Man Banned from Showing any Bare Leg

[Rex_Tremende]

Although he is wearing a skirt rather than a kilt, the worrying thing about this media coverage is that readers could think all kilt wearers are the same, especially those of us who wear non-trad styles and solid colours.

I don't know that most people are going to confuse the behavior of one creepy guy with the motivations of men in kilts (and manskirts) or even your run-of-the-mill transvestite. Here was someone who seems to go out of his way to be noticed and to cause a stir. The response of the court reflects this difference in doing what is necessary to limit his interaction with the children, while doing the least to not limit his choice to run about in a frock if that's what he wants. To me this should be seen as a victory for "the cause" (if there is such a thing), not a setback.

In a country where part of its national costume requires showing some leg, I doubt that it will ever come to an all-out ban of kilts. Unfortunately, it's considerably harder to legislate against stupidity.

Regards,
Rex.