Quote Originally Posted by Blinki View Post
WOW, So if you wear a tartan that you have no connection with you are now somehow unethical?

One of my very good friends is Korean not a drop of Scottish/Celtic blood in him and wears an Armstrong kilt. But he loves it. Hes been to Scotland more times then I can count and is just crazy about the culture, so I should tell him "You shouldn't be wearing that! Sell it and get a non Clan open pattern"? Whats the next step your not a Celt, Scottish, 100 percent Scottish?

Why am I going to make somebody feel like they don't belong just because they are wearing "My Clan tartan" or any other Clans tartan and have no connection to it? Ive run across many people who wear my Clan Tartan with no ties to it. Just because they liked it. Some wore it well others not so well but it was always an opportunity to start a conversation. Most of which end up in the person wanting to know even more about Scottish Clans and Scottish things in general. That is never a bad thing. Personally, I'm glad when I see any one of the tartans (Clan or no Clan) I'm allowed or not allowed to wear out there.

My take on it is just because you can exclude someone doesn't mean you should. Just my 2p.
IT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE.

He never said someone who does wear a tartan representing a clan they have no connection to is unethical. But he personally would not feel comfortable with it, and would feel as though he were violating an UNWRITTEN ethical code he's set for himself.

I personally would wear only tartans of clans I'd want to pay tribute to- Wallace, Bruce, and Stewart come to mind. But for a formal event or somewhere where they'd know the difference, I'd wear nothing but Buchanan, as that is "my" tartan.

As my wrestling persona, I wear whatever I think will look good in the ring, as Kyle Cassidy can have whatever heritage I say he does. :-P

Like I said. Wear what you like, but if you wear a Gordon tartan and run across and elderly gentleman from Scotland who wears it because it's his family's heritage, it might lead to an awkward conversation. Or not. Because everyone views it differently.