Dealing with Ignorance

[Kilted Rogue]

So i was out today (in my UK Original) and stopped by the local Harbor Freight Tool store. As this store is right by my house i frequent it often. I have been in there kilted a number of times, never have i heard what was said to me today.

I was Standing in line waiting to check out my son in my arms. This crusty gnarled man comes up close behind me and says out loud. "are you a man? you are wearing sumthin under that" Now I am no stranger to the off comments we get sometimes while kilted. I turned and in a project voice, not to loud. said "Yeah Last time i checked." and turned back around. the sales clerk was embarrassed for me, and apologized.

It wasnt her fault and told her as much, we all have heard it all in some form or fashion.

Just wanted to get that off my chest. now to bed!

[Inchessi]

Every now and then the wrong person catches us at the wrong time. If they didn't there would be a lot more Saints.

[dfmacliam]

sorry for your bad experience today... on that rare occasion when ignorence speaks..

[SteveB]

While in full Highland kit at a big box retail store in the checkout line, a young male with a large group of his friends loudly asked me "Are you a man?" I very loudly answered "I sure am and are you?"

As I spend a large amount of money in the store, on their VIP program and always shop kilted, the manager was over in a flash. I asked her to be nice, as they were not really bothering me.

In the parking lot, while I was loading my purchases into my vehicle, one of the group approached me, and said "you have a lot ba((s to wear a skirt." I then explained politely about the kilt and its history. I also explained that my wearing of a kilt is a way that I choose to be attired and recognized by other people, much the same as he chose the method that he wished to wear his clothes.
We departed as friends.

Slainte

[Nighthawk]

Yeah, I had one of those today, myself. I was walking to 7-11 on my lunch break to get a cup of coffee, and some dimwit drove by me, yelled "Fag!" out his window, threw a cup of soda at me and drove away. Coward. I'd love to see how he would react to me face to face, given the fact that I'm 5 foot 10 and 280. It's great how he would attack my manhood while safely driving away. I made my bruised feeling all better by going to my 1.5 hour martial arts class and learning more ways to kill people like that!

[ChubRock]

He who smelt it dealt it. If they question us, then they must question themselves. Violence never solved anything that couldn't have been solved over a pint and a fine egg.

[GG]

Fortunately I very, very seldom hear stupid remarks or am asked supid questions. But when, it is typically from old sullen men or insecure teenagers in groups and with an immigrant background.

Greg

[Strings]

Oddly enough, almost all the negative comments I've gotten (in my Utilikilt or in tartan) have been from people in moving vehicles. Odd, that.

Practicing the "1000 Yard Stare", and being able to adopt it instantly, probably helps with that...

[The Thing]

lads lads lads, don't focus on the A----holes who give abuse, rather focus on the people who give comments. There's always going to be idiots in the world, a man who isn't interested in his heritiage or doesn't have enough respect or the willingness to learn of anothers isn't much of a man in my eyes.
Fellow Kilties we are above other such men; as the saying goes "It takes b*lls to wear a kilt".

[Rex_Tremende]

Your story made me think of the last time that I heard a negative comment -- and I can't think of one.

Yesterday, while wearing a suit and walking across Fountain Square to a meeting in the late afternoon, I overheard a passing thug call me "Mr. Monopoly" under his breath.

Can't say as I can fault him for that.

Regards,