So it's not a skirt (or maybe it is). And the point is...?

[Mattg]

If this was true, there wouldn't be a need to "trick-up" the kilt with sporrans, daggers, and other traditional kit to "declare" that it's masculine. There remains much insecurity even amongst commited kilt weareres.

I disagree. I don't "trick-up" my kilt to make me feel more masculine. I add those accessories because that's the way kilts have been worn for a long time. They all served a purpose at one time.

[Pour1Malt]

...
I was at Walmart earlier this evening...

Kilt On.

Chris Webb

guid comments Chris...

jus remember- Walmart is EVIL

dinnae give them oiny o yur money!

[Blu (Ontario)]

... I add those accessories because that's the way kilts have been worn for a long time. They all served a purpose at one time.

And with a few exceptions, they are almost as functional as a necktie.

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[Archangel]

This type of skirt I wear, that type of skirt I don't. Why? This one I consider a male garment (more correctly, both gender), the others I consider as women's garments. Any slight there, I hope not, certainly none intended.
Am I concerned that I may appear to be cross-dressing? Only to the point that I'm not, so I don't want that misunderstanding. After that, if that's the impression then, tough.

As for women's mythical roles, I always have my mother as a role model. As I've related before her brothers were commandos and she lived near the training grounds in Scotland when she was in her early teens. They taught her deadly stuff that she taught me, that I've used in adult Black Belt tournaments and scored. She was pretty close to being a single mom of four kids, but was still a model and an actress. She made mistakes as a parent, oh well, but I never doubted her love and fierceness. When I was about 20, she wanted to pay for me to fly out and "take care of" a guy who upset my sister.
Mom's retired now, and works part time as a server/deputy/tracer. Pretty scary.
I never acknowledge crap about woman's place or man's work. It's the difference between rights and privilege.
Whoops, getting on a rant, stop now.

[bangkok kilt]

wow...heavy topics again, and very well written, I might say.

I'm failry certain that there isn't a more overtly masculine garment than the kilt...and even the most rediculous comment can be easily turned around with an "It's a kilt", or, should the would-be insulter be of a rather distasteful ilk, a well placed glare, and that look of "You said WHAT?". I prefer the first method, but both work pretty well.

unless, of course, you are being tailed by an intoxicated lassie determined to get an answer to the question first hand...with that any way out of the situation ( if you are not in the mood to deal with it) is fair game. I've found bouncers find unending humor in escorting a lady from the bar for "agravated sexual assault" (as one put it).

As far as being compared to a woman...there are a great many men I know who I would rather not be comapred to, and some women who are so great that comparing me to them would be a disservice to the woman in question..

as long as I'm not compared to the drunken moron slobering on himself, hunched over in the corner at the pub, I'll be fine.

Agreed, well said KT.

Rex, very good insights. I had a group of students who saw some pictures of me kilted, thanks to the web, and were seemingly unable to handle their teacher in a 'skirt'. I told them it was a kilt, and left it at that. It's their job to learn to deal after a certain point. Hopefully they will be able to match what they know of me at school with the notion of me being kilted outside. Then again, what are you going to do about 8th grade girls!?

[Kilted KT]

...Then again, what are you going to do about 8th grade girls!?

Simple. Let them grow up to realize exactly how great the kilt is. They will learn soon enough. Then some years from now, you will bump into one of them at the shop, and hopefully they will express their adoration of the kilted teacher they had back in 8th grade!!