Quote Originally Posted by AFS1970 View Post
Although it is largely a moot point, it seems that we are actually arguing two different and somewhat opposite points.

While I don't think that a kilt is outside of most dress codes, this is probably not by intention but simply because the kilt was not on the mind of whoever wrote that dress code. However when faced with a situation like this where one is told not to wear the kilt, and choosing to fight, it helps to be coming at this from one position not two.

If the kilt is a Scottish (or even Celtic) garment and is worn because of culture or heritage, then by all means pursue this from the obvious discrimination angle.

If the kilt is simply an article of clothing that can be worn by anyone at any time regardless of culture or heritage, then pursue it from a strictly procedural argument about the dress code not actually forbidding it.

But to argue that it is a birthright to wear the kilt but those that lack that birthright also have the right to wear it, seems to me to be self defeating. I understand that the kilt has expanded way beyond it's original area or both geography and use, but in a workplace case like this it seems best to pick a battle and fight it, but stick to a single battlefront.
I agree wholeheartedly

Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
[The above post and others]: I'm all for the Rights Of Man stuff. I admire people who died for the cause of freedom and hopefully would do so myself if necessary, but I don't think a retail store in tough times is the place to fight a minor personal-choice battle and thereby risk losing what is presumably scarce employment; I mean basically this is just a disagreement over a clothing issue, not taxation without representation or religious persecution. The OP is there and involved and has made his own decision on the matter, but that is my view.
I most defitinatly am taking this situation as it was happening to me. To me my freedom and happiness is worth loosing a job over. I am in no way pushing my opinion on anyone but if you want to do something and the rules do not restrict it then you should be able to do it. If HR told the OP that kilts were restricted due to safety reasons then I would be singing a different tune but the manager in this situation is the weak link not the company itself. I appologise if I gave the wrong impression.