What if kilts never really catch on?

[Andrew Green]

The people who talk sh** at you from moving vehicles are all cowards. The only reason they say anything is because you cannot catch them, or they have a couple of friends. I used to work as a human sign, and people would say stuff all the time... I gave my share back... people would rarely say anything at a stop light... the two times anyone did, I got aggressive back... one dude shut up, and looked straight ahead, and never gave me a second glance, the other group saw me walking towards their vehicle, and they promptly decided to make a right turn, no signal, nothing. People do such things when they are under the impression that they cannot be made accountable for their actions: it's the craven's way.

[Rex_Tremende]

I don't know.....wearing pants all day long while I am living my life (at work) and then dashing home to wear my Utilikilt for two hours while I watch TV seems sort of silly - I mean, what's the point? I work for a living and this is where I spend the majority of my life.

For now I will continue to walk through every mall in the Phoenix area and attempt to get kilts accepted as a male garment for the 21st century. This last weekend since it was a long weekend I did four malls! On 1-1-2008 I am planning to re-examine this.

Why wait?

Get on with your new life: newly single, newly kilted, new employer, and new to Phoenix. How about if you start doing normal things to enrich your own life? I can't imagine how parading about the malls is all that fulfilling - other than you are on a mission. Are your objectives realistic? I think people will get a better sense of how natural kilts are if you are doing things in a kilt that you would ordinarily do otherwise.

With utmost concern,
Rex in Cincinnati

[Andrew Green]

I actually think Rex's advice is quite sound. Raising awareness is good. Raising awareness of inexpensive kilts, that still have a high level of quality and workmanship is better. Raising awareness that they are suitable for everyday wear, and should be worn regularly, while not forgetting the aforementioned characteristics is great.

[pbpersson]

What else are you wearing or doing when you are in a kilt? I have never heard of those reactions to a guy in a kilt, even a Utilikilt. I think we have all had the odd comment spoken by the weasel in the speeding away vehicle, but those reactions seem pretty extreme even for conservative parts of the US. .

Well.....I might have exaggerated a little....and I might be too sensitive.

There is ONE MALL in the Phoenix area where all these teen-agers keep laughing at me and it's really annoying me. It's out in the outlying area and I want to say, "What, have you people never seen kilts on television? Are you all poor farming families out here and you can't afford TV's? Don't you know what's happening in the world?"

But.....I probably shouldn't say that... :rolleyes:

[pbpersson]

Why wait?

Get on with your new life: newly single, newly kilted, new employer, and new to Phoenix. How about if you start doing normal things to enrich your own life? I can't imagine how parading about the malls is all that fulfilling - other than you are on a mission.

WOW! You know a lot about me!

Walking in the malls for exercise is better than walking outside in the heat.....but I should really be in the pool but then I couldn't enjoy my kilt.

I have dreamed my entire life that one day men could wear kilts in public, be comfortable, have some freedom and fun for a change.....is it realistic? Quite often dreams are not.

The fact of the matter is I also need to think about the future. I cannot afford to buy $30 jeans let alone $150 kilts.... I just went a little crazy because I thought I could make this dream come alive. I do however need to think about finances.....and I'm not talking about how to pay the light bill, I'm talking what if I live to be 100 like my Swedish Aunt? :confused:

When my UKs wear out I need to re-examine my entire way of thinking. Unless I suddenly come into some money.... :rolleyes:

[Andrew Green]

I would... teenagers, as a whole, are retarded. I know I did a lot stupid things at the time...although I would have been very open to a person in a kilt... but I also don't consider my thoughts and attitudes typical, even back then I didn't. I just don't have a lot of respect for the younger generation... there seems to be something lacking between even them, and myself, despite the fact that I am still a bit on the younger side. It could also be my environment.

[mddock58]

I know this has been said before....

What you wear, is what YOU wear, if it's a kilt, just make it yours, and don't let the other people make you worried about if it's accepted or not.

If you let them, they WILL make you uncomfortable, because THEY are uncomfortable with YOU!

Don't let that be a factor, stay faithful to yourself, walk proud, let the insults of the few (though they may be loud) roll off you, and you will gain the respect for being you.

If kilts are accepted as normal to you and seen that way by others around you, then they do gain acceptance, but it's one person at a time.

The real concern should not be if they ever get accepted wholly, but do you accept it wholly, and are you showing that to those that you meet.

Good luck!

[davedove]

I have dreamed my entire life that one day men could wear kilts in public, be comfortable, have some freedom and fun for a change.....is it realistic? Quite often dreams are not.

If kilts are accepted as normal to you and seen that way by others around you, then they do gain acceptance, but it's one person at a time.

The real concern should not be if they ever get accepted wholly, but do you accept it wholly, and are you showing that to those that you meet.

Phil,

What mddock58 says here is very true. I can't help but feel that because you have this "mission" that you are still projecting "Hey, look at me! I'm wearing a kilt." So while you want to make kilts seem perfectly normal, you're making yourself stand out by the way you carry yourself. And, by standing out, you draw more attention, good and bad. You need to get to the point where you forget you're wearing a kilt, and are just going about your business. That will only come with time. In the meantime, try to ignore the reactions of those around you and act like nothing special is happening. In other words, act normal, not like you're the only kilted man in a non-kilted world.

[Caradoc]

I have dreamed my entire life that one day men could wear kilts in public, be comfortable, have some freedom and fun for a change.....is it realistic?

Pants vs. kilts.

Budweiser, Coors, Pabst, etc. vs. any *good* beer.

Windows vs. Macintosh.

VHS vs. Betamax

Walking on all limbs vs. walking erect.

Seeing a common thread yet?

[pbpersson]

You oughtta take it easy with your new found 'freedom' and stop being militant about your feeling and force your belief down people's head. you will live longer.

I was just stating my point of view, I wasn't trying to force my beliefs on anyone.

I thought there were other people here who were hoping that kilts would someday become popular.