Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post
Just a couple weeks ago this old fat man was hiking topless in a tartan kilt in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado...in private of course, save the lady with me.

So what do you think of topless kilting?

Ron
Well, first of all, in Canada (especially Ontario) it's NOT "topless" IT'S "top-free"... And generally going about with an un-draped torso is enshrined in jurist prudence as an 'equal opportunity' elective public activity ;-) not that many lasses embrace their rights...

Anyway... I see nothing wrong with kilted top-freedom; in fact, I endorse it: It's the next best thing to being stitchless when it's mercilessly hot and doffing the kilt as well would be socially insensitive.

The fitness or aesthetic qualities of the bodies of my fellow humans are irrelevant to whether or not they may choose to expose any part of themselves in the interests of comfort. However, I firmly believe that doing so overtly for the purpose of causing offense or for a sexual purpose is totally unacceptable.

Nonetheless, I believe that the practice of going without a shirt (kilted or not) is generally regarded as a 'manly' behaviour---at least as much so as participating in Highland Games---and therefore appropriately within the bounds of common decency. I personally believe that this tolerance should extend to members of both genders in the most universal way. I accept that this view is perhaps 'from the fringes' but it is what I believe.