While the discussion starts with transgender and cross dressing stuff, the article sort of dismisses modern kilt wearing. I signed up to educate them. (Watching the video is optional, the statement I responded to was in the written article.)

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/...785450#c785450

Dale

Wow! Education is a good thing! :)

Ignorance on The View??? NEVER! :roll:

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I just love the tollerence toward differing opinions/lifestyles/fashion etcetera that's displayed daily on "The View".
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Originally Posted by Tattoo Bradley

Ignorance on The View??? NEVER! :roll:

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My thoughts exactly. But looking at that page, I hate that viewpoint that kilts are somehow out-dated. Scotsmen wear trousers; they have electricity too? Kilts aren't oil lamps!

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

While the discussion starts with transgender and cross dressing stuff, the article sort of dismisses modern kilt wearing. I signed up to educate them. (Watching the video is optional, the statement I responded to was in the written article.)

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/...785450#c785450

Dale

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Right on, man! You tell 'em!

I just sent the writer of the article the following note:

Ms. McEwan,

I am originally from Scotland. I agree with some of your comments regarding kilts on The View. Specifically, I too wish that kilts and transgender, cross-dressing etc. were not part of the same discussion as they have nothing to with each other. I did find one of your comments a bit offensive as well as incorrect. Your idea that Scotland has come into the modern era and we now have pants as well as electricity is condescending at best.

While it is true that in the modern era the kilt has been used primarily for ceremony and special occasions it's use is growing and a large number of those gentlemen wearing it are using it as regular everyday wear. This is particularly true of the men choosing contemporary kilts. While I don not wear one everyday I do wear one regularly, partially because of events that I do, but also at times because I just want to. No special occasion needed. There are probably more people wearing kilts today than at anytime in history.

Oh and to your comment about electricity:

Certainly electricity and the phone are arguably the two developments that have brought about our modern world, so I would point out that Alexander Bell was born in Scotland and Thomas Edison came to us from Scottish roots on his mother's side. So I guess we can thank Scotland for doing their bit to get us all into the modern era. Just thought you should know.

Thank you! I wanted to write something to the same idea, but I guess I'm just too lazy. Also, I wasn't sure if she'd take someone with my germanic last name as an expert on Scottish dress :)

Well put, Chef and Mowgli.

I received a response from Ms McEwan:


Mr. White:

My comment about electricity was ironic, indicating the ignorance that people have about Scotland.

My family is Scottish, I have lived in Scotland, and I am married to a Scottish immigrant.

Best,
Melissa McEwan