First skirt comment

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

It wouldn't be snippy to say, "Thanks! I call it a kilt, though," or something along that line. The emphasis would be on the thanks for the complement, with a bit of education on the side.

Sherry

Sherry, I know it wouldn't be, but her comment, demeanor, smile, etc. all said that she thought what I was wearing was great and she wanted to let me know. There have been many posts and arguments here, and on other boards, about what to call a garment worn by a man that does not have legs. Personally, words are words, and in the immortal words of Shakespeare "A rose by any another name smells as sweet...". When I first decided that I was going to wear a kilt, I took the time to do some research, and look inside myself and decide if I was doing this to be cross-dressing (which is perfectly fine with me, and I don't mean in the Seinfeld "not that there's anything wrong with that" sense, but that I truthfully don't care why somebody wears what they do). I decided that I was not, and that I really did not care if it was called a kilt, skirt, MUG, short dress, frxslevbfte, or whatever. The only offense I would take is if somebody who knew better, or had the opportunity to know better, decided to razz me on it and call it something designed to get a rise out of me. In that case, I came up with my own comebacks to put that person in their place depending on their level of obnoxiousness. As someone else said on this board, I don't want to alienate people, who are trying to educate themselves and be open minded, with a curt response that shuts them down.
Sorry for the long response, I have been restricted from regular web access for almost 2 days!

[GMan]

It is a tough call at times when you hear that comment. You just have to play it by ear, and go with the flow.

[Blu (Ontario)]

I've often had the "skirt" remark from young men shouting it from moving cars. Not much of a chance to respond to that. I've also had it from people obviously being complimentary but also from others with one eyebrow raised (pondering my (perhaps) dubious agenda). Each situation requires a slightly different response... esp. if the person is known to you. The main thing is to avoid letting it get to you.