I bought my Utilikilt about a week ago, and I've been out in it four times since then. The problem is I'm getting a LOT of attention, and hardly any of it good. Maybe I'm too sensitive to peoples' attitudes, but I'm feeling a lot of negative attention from people about this kilt thing. I never thought this would happen here in Boston, as it has a lot celtic history, but apparently it's been either forgotten, or folks just don't understand that this thing is a kilt, and that I'm not a transvestite or a homosexual.

In short, I'm feeling a bit shocked at the response. So far I've only seen one person who recognised that it's a kilt. Everyone else gives me black looks or (if they're young) they giggle. I don't mind the giggling so much, but I'm feeling a bit down that so many people just don't get it.

Any words of support or advice are appreciated, as I don't want to be pressured into giving up wearing it simply because most people around here are ignorant. And I know that what other people think really shouldn't affect me, but it does.