Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
There is a great deal of gender stereotyping on this site. I have been abused for advocating traditional highland wear such as buckle brogues (nancy boys' mary jane shoes) , jabots (only worn by cross-dressers), kilts (just an excuse for gays to dress up in women's clothing) so it is no surprise that a subject such as this comes up. Is there really such entrenched gender stereotyping at work in North America? (The source of this question). Are the inhabitants really so uncomfortable seeing people wearing unconventional clothing? I am sorry but it seems to me, from a Scottish perspective, that these people really need to get a realistic grasp on things. Otherwise they need a course of counselling to overcome these prejudices which they have acquired, from wherever, that force them into a particular pigeon-hole where what they are only allowed to wear is concerned.
By the way I am a 'red-blooded' male (is that permissible?) with a wife and children and have no agenda on the 'cross-dressing', 'gay', or any other such persuasion but am non-plussed to find the hostility that such, seemingly normal over here, forms of dress receive an extreme reaction over there. If you don't really want to be interested in authentic Highland Dress then go somewhere else.
Have we been reading the same site? I mean, there is a good deal of traditionalist views here but never the hostility that you are purporting to have experienced here at Xmarks.

Is the kilt a masculine garment? Yes.
Can women wear masculine garments? Yes.

I thought this was pretty much the viewpoint overall. We have plenty of ladies here on XMarks that wear a kilt and simply put a more feminine spin on it, by way of footwear, sporrans, tops, etc.

P.S. Here in the states, a kilted woman (in my opinion) is pretty much a non-issue. Although, to be frank, I see many more kilted minis on the lasses than full kilts at most kilt-appropriate functions.