This was a comment from one kilt wearer to another. Even the folks who rarely wear kilts get the comments from time to time, so I am certain that the gentleman who the remark was made to was cognizant of where the remark came from. If he had said it to someone who lived their entire life in trousers and had never strapped on a kilt in his life, then the remark might have been as unfortunate as you make out. One of the points of that remark is that kilts are a man's garment. There were three people wearing trousers in that office, and one wearing a kilt. Which one was wearing a garment designed specifically for men? All four of them. Thus the humor in the statement.

The only thing, and I do mean only thing wrong- and Cessna, being a smart gent, said it himself, was that he made fun of another's clothing choice unprovoked. But that's a damn good line he used, and I bet the other gent;eman, being a kilt wearer himself is going to be glad to have it in his repertoire if he gets hassled by the fashion police himself.

As far as suggesting that it was equivalent to screaming that he was dressed like a girlie- I really don't have a response to that one that is appropriate for a family friendly forum. The closest I can come is "male bovine waste product." That would be the concise answer, once all the questions about where you pulled that idea from were set aside.

I'm gonna quit and go calm down before I say something to get modded.