To kilt in modern north american society

[Alan H]

When I say dress smart.. Doesn't mean I'm smarter. It means I like to put on a tie, a waistcoat, a ironed dress shirt, and etc. I loathe dressing like a slob. I called that dress smart, right?

I've ran into some slobs that are pretty smart.. Even smarter than me. I know it's just clothing that doesn't mean anything when it comes to the characters and their intelligence.

I hope that clarifies the difference meanings of dress smart, and look smart in a kilt.

That's "rich white guy" smart. I know what you mean, you're not referring to intelligence.

How about Hispanic gansters? They don't dress like you do. But they do "dress up"....it just doesn't look like you and me. Just because they don't look like you and me does that make them "slobs"? That word "slob" is really loaded with all sorts of judgement and bias.

See, 'cause they think you and I look really stupid in our ties and ironed shirts and little plaid skirts.

[Alan H]

In college, I roomed with a HUGE black guy who hailed from inner Los Angeles. The Black Students Union had a dance that year. The dude wore a huge rabbit-fur coat and a white top hat.

TO ME and to MY STANDARDS he looked like a clown. But to him and his friends, he was the epitome of "smart" and stylish.

I could say that he looked like a clown. But that would indicate that I'm applying my standards of what's "smart" to his decisions and that's kind of short-sighted, isn't it? I mean, the thread is about wearing a kilt in modern American society and the cold, hard truth is that many, many many people think that "the kilt" is a silly anachronism, not the epitome of dashing and debonair.

[Thekiltedmohawk]

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