Kilts and Pipes Co-opted by Irish in America

[flairball]

The problem isn't that the kilt, and pipes have been co-opted by the Irish, but the fact that, as the mainstream goes anyway, if you take them away on St Pattys day all you have left to celebrate the Irish culture is drinking and fighting. Of course drinking and fighting can be great fun, but they hardly define the Irish. The kilts and pipes on display have led a lot of people to actually believe they are Irish. I'd prefer to see things that are decidedly more Irish on display (might actually get me out to enjoy the celebration). Of course then we'd all complain that we don't see enough kilts and pipes anymore.

And couldn't the Irish have taken along the Haggis, too?