Thoughts experieces and why don't more men wear kilts??

[gilmore]

I Was Kilted When Kilted Wasn't Cool
(with apologies to Barbara Mandrell)

I remember wearin' full mask sporrans and hand-knit hose
Even when they weren't in style
I remember talkin’ about clans and tartan
And wearing my Argyle
And I was wearin’ clothes up to my waist
When all of my friends were wearin’ their pants down to their butts
I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool

I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool
I was Kilted, with my flashes and sgian dubh
I still act, and look the same
What you see ain't nothin' new
I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool

I remember drivin' to the market, getting’ out
And people would all watch
I remember when no one was lookin'
I was nibblin' haggis with my Scotch
I took a lot of kiddin'
'Cause I never did fit in
Now look at everybody tryin' to be what I was then
I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool

I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool
I was Kilted, with my flashes and sgian dubh
I still act, and look the same
What you see ain't nothin' new
I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool

They call us highland rebels
For stickin' to our roots
I'm just glad we're in a country
Where we're all free to choose
I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool
Yeah, I was Kilted, when Kilted wasn't cool

Very amusing....thanks for writing it and sharing

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

The biggest problem, here in the States, is that we live in a society that is still very much influenced by the Puritans.

You've covered a lot of territory with your post, and before I respond I thought I'd ask you to tell us what the Puritans believed, and how those beliefs have influenced modern day US attitudes.

Thanks.

[Dan R Porter]

You've covered a lot of territory with your post, and before I respond I thought I'd ask you to tell us what the Puritans believed, and how those beliefs have influenced modern day US attitudes.

Thanks.

Uh oh. Are you really Dr. Hathaway my World Religion proffessor?

[Lady M]

Uh oh. Are you really Dr. Hathaway my World Religion proffessor?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Uh oh. Are you really Dr. Hathaway my World Religion proffessor?

Nope. But I really do have problems with sweeping polemical statements.

[Dan R Porter]

Isn't wearing a kilt, against the norm, polemical in itself?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Isn't wearing a kilt, against the norm, polemical in itself?

Nope. Wearing a kilt isn't argumentative. It's stylish.

[Dan R Porter]

Tell my wife that please.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

I think its really easy to blame the Puritans (whose society died out a long time ago) for the state of our society in the US. Especially since the limiting factor of mainstream kilt acceptance seems to be generational. People in my age group (20's) have a very different reaction to my kilt than older ones.

It's still weird, because it seems to happen every generation too. People today are talking about gay marriage as the "2nd" sexual revolution (the "first" being in the 60s). But a theological writer (CS Lewis) wrote about the sexual revolution in the 40's and compared it to the one in the 20's.

Not that going kilted is a sexual revolution. There just seems to be counter-culture at every generation.

[macwilkin]

I think its really easy to blame the Puritans (whose society died out a long time ago) for the state of our society in the US.

Not to mention that the Puritan influence was really felt the strongest in New England, and even then really only in Massachusetts. By the early 1700s, the Puritan era was coming to a close in New England as more non-Puritans began moving in, although there always has been a residue of Puritanism under the surface.

As Rathdown hinted at, the term Puritan really only applies to English Congregationalist who sought to "purify" the Church of England. We tend today to use the term to describe many denominations and beliefs, but believe me a Puritan would take offence at being lumped in with other groups.

T.