Non-Scottish Kilts? HUH?!?

[macwilkin]

there is some drivel in this blog. why does it have to be anti-English? why does it have to be anti-anything? isn't it more pro-Scottish? and how do you explain me, an Englishman wearing a kilt, by your standards?
when was the last time you put on a kilt thinking, I hate the English, I'll put on my kilt to prove it?

Phil,

If you read the blog again carefully, you'll notice that neither Matt (or myself, for that matter) have said anything "anti-English" -- some of the people responding certainly have, but Matt cannot control that.

But the simple fact remains that for some, the adoption of the kilt and other forms of Highland attire by the Irish, Welsh, etc. was a way to display their "Irishness", "Welshness", etc. and to distance themselves from being called a "West Briton" or a "North Briton"...very similar to all of the English flying the St. George's Cross flags today -- they are re-asserting themselves as English. That's kind of how nationalism works, my friend. I don't agree with "anti-English" comments myself, anymore than I agree with "anti-Scottish" comments.

Regards,

Todd