Kicked Out of a Bar for Wearing a Kilt

[RockyR]

Hey everybody,

I have been a long time lurker here, but have finally registered to share a story of discrimination with you all!

I was heading out for a night of drinking and merriment with friends tonight, and we decided to head to "Kildare's Irish Pub". Not my first choice in drinking establishments, as the place strikes me as fake and the prices are silly high, and also not somewhere I would normally go kilted, as I don't want to sully my kilt (a UK Original) with the artificial atmosphere of the place. But I was already dressed and getting thirsty, so there we are.

Anyway, while having my ID checked by the bouncer he asks if I am wearing anything beneath the kilt. Having gone un-bifurcated for nearly two years now, I answered honestly and without hesitation. Upon hearing that I was going regimental the bouncer informs me that I am violating the dress code and he won't let me in.

There are a few things that anger me about this. First off, female patrons aren't subjected to such prying questions as conditions of entry (not that they should be), so why is it acceptable for me to be subjected to such humiliation? Furthermore, so what if I am wearing the kilt properly? Are the boxers I could be wearing underneath really supposed to prevent me from, for some sick reason, exposing myself to a bar full of drunk patrons?

Furthermore I would expect a website with a kilted man on their website to be more kilt-friendly.

Sigh, such is life. Anyone have a similar experience?
Peace,
jim

Jim...

We've made kilts for several of their staff and for their head chef who appears on 'The 10 Show' on wednesdays (Chef Duffy). Back when they ACTUALLY PLAYED Irish music every weekend, we were there every weekend supporting the local Irish scene. If you tell me which Kildares location and Which Night (the date) you were there, I will raise a bit of a stink.

On a side note, their female staff is going to have the 'kilt' (really any plaid skirt) forced to be a 'UNIFORM' in a couple weeks. They're also encouraging their male staffers to wear a kilt as well. Wonder if that will keep the bouncer in his place.