Why don't we see more men wearing kilts?

[CDNSushi]

So wearing a kilt gives a man a strong sense of masculinity and freedom and many women are attracted to men in kilts. So why do we see such a small number of men wearing kilts? I have never seen a man in a kilt where I live in Milford, PA (USA). Are we men too chicken? And in NYC maybe be once.

For those of us in "the club," kilts may indeed give a strong sense of masculinity, but that is certainly not a feeling that is universally shared. As Nik pointed out, his brother associates kilts with women's skirts. (Say what you want, and justify it any way you please, but the fact remains, many will see it that way and no amount of convincing will change that)... And it's not just other men, but many women make that association too.. We've all seen our fair share of women who are opposed to their S.O. wearing a kilt for that reason... A further complication, is that there is a common misconception and gross misunderstanding that ANY perceived femininity in a man equals homosexuality... When I was just walking down the street kilted in Edmonton, I certainly saw this first-hand, as a truck full of "manly men" rolled down their windows and yelled "f*ggot!" at me...

I don't think you needs to look much further than this to understand why more men don't wear NOT just kilts, but ANY clothing too far removed from the standard, accepted norms. Yes, men ARE too chicken (to answer the OP's question directly). Men are scared to death of having their masculinity challenged. When I was growing up, the worst possible insult you could hurl at someone on the playground was "....like a girl." "You throw like a girl." "You cry like a girl." "You look like a girl." etc. As if somehow there were something wrong with girls. After I grew up, I realized... What's so wrong with femininity? By the virtue of getting married and loving my wife means that I have to be comfortable being around femininity... But many men still, haven't quite grown up, and at least on some visceral level seem to be deathly afraid of getting cooties, or "girl germs."

I think that over time, we may start to see some change. As the equality of women becomes more accepted, and feminine things stop being seen as so terrible, and as the LGBTQ movement gains wider acceptance, I think more men will lose their fears and start expressing themselves without fear of being ostracized. But that'll take a while.