I rather look at it like this...

Some folks feel that a kilt should be worn thusly: A, B, C....1, 2, 3.

That's fine. In fact if they wish to wear their kilts in that manner, that's just great. We are often asked on this forum to respect other people's views on wearing the kilt . that makes sense. What's inflammatory is not HOW people wish to wear their kilts.

I'd like to repeat that.

HOW people wish to wear their kilts is not inflammatory.

What's inflammatory is statements that say "A kilt must be worn this way"....or "It's really bad when you disrespect the kilt by not wearing it A,B,C...1,2,3"

Those kinds of statements are inflammatory. The reason they're inflammatory is that the writer of statements like that is saying that their way is the right wear and everything else is bad....and that's not respecting how others wish to wear their kilts.

Note that "A,B,C...1,2,3"...is rather non-specific, isn't it? A,B,C...1,2,3 COULD mean "with a button-up shirt and a very nice custom leather sporran and colored wool hose to match the colors of the kilt, as well as nice leather shoes with a bright shine on them.
A,B,C...1,2.3 could also mean with my biker leather jacket, and tattoos on my calves, with my orange socks pulled down on top of my assault boots, and a cordura nylon bag over my shoulder

What's NOT inflammatory is this: I think that the kilt is best worn A, B, C...1,2,3 and I always make a good effort, myself, to wear my kilts in that manner. I always enjoy seeing others who wear kilts, also wearing theirs in that manner as well.

We often hear that we need to respect others views of how the kilt should be worn. Everyone might consider doing that.

Here's the other thing...consider this very hypothetical statement. VERY HYPOTHETICAL (nobody has said this, yet, have they? Nope.)

"Wearing a kilt with a t-shirt is the lowest of the low, and always is both disrespectful of the kilt and Scottish Heritage, as well as looking cheap and personally slovenly."


That's a pretty inflammatory statement, isn't it? It's not very tolerant of the views of people who happen to like wearing kilts with t-shirts. OK, well....what is the writer of this HYPOTHETICAL STATEMENT saying? Are they telling you how to wear your kilt, or are they expressing their opinion on how horrible a kilt and a t-shirt look together?

that, again bears repeating...
Are they telling you how to wear your kilt, or are they expressing their opinion on how horrible a kilt and a t-shirt look together?

Upshot is, anybody can write anything they ruddy well want on this board (including me) and anybody else can wear the garment any way they ruddy well choose. Kilt/not kilt....MUG, UK, traditional, X-Kilt, it doesn't matter. NO ONES opinion defines how YOU may or may not wear your kilt.

So carry on without excess fury, says I.