Quote Originally Posted by Father Bill View Post
I've always seen tartan as a name tag. Why would anyone want to wear someone else's name unless it was part of a uniform?
Because the "anyone" you refer to isn't everyone - just people who happen to share your opinion . Tartan existed as clothing for hundreds of years before it became associated with clans. As part of a marketing gimmick.

Many of us don't trace our ancestry from a Scottish "clan." Or, by the time tartans-as-nametags were developed, romanticized clan-like institutions. Should we not enjoy wearing kilts? That's not a very sturdy gate you're trying to keep.