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1st September 11, 06:59 AM
#11
 Originally Posted by biblemonkey
Preface-These are my feelings and no one elses. These comments are not meant to inflame or cause harm but rather to illuminate. Please do not start a flame war.
To those who got all up in arms over the use of "blouse" for female clothing, you know what I meant. A kilt is a manly garment and I feel that allowing english speaking people to refer to it as a skirt just perpetuates ignorance and brings our ancestral garb into the realm of the effeminate. I don't care if you are effeminate, gay, straight, bi, tough, weak, whatever, the kilt is a part of my heritage and I personally view it as a symbol of a strong and manly heritage and will not refer to it as a skirt. Taking my blouse comment to silly ends such as acting like I was insulting the garb of the armed forces is childish. The kilt is, to paraphrase, "the manly garb of the Highlander" and as such is no women's garment such as a "skirt". If you wish to wear a dress then be honest about it and go to Fashion Bug. Leave the kilt to those with an honest desire to wear it with pride and manly dignity.
To the OP, THIS is why some of us take offense. We are usually patient and good natured about it but stand firm in our defense of the "kilt".
Biblemonkey - if you don't want a flame-war, give up drive-by sniping. You made a mistake in your terminology, my post was to illuminate you.
This whole thread is about semantics - the meaning of words. I would suggest that many of the posters could do with buying a good dictionary.
I have not seen one post where the poster is saying that anyone is less of a man for wearing a kilt. There are those who are intent on taking offence where none has been implied or intended. If people are so upset that their wearing of the kilt could be interpreted as being effeminate, well maybe they should give up wearing it.They would save themselves a lot of stress.
Regards
Chas
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