Are kilts only for the rich? rant.

[davedove]

I understand your point of view, but I don't see the forum as you do. It seems to me that for every "kilt snob" who seems to look down on the less-expensive and contemporary kilts, there is another who feels that the traditionalists are old-fashioned and a slave to the "kilt rules".

I guess we all see things from our own viewpoint. It's just the way things are.

[macwilkin]

I understand your point of view, but I don't see the forum as you do. It seems to me that for every "kilt snob" who seems to look down on the less-expensive and contemporary kilts, there is another who feels that the traditionalists are old-fashioned and a slave to the "kilt rules".

I guess we all see things from our own viewpoint. It's just the way things are.

Spot on, Dave. Hector, you will see "reverse discrimination" on this forum. I've been a member for 4 years now, and trust me, it does happen. As Dave mentioned, traditionalists tend to take a bit of a bashing now and again because of our viewpoints on "proper" dress and our devotion to more traditional materials, etc.

What you wear is your business. My frugal grandmother raised me that we're "all Jock Tamson's bairns". But it goes both ways. I think folks sometimes make the assumption that all traditionalists are "kilt snobs" simply by how we dress, and isn't that a bit hypocritical? In my life, some of the most intolerant people I have ever met were the ones who claimed to be tolerant.

Just something to think about. I understand your frustration, but like your comment about "passive-aggressive" snipes, couldn't this thread be construed as one against those of us who choose to purchase the more expensive kilts?

And for the record, like Bradley, I have no problem with the PV and casual kilts. Maybe someday I will even own one.

Regards,

Todd