When it is accepted, it will not be noticed.

[DamnthePants]

A few weeks ago, the place I work was asked to participate in a Brest-Feeding In Public campaign. We didnt have to do anything, except offer the phampletts in our store, while outside, on a telepohone pole they put up a cardboard cut ouf that looked like a woman brest feeding. Thier slogan was something like "When breast feeding a baby in public is accepted, no one will notice"

That got me thinking. Idealy none of us want to be looked at as "the kilt guy". being reduced to somoething like that kinda makes the whole thing seem like a gimmick. A cry for attention. Even though we might all have diffrent, legitimate reasons for wearing a kilt, you have to be in a strong state of denial now adays not to think people will look at you diffrently (( Hell, I notice people and are taken a back a bit when I see another person in a Kilt in the real world, Ive only seen two in like 25 years).

The question for us is. Do we really want it to be so accepted that, much like pants, or blue tooth headsets, we dont even notice them. It would be like some guy next to you tapping you on the shoulder and whispering "Ceck out that guy, he's wearing cargo pants. Cargo pants? Hey, ask him if he's a porter on a boat, or ask him when the next boat down the congo is!***".

It just seems silly to say stuff like that.

Do we want to be that way though? Or is part of the fun. The dirty little bit of secret fun, is that to wear it, is to step outside a little bit from the crowd, so people look at you?

*** Note: I dont know where cargo pants came from. I am assuming something to do with ships and what not

[Larry124]

...Do we want to be that way though? Or is part of the fun. The dirty little bit of secret fun, is that to wear it, is to step outside a little bit from the crowd, so people look at you?

In the USA that is the way it will be for the foreseeable future.

[Whidbey78]

In the USA that is the way it will be for the foreseeable future.

And that IS part of the appeal for many. I'm "the Kilt Guy" in my little town, and don't mind at all. That's not why I wear it, but it is an acceptable side effect.

[Woodsman]

The question for us is. Do we really want it to be so accepted that, much like pants, or blue tooth headsets, we dont even notice them. It would be like some guy next to you tapping you on the shoulder and whispering "Ceck out that guy, he's wearing cargo pants. Cargo pants? Hey, ask him if he's a porter on a boat, or ask him when the next boat down the congo is!***".

It just seems silly to say stuff like that.

Do we want to be that way though? Or is part of the fun. The dirty little bit of secret fun, is that to wear it, is to step outside a little bit from the crowd, so people look at you?

*** Note: I dont know where cargo pants came from. I am assuming something to do with ships and what not

You have an interesting point there. I suppose you're right. Part of the fun of wearing a kilt is that it is different from what everyone one else is wearing and it certaining makes a statement of boldness and daring that most men don't have. But on the other hand, for me at least, if the kilt were more accepted in society I would wear it out and about more often, like every day.

[Lyle1]

You make a good point, but saying that people would not notice kilts if they were accepted, goes a bit too far. Suits are certainly accepted, but I notice a good looking, well cut suit when I see someone wearing it. I also notice ill fitting suits. The point is that kilts would still be noticed, and admired or critiqued, simply not seen as an oddity.

[Colin MacBean]

I wouldn't want that. Part of the appeal for me is being original and different. Say even in an area where the majority of people are wearing kilts we still have different tartans and everything else.

[Nighthawk]

Accepted, not generally accepted... I couldn't care less one way or the other.

[kiltedfarmer]

... I couldn't care less one way or the other.

Exactly

[Tobus]

Part of me wants it more generally accepted so it's not seen as 'eccentric' or 'weird' to be seen in a kilt.

The other part of me genuinely fears what mainstream society would do to the kilt. I mean, look at what they've done with pants. Half of them wear their pants so low you can see their underwear (or worse). Others wear ridiculously baggy pants or silly-looking bell-bottoms, etc. If the kilt became mainstream, I'm sure we'd see bastardizations of the kilt unlike anything we've seen to date. To the point where the traditional Scottish kilt would lose any sense of meaning. That really doesn't appeal to me.

What I'd like to see is a good solid growth of popularity of the traditional kilt and some modern variations of it, but all in good keeping with what the kilt is and what it means. I'd like for people to see the kilt and recognize it for what it is, but I doubt I would personally like the idea of everyone wearing it.

[Zardoz]

I don't think kilts will ever be so well "accepted" that no one will notice.
I'll be happy when they cross over into "not unusual" territory, and people quit thinking you're there for entertainment and stop asking dumb questions.