Oh, I have nothing against kilts. Personally, I will probably own one at some point in the future. You have to have the legs for it though. Long live the MUG!(male unbifurcated garment)
It's the fact that people (those with Scottish or Irish heritage) believe that just throwing on a modern kilt and getting smashed is celebrating the culture, and or portraying a historically accurate image, despite the fact that the kilt only came into being around the end of the 16th century, and it was just a large plaid piece of fabric wrapped around the body.
The video is typical of the 80's, though you still see the same attitude today. Go to any renaissance faire, and count the number of "genericelts" in kilts. I guarantee you that they will probably outnumber any other culture there...
Viking-Sensei wrote:Also, the drummer girl about half way through was kind of cute.
Yeah, but I think her cuteness was overshadowed by the horror of the kilted breakdancing.
I mean, it's not fair - women have so many options for below the waist garments - dresses, skirts, capri pants, hip-huggers, stretchy pants, and all sorts of other variations... what do men get? Pants and shorts. Creepy guy aside, I still defend the concept of kilts.
Actually, there is another option. Chausses!!!!
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