Neat Kilt

[Jeremiah]

Saw this kilt on heritageofscotland.com



I thought it was pretty cool.

[dwg]

Saw this kilt on heritageofscotland.com



I thought it was pretty cool.

My two sons have seen this and both love it, I just wish I could see them in a Kilt, ??: May be one day when you see kilts on every street corner !!

Derek

[James]

Sorry I must disagree on two grounds:-

I do not like to see The Saltire represented in such a manner.

It looks too much like 'I'm a stooge-kick me.'

Possibly my bias is linked to seeing it being worn by some very drunk chaps-maybe a stag night in Prague last year. In fact their behaviour was such that I went back to my apartment and changed into trousers so as not to be asociated with them in any way. Not that I knew them.

James

[cavscout]

Do a search for "slatire kilt" on this forum and you'll find tons of comments about them. I think a memebr or two own one.

[KiltedKnight]

I have to agree with James. I would never wear any standard below the waist. On the chest or on a sleeve at the shoulder but never in an area that I will sit on. It's disrespectful. It's a matter of honor.

[Jeremiah]

It is common practice to wear clothes with the american flag on it, how is this any different? It seems like a non-issue, merely something for the Old Guard to get upset about.

[646guy]

It is common practice to wear clothes with the american flag on it, how is this any different? It seems like a non-issue, merely something for the Old Guard to get upset about.

Well I think the comment was more that the flag is on the rear of the pants rather than in some other location. If the American flag was on the rear end then it would raise some eyebrows and get comments for sure. I can see their point.

[auld argonian]

Back in the Sixties it was unheard of to wear clothes with the American Flag on them. Abbie Hoffman appeared on television and they had to visually "bleep out" his American Flag shirt for fear of a deluge of letters from irate viewers. That was back when wearing the Flag was an act of rebellion and there was no e-mail!

The whole thing has turned over and recently the Flag appears on everything and everyone. I suppose that it's a matter of intent: do you wear it as a proud American or as a protesting hippie? You never know when someone will take offense at something, though...whatever your intentions.

Best

AA

[davedove]

Back in the Sixties it was unheard of to wear clothes with the American Flag on them. Abbie Hoffman appeared on television and they had to visually "bleep out" his American Flag shirt for fear of a deluge of letters from irate viewers. That was back when wearing the Flag was an act of rebellion and there was no e-mail!

The whole thing has turned over and recently the Flag appears on everything and everyone. I suppose that it's a matter of intent: do you wear it as a proud American or as a protesting hippie? You never know when someone will take offense at something, though...whatever your intentions.

Best

AA

I think it's still technically against the law to wear the US flag on articles of clothing, with a few limited exceptions. However, it's not enforced, and of course, most people nowadays are wearing it as a patriotic gesture.

I tend to agree with the notion that sitting on the flag is disrespectful.

[cavscout]

From the U. S. Flag Code:

§176. Respect for flag

No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.

• (a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
• (b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
• (c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
• (d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
• (e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
• (f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
• (g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
• (h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
• (i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
• (j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.
• (k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Society will tell you that the flag is only a piece of cloth and it's OK to do anything you want with it. Good judgement and common sense should prevail.