Some people just don't know

**macwilkin** · 19th November 04, 04:58 AM

Bubba:

Recently someone told me that they saw a "Spongebob Square-kilts" t-shirt at one of the games, with Spongebob in a kilt, but I haven't been able to locate one yet.

I think the kiltmakers should form a consortium, like the egg producers, the beef and pork producers, the milk producers, Florida orange growers, and the California Cheese Board.

Rigged: In Scotland, there is the Tartans Authority, which is sort of doing what you described, since the "movers and shakers" of the STA are mostly kiltmakers. I like your idea.

I know in one of the organisations I belong to, there is an "information center" that deals with questions from the public and responds to public venues such as books, movies, television shows, etc. that mention the organisation.

Cheers,

T.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 19th November 04, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by Rigged

I think the kiltmakers should form a consortium, like the egg producers, the beef and pork producers, the milk producers, Florida orange growers, and the California Cheese Board.

Note that some of the best advertising is free. The idea of men in kilts as daily casual wear is still a bit of a novelty, and many TV & radio shows would love to interview a congenial kilt spokesperson for a little variety.

**Jerry** · 19th November 04, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Magnus Sporrano

Originally Posted by Rigged

I think the kiltmakers should form a consortium, like the egg producers, the beef and pork producers, the milk producers, Florida orange growers, and the California Cheese Board.

Note that some of the best advertising is free. The idea of men in kilts as daily casual wear is still a bit of a novelty, and many TV & radio shows would love to interview a congenial kilt spokesperson for a little variety.

I just hope that no one ever shows up on the Jerry Springer show wearing a kilt. That isn't the type of publicity which we need.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 19th November 04, 07:09 AM

No, but what about The Today Show? Good Morning America? Fox & Friends? The Tonight Show? MTV???

**Anthony** · 19th November 04, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

A Spongebob Squarepants tartan?

LOL

**Anthony** · 19th November 04, 07:37 AM

I was thinking last night about some of the post on this topic, and about how many of the folks I meet daily, really have no idea what a kilt is other then some Scottish or Irish costume. While wearing a kilt more will help in getting people we come in contact with get use to the idea, its really going to take more then that to get "Joe Public" to understand that it IS a garment.

I'm starting to see more men in the film industry wearing kilts, mostly Grips (like myself) and Wardrobe. The sad part is the first thing the majority of people think, at least here in L.A., when they see a man in a kilt is he's gay.

I can't tell you how many people have asked me if I'm gay when I'm wearing a kilt. It doesn't upset me, I mean at least when someone ask they really want to understand why I would wear a skirt. So I tell them it's a kilt, and explain the background, why I have chosen to wear a kilt, and that I'm not gay, I'm a sadist.

Like so many things, public awareness really is the key to understanding and acceptance.

**Anthony** · 18th November 04, 08:46 AM

The father of my girl friends son came by the other evening to pick the boy up, I answer the door, we exchange greeting. He looked at my kilt, turned away, then looked back again so fast I thought his head would roll from his shoulders. After staring for a long moment I told him it's a kilt, he looked up smiled and said thats great its not what I thought it was.

He had heard the word "Kilt" and knew it to be Irish or Scottish or something like that, but had never seen one.

Which leads me to believe. At least some of the people that call a kilt a skirt, just don't know better.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 18th November 04, 08:50 AM

I have been thinking that maybe it would be useful to have a 1 page PDF file to stick up on the outside of my cubical explaining what a kilt is for the people here that just don't know any better and might be afraid to ask.

**Anthony** · 18th November 04, 09:17 AM

Magnus, thats a great idea.

**Robert Lamb** · 18th November 04, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Magnus Sporrano

I have been thinking that maybe it would be useful to have a 1 page PDF file to stick up on the outside of my cubical explaining what a kilt is for the people here that just don't know any better and might be afraid to ask.

Anthony::
Why not print up some business cards(small print of course) that you can hand out to the ignoranus persons who are ill informed about men's clothing.

Robert"the kilted" Lamb