The fact that Nationalists adopted the kilt is completely irrelevant to the mission of this forum. We should be helping all who come to this site identify a tartan they can relate to and enjoy wearing be they German, Muslim, Peruvian, Firefighters, Clergy, or Marines. The list goes on and on and yes the list does include the Irish and Irish diaspora.

The fact that the kilt gets conflated with Irishness is unfortunate from a historical perspective but I suspect the Irish and Irish diaspora are now the second largest group of kilt wearers so I don’t see the confusion abating anytime soon.

The majority of Irish and Irish diaspora kilt wearers on this site are doing exactly what many Scottish traditionalists want them to do which is wearing a regional or other Irish themed tartan in smart fashion and not pretending to be Scottish.

Finally, squabbling among ourselves is not going to educate the legendary geographically challenged “Americans”.