Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt
Jewddha, take courage.

There's a long established precedent...17 years ago...just in case you don't know about this check the Nov '04 UK Newsletter

http://www.utilikilts.com/news11-04.htm

The article says :

Utilikilts serve a special niche for me: in 1988 (if memory serves) for our first Tartan Day, I wore my regular kilt to work as an Admissions Counselor at the University of California, Davis. Not only was it our first Congressionally chartered Tartan Day, but it was also the start of UC Davis' "Diversity Week", along with a function we call Welcome Week, where prospective students and their parents can tour the campus, and get a feel for the University.
I had an 8am presentation to high school students at our law school, and when I returned to my office, our assistant director stopped in and told me that wearing a kilt to work was "inappropriate", and that I needed to remove it or be sent home. I told him to put it in writing, which he did, via e-mail. I sent his e-mail to our national membership chairperson (I'm a regional commissioner for the MacDonalds), and within 24 hours, I was getting a ton of supportive e-mails from all over the world.
It strikes me as odd that a university which claims it supports diversity and abhors discrimination of all types would take this stance. Perhaps I wasn't "PC" enough for them. This stupidity ended about a week and a half later when Stuart Morrison, a retired appelate court justice and former High Commissioner for the Clan Morrison, offered to represent me in a lawsuit where the university would be called to task for three separate civil rights violations. They caved immediately, and within an hour of receiving my copy of the e-mail from Stuart (another went to our chancellor's office and the University President's office in Berkeley, I had a hand delivered letter of apology. Now, I wear my kilts any time I feel like it!
Thanks for making such a wonderful product. I can't imagine life without my Utilikilt-Scottish Levi's!!
Yours,
Jerry Griffin

There's a photo of Jerry in the newsletter.

Walk the campus with pride.

Ron
Wow, what a great story! I wonder if the clan people knew they were going to bat for a Utilikilt, rather than a traditional kilt. If so, then they were considering it just as 'Scottish', in terms of being ethnic garb, as a tartan tank! That surprises me! But I'm glad for Jerry and all those for whom he opened the door! Thanks for posting his story, Ron

EDIT: Re-reading the article, I see he says he wore his 'regular kilt' to work that first time, for Tartan Day -- so I guess it wasn't a UK after all, and the clan societies, etc., were defending the traditional kilt. But apparently it opened the door for UKs as well!