"HERB BENHAM: I was built for a kilt"

[CDNSushi]

I don't get it - it's NOT a feminine thing - it's the most masculine thing you can wear!

It very well may be, but perception of others will vary widely.

In today's news, this news story is causing some major waves from both sides of the issue. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/04/...ity-confusion/

I don't think that modern, Western society has yet been able to work out exactly what makes someone masculine or feminine, hence the odd reactions to something that we (us kilt-wearers) see as being absolutely the most masculine thing you can wear.

I have read, for instance, that even something as simple as associating pink with girls and blue with boys is a relatively recent (20th century) phenomenon, and that gender differentiation in the 19th century and prior occurred at an older age than it does today. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...blue-for-girls

An excerpt from the above article:

In the 1800s most infants were dressed in white, and gender differences weren't highlighted until well after the kids were able to walk. Both boys and girls wore dresses or short skirts until age five or six.

It's no wonder then that society is confused!