts more?

[Tobus]

Members have told a new poster here not to wear the kilt out for a Friday night on the town in America lest it get back to his boss and cause him to lose his job. This is despite the poster's comment that his boss was supportive and encouraged him to wear the kilt. I know some, if not all of those members are American and Canadian.

No one here said such a thing. The member said he was concerned about it and asked if it was valid. The response here was that if he was concerned, there was probably some validity to it.

This issue comes up a lot. Wearing a kilt in public comes with some social issues, and a hefty dose of reality needs to be a part of our conversation. It does no good to encourage people to wear kilts everywhere, for any reason, and in any style, without understanding all these social issues. If all we have to say is, "yeah, go for it mate!" then we aren't having honest conversations. Will it dissuade some people from wearing the kilt as they planned? Perhaps. It's up to them, in the end.