Are kilts gothic (or anti-gothic)

[Raphael]

Kilts are fashion items in the Goth culture. We don't wear kilts because of our ethnic background. We wear kilts because we like the look. Lip service and Tripp NYC produced a few models for the Goth/Punk market and they can be found in specialty stores.

It is true that masculinity is defined differently in the Goth community. Most women are attracted to the men with make up, nail polish and skinny. It is very true that lots of Goth males wear kilts as part of their club wears, but few wear kilts exclusively.

Robinhood, let me ask you this question:

Do you have problem with Goths wearing kilts?

[Erisianmonkey]

It is true that masculinity is defined differently in the Goth community. Most women are attracted to the men with make up, nail polish and skinny.

It is very true that masculinity is defined differently in the goth culture. Masculinity in the goth culture is very internalized and native to the individual, as opposed to the modern mainstream sports-culture as epitomized by fans of American football, where masculinity is an external concept to be displayed by aggressive behavior and attitudes. In goth culture, it tends to be that the men who wear the lipstick and nail polish are considered comfortable enough with their masculinity that they do not need to make an external show of it.*

I'll disagree with you over the skinny comment though. The weight thing tends to be a function of the trendy "Hot Topic" types of goth.

*This may be an unpopular comment, but I will have to mention that almost every negative comment about my kilts that I have received from men have come from someone wearing some form of team wear from an American football team.