Quote Originally Posted by Galician View Post
Very well put! Just curious what part of the country you are in, that you feel the kilt is gaining acceptance. Or do you see that entirely as a gen thing?
Well, I've not worn the kilt outside of wisconsin, and mostly in small towns. The generational thing is the main part. If I get a dirty look, it is almost always from someone who can be classified as an "old guy" (old being determined by the standard formula: my age + 20%) and particularly those guys (and occasionally women) who seem to be in their mid 40s to mid 60s. I tend to get a lot more positive reactions from the late teens to mid 20s and (to a lesser extent) the low 30s crowd. Most of them seem to think it's just damn cool.

I havent been kilted long enough to say if from my own experience that they are gaining acceptance overall, but that is the impression I get from the media. The birth of the contemporary kilt is a factor and hopefully a sign of things to come, but also I think they have been growing in coolness for years. Mel Gibson and Samuel L. Jackson have done quite a bit to help the cause, as have a whole bunch of bands I couldn't name off the top of my head.

It's still a tiny portion of the culture and population but it seems to be growing.