Kilts just for Scotsmen

[Nighthawk]

Having not taken time to read the entire thread, I would have to say that I agree with the Scot. But lets look at what said:

"Kilts should be worn by Scotsman honorably and not as a call to attention or a trend or something, kitls are very special garb that are ment to be worn right and should mean something to the wearer more than a call to attention"

Yes, they should be worn by Scotsmen with honor and pride. Absolutely. Kilts are indeed very special garb. They should be worn right and should indeed mean something to the wearer. They should not be worn as a cry for attention. He's very correct, I think, and I agree completely. So when you, as a half Mexican half Spanish man, wear your kilt, you should wear it with honor and pride, and wear it with respect to the heritage and history. If he meant that ONLY Scots should wear the kilt, he would have said so, and he didn't.

[Friday]

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I saw this in my father's den soon after he retired. When asked he said "it is a dead Mackerel whacker. It is used to beat dead Mackerels to death." Sometime later I was in a meeting to discuss a subject that had been talked about numerous times, always to the same results. This is how management wants it done. This is how it will be done. That it makes no sense to do it that way was not important. The light came on and the true meaning of Mackerel whacking hit me.

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[Friday]

It looks like CDNSushi beat us to it

[Nick the DSM]

Agreed.

Life's too short to worry about things like that.

[TheOfficialBren]

Here, here!
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[TheOfficialBren]

I agree.

[Friday]

The thread title is "Kilts just for Scotsman" for the Xenophobia there must be total agreement.

[Meggers]

This just kind of reminds me of an attitude that kids tend to have.

I remember when I was little, if I had something that was new or something that I really liked (let's say it's a pair of boots) and everyone loves my boots and wants to wear them too, it used to make me annoyed. Little kids do this all the time. They get protective of something because they want to be known for it. They want it to be theirs, in a sense. Then when everyone starts wearing it, it loses it's "specialness" (or the WEARER loses their specialness) because it's now become common. Thats sort of how I see the attitude associated with people who sayt hat only those of Scottish ethnicity are allowed to wear Scottish clothing. They see it as something that shows the world what their identity is so, if everyone wears it, they blend in with everyone else when it used to be something that stood them apart.

I can sometimes get this attitude too but ONLY when the kilt is not being recognized as a Scottish garment. Chances are, if a non-Scot is sporting a kilt, they arent tryign to pass it off as something that it's not. A Chinese person wearing a kilt is not going to say that it's a traditional Chinese garment. They are going to say it's a Scottish garment and USUALLY they really like Scottish culture if they care enough to wear a kilt in the first place. I knew an African American girl, without a drop of Irish heritage, who LOVED Irish dance and all things about Ireland and wanted to do Riverdance and listened to Irish music all the time and, initially, I thought it was strange because that sort of celebrating of ones heritage is usually done by people with that heritage. But after awhile, I realized that she was celebrating something that is a piece of me and, because she loved Ireland so much, she also really liked talking to me about it because she knew that I am Scot-Irish American. It was actually a pretty special feeling having your heritage celebrated like that.

At the end of the day, I've done both attitudes: Ive been annoyed when people tried to wear things that I thought were "MINE" and then Ive also felt very lonely when I was the only one celebrating something. Would you rather have the world loving your country's clothing so much that they want to wear it too, or do you want to wear it all by yourself? I'd rather share.

I apologize if that was the most confusing and messy post every written. Im tired and had a long day at work. lol.

[freddie]

Let me say that place of birth is no guide to nationality. There are many people born in Scotland who don't have a drop of Scots blood in them, their cultural background is far differant. Sir Walter Scott once famously said that "Scottishness is a state of mind". I was born south of the border, but I'm of Scots blood and was raised by an extended Scottish family, and have always felt 'Scottish'. I always support Scotland in sport, my heart wouldn't let me support anyone else, but being a citizen of the United Kingdom it's never really been an issue that I don't actually live in Scotland. Some years ago I got the urge to wear The Kilt and I've loved every minute of kilt wearing ever since. For me it's a cultural thing, but some of my 'Scottish born' relatives hate the kilt and wouldn't be seen dead in one! (maybe it's a case of absense makes the heart grow fonder).
I'm not an American, but I love the U.S.A. (I visit at least once a year) and being a big Country Music fan I wear a cowboy hat (not with The Kilt I hasten to add). I wear the hat because, not only does it look good, it shades me from the sun and keeps the rain off my face, ie for practical reasons, just like a 'non Scot' wearing The Kilt I would imagine.

[SeumasA]

....I wear a cowboy hat (not with The Kilt I hasten to add). I wear the hat because, not only does it look good, it shades me from the sun and keeps the rain off my face, ie for practical reasons, just like a 'non Scot' wearing The Kilt I would imagine.

Exactly why I wear my cowboy hat with my kilt.