Favourable Reportage from India

[cessna152towser]

http://living.oneindia.in/men/for-him/s ... r-men.html
I found this very positive article on the web, from earlier this year.

[Departed Member]

Mmnn, interesting! So, it's out in the open at last, "Brave Hearts" have no sexual orientation! I cannot say I'm surprised...........!

[cessna152towser]

In the context in which it was written, I took it that what was meant by saying that Bravehearts have no sexual orientation was that their preferences are no different from men in trousers ie a similar proportion will be heterosexual or gay or will have no interest in sex, in other words a man's sexuality couldn't be defined by his decision to wear a kilt/skirt.

[Since1982]

Being the most famous and the accepted form of skirts, the kilts are made of tarn wool with knee sox and a pouch in the front called the sporran. They portray the bravery and independent masculinity in men.

Exqueeze me, but what the Sam Hill is "Tarn wool"?

Now a "tartan" as suggested here>>
Royal Stewart
The classic red one, the first tartan everyone thinks of

Black Watch
Dark blues & greens from Scotland's most famous Regiment

Buchanan
Make a real impact as clothing or on your furnishings


MacKenzie
A classic blue-green tartan with thin red and white stripes

Irish National
Worn by descendants of the Emerald Isle all over the world

Dark Island
Subtle black-on-black shadow sett for on-trend look


Dress Gordon
Ideal for weddings or to achieve a lighter, brighter look

Spirit of Scotland
Popular purple tartan for any occasion

Camel Thomson
Get that designer brand look


<<<Are patterns, NOT a type of woolen cloth, last I checked!

[sapphire]

There is also a United States Marine Corps tartan.

OO RAH!!

(My Mom was a Marine)

(Step-Dad was a Buchanan)

[iain]

You can't expect someone so far removed from western culture to get all the facts right. Don't pick them to pieces if they're enthusiastic..

I think it's great that such a subject is broached so openly and without all the rabid foaming at the mouth which western writers often produce, such as in that article a few weeks back written by a guy who found a librarian male wearing a skirt.

Cynicism and sarcasm dripped from his pen like blood off a knife. With western media filled with such writing I find unbiased articles a pleasure to read, and quite typical of the moderate Indian stance, that everything should be judged on its own merits and not hysterically attacked for disturbing some internal schism of the writer.

[Departed Member]

Exqueeze me, but what the Sam Hill is "Tarn wool"?

Now a "tartan" as suggested here>>
Royal Stewart
The classic red one, the first tartan everyone thinks of..... Are patterns, NOT a type of woolen cloth, last I checked!

I believe "Tarn wool" is "Wool from the stream", i.e., wool produced locally (in the Highlands). The meaning of the word "tartan" has changed somewhat over the years, and did indeed refer to the whole article, that is, "cloth made from wool with a specific style of pattern woven in", not just the pattern thereon. Now that Kilts, etc., are made from all sorts of material, the original meaning has rather drifted into history!

[Bryan]

A very good article, which should provide thought to all who read it. It is not in the slightest negagative about the concept of male skirt wearing, listing several examples from the past and present. It also suggests we could be approaching a new "renaissance with regards to men's clothing starting with skirts".

I must admit I was surprised it was written in India, but it would be great to read more articles like this, wherever the source may be.

Bryan