Skirting in the Digital Age

[JeffB1959]

Forgive me if this topic has already been discussed, but I'm most curious about this. In this age of camera and video phones in the hands of everyone from teenagers to senior citizens, does anyone wonder, or worry about being unknowingly filmed while out and about in a skirt and then winding up on YouTube without your knowledge for all the world to see? For some, it's no big deal, but to others, it could make for quite a considerable concern, especially for those wanting to maintain their anonominity. I'd be interested in knowing what everyone here thinks about this issue. Is it a issue, or much ado about nothing? I'd really like to know.

[AMM]

... does anyone wonder, or worry about being unknowingly filmed while out and about in a skirt and then winding up on YouTube without your knowledge for all the world to see?...

I haven't been worrying about it. I avoid associating my real name with my skirting mostly to avoid having potential employers finding out if they google my name, but I don't exactly keep it a secret.

My approach is not to flaunt it except in circles where I know it will be accepted, but otherwise my attitude is, "what's the big deal?"

In fact, although I say that I'm not "out" to my kids, my ex-wife and one of my sons have seen me in a skirt, so it's not a secret to them. But I still don't put skirts on when I know I'm going to be around them. (It's sort of like when you start dating after a divorce.)

-- AMM

[iain]

I think the sooner someone takes a picture of me and puts it on youtube, the better!

[Departed Member]

... In this age of camera and video phones in the hands of everyone from teenagers to senior citizens, does anyone wonder, or worry about being unknowingly filmed while out and about in a skirt and then winding up on YouTube without your knowledge for all the world to see? ..... I'd be interested in knowing what everyone here thinks about this issue. Is it a issue, or much ado about nothing?

I'm not sure whether anyone would have legal redress against anyone posting, against your will/without your knowledge on YouTube and it subsequently having repercussions of a domestic or work related level. It presumably depends on the Law in one's respective country. It's certainly a breach of one's privacy, but in a public arena (i.e., the Street), then it's difficult to prove, either way. If it was just to "show yer mates!", then in all probability (in the digital age!), for everyone that goes, "Yeuk!", there'll be another that'll go, "Kewl!" I've been aware, on at least one occasion, that a local teenager took a photo/video of me wearing an ankle-length black skirt one evening earlier this year. However, at such a distance and in relatively poor light, that I doubt anyone would have been able to establish who it was.

Food for thought, none the less. If you're just 'going about your business' and not worried about anyone 'finding out' (& drawing 'wrong' conclusions), then it could be regarded as 'positive', by being seen by a wider 'audience'...... "Circumstances alter cases", as they say....

[Stu]

does anyone wonder, or worry about being unknowingly filmed while out and about in a skirt and then winding up on YouTube without your knowledge for all the world to see?

Nope. Couldn't care less. I may be bothered if I was filmed while unshaven, or with a coffee stain on my shirt, but the skirt thing wouldn't bother me a jot.

If a man is going to wear a skirt in public, he has to be BOLD!

Stu

[JeffB1959]

Many thanks for the comments which pretty much covered the spectrum from moderate concern to "who gives a damn?" I appreciate your sharing your thoughts on the matter as this issue would be something I'd have to take into consideration before venturing out in public in a skirt. Again, thanks!

[WSmac]

I live in an area where we have several small towns separated by about 6 miles between each.
Each town has something in it that local folks go there specifically for.

Even when I'm trying to be a bit 'low key' about my skirts, I realize that no matter what town I'm in, I am likely to be seen by someone who knows me.

I do not worry about getting my picture taken.
I would get upset if a picture of me was displayed in a manner meant to demean or defame me, but I'd let it blow over since most of the time there wouldn't be much of recourse to correct the situation.

You've got me thinking of another question now...

With the boldness displayed by women when asking men, "What's under the skirt/kilt?", do you think women would be likely to slip their phone cams under for a quick pic?

[JeffB1959]

You've got me thinking of another question now...

With the boldness displayed by women when asking men, "What's under the skirt/kilt?", do you think women would be likely to slip their phone cams under for a quick pic?

Whoa! That never occured to me! Definitely food for thought!

[AMM]

With the boldness displayed by women when asking men, "What's under the skirt/kilt?", do you think women would be likely to slip their phone cams under for a quick pic?

According to some of the kilt groups I occasionally lurk in, this has been known to happen. Probably about as often as "kilt-lifting," though kilt-lifting is apparently perpetrated by both men and women, whereas under-kilt photography appears to be only done by women.

On a related note, there are documented cases of men putting cameras in sidewalk grates to get pictures underneath women's skirts. I'm guessing nobody tries to do this to men because not only are men in skirts rare, but they are non-existent in popular perception.

Maybe if men in skirts become more common, and the public at large becomes aware of the existence of such, we'll start to see more peeping-tom stuff against men (by men or women.)

Not sure whether that would count as progress or not....

-- AMM

[crfriend]

[...]does anyone wonder, or worry about being unknowingly filmed while out and about in a skirt and then winding up on YouTube without your knowledge for all the world to see?

I can't say that's something I really worry about. For one, the world is a big place; two, the odds of anybody recognising somebody random on something like YouTube must be vanishingly small; and third, whilst I do try to keep quiet about my skirt-wearing at work I do not constantly fret about being "found out". It'd cause a short burst of problems, mostly from the narrow-minded, but would just blow over and that, as they say, would be that. What's left of my family doesn't have much to do with the Internet ("My god, it's full of perverts!"), so I don't worry about them much either; good family friends have seen me wearing skirts (and haven't batted so much as an eyelash), so the news may be out anyway.

[Sasquatch]

You've got me thinking of another question now...

With the boldness displayed by women when asking men, "What's under the skirt/kilt?", do you think women would be likely to slip their phone cams under for a quick pic?

I don't think that will ever be a problem for most of us old farts! Not too likely that any woman will be interested in looking at anything hidden beneath our kilts/skirts. But if you're worried about it, just remember that Mother told you many times "Always wear clean underwear!"

sasq

[Kilty]

That's why I won't put my pic up in case it goes all over the Net... I do applaud some guys for the styles the pull off, such as below. The denim length of Pic 3 I like the most, if it were to catch on... Though I'd lose those stupid trouser-leg things he's wearing...

[JeffB1959]

Denim leggings??? Where on earth did that come from? I've never seen anything like it before! I just don't know what to make of it! Otherwise, the knee length of that skirt in the first pic looks pretty respectable to me.

[Pythos]

If one looks at the men in skirt ideas being posed by the clothing mavens, there are many instances of things being added on that make the whole look clumsy looking. This picture is one instance. What the heck are those things anyway? They look as bad as women having jeans on under their skirts.

The idea of leggings made of something other than lycra, or cotton lycra just be fuddles me. leggings are supposed to be tight but have a lot of freedom in the movement area. Denim when tight offers no freedom of movement really.

The second pic has no caption, but is definitely bold.

[ChristopherJ]

The denim length of Pic 3 I like the most, if it were to catch on...

I agree with you there. That is a good, sort of all-purpose length of skirt suitable for guys. I'd wear that - although most of the time I prefer to wear shorter skirts.