Cultural Appropriation?

[terry m]

Personally I do not think that the wearing of tartan is an appropriation of Scottish culture any more than porridge for breakfast, a drink of single malt or haggis neeps and tattles at Hogmanay.
Soccer is deeply rooted in English culture but I love to see soccer shirts being worn all over the world, after all someone had to teach us how to play, lol.
Tradition has a tendency to travel with its own folk to all corners of the globe and honest imitation surely is a form of flattery and respect.
The only Celtic blood I have personally is Welsh on my maternal side but I am proud of my wife and her Scottish roots hence my own wish to wear her tartan on the kilt.

[freep]

When asked am I Scots or what have you, I usually reply, "Made in America of Scots and Welsh parts, mostly."
If asked how I know (this comes up when I mention I was adopted at birth) I can recite chapter and verse of the DNA tests and a fair bit of genealogical research.