If you've got the willpower to wear something so out of the ordinary in public, by all means do it if you want to. Just be prepared to have your disposition lower with people than you expect it to be.

Think of it as the Skirt of Undisposition. -20 to disp. Yes, I did go there.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone can wear whatever the hell they want. But beware that because of skirts being classified as women-exclusive clothing in western society you are going to look girly to most of the people who see you in a skirt and I doubt the homophobic ones are going to be willing to pass the opportunity to direct their hatred towards you. But even those who won't mock you are also most probably going to perceive you as girly. There's nothing complicated about it, it's part of the society we grew up in: skirts = female clothing, someone wearing a skirt = girly. I have to be honest and admit that I'm not exempt from this meme of our society either - I'd perceive you as girly too, though I wouldn't really care or mock you because of it.

Hm interesting , if you like wearing it why not wear it? You are free to wear what you want to a responsible extent.

bt +30 to attractiveness, apparently my hairy legs are quite seksy =P

Of course anyone can wear whatever the hell they want! There are no laws against it! That DOES NOT negate the fact that it is freakin' weird for a man to wear a skirt.

If I saw you on the street I would think you were a freak (and in all honesty I would be tempted to hurt you), but if you don't care what people think then go for it.

If you're gonna wear the skirt... I'd shave my legs as well tbh.

Despite popular belief, conforming to the norms of society is often advantageous. For example, going to work dressed like Catwoman is not a good idea. Walking around with an assault rifle strapped to your back, in areas where that's legal, is not a good idea. And likewise, wearing a skirt in public while also being a man is not a good idea. Oh, sure, sure, none of those things hurt anyone, and they could all be instances of the person "expressing themselves" or being "non-conformist," or just doing what they're allowed to do, but that does not make them good ideas.

When society becomes a utopia, where humans are entirely void of the ability to judge others and base their short and long term decisions on those judgments, then yes, wearing a skirt is a fine idea! But society hasn't quite reached that stage yet.

And otherwise when you get weird ooks tell 'em you saw Lady ga ga live and figured after that gig that all bets -fashion wise, were off.

and this is why we love jim, brutally honest =P

Its not reall weird. There is one guy in my faculty who always wears a skirt (when the weather is nice). Its odd the first time you see it, but then you get past it right away, or at least I think most people do. Most people dont look and start. They glance and smile then go back to whatever it was they are doing.

I have to heartily disagree with this sentiment.

As someone who has worn stranger things than skirts / kilts out in public, I can safely say that, yes, it can sometimes be a bit difficult, especially considering that many people will stare and maybe even gawk. But screw 'em. If you feel comfortable wearing a skirt / kilt out in public, then do it. Just remember to cross your legs. Or... don't.

They also aren't bad ideas, either. If you're just walking around wearing a skirt / kilt and people make judgments based upon what you wear, then that is their problem, not yours. Express yourself the way you want, so long as you feel comfortable doing so. If you know you won't lose your job, wear the skirt / kilt there. It's all about how comfortable you feel doing an activity and the possible consequences of performing that activity in relation to what sort of outcome you want.

i suppose i could post a pic for reference, though its drying at the moment, as i just went up to the river and kind of..well..fell in >.>

Even though I wouldn't think the same thing I can somewhat understand why someone would think he's a freak, but why for Christ's sake would you want to hurt him? :huh: Because you're so convinced that your definition of a freak based on memes of the western society is so right that you have all the right to try to fix or remove the "freaks" from the society?

that and a carry a rather large bowie with me wherever i go >.>

(twas a joke btw)

I guess I'll never quite understand what makes people have such an opinion. I'm far from being conformist, but I am not ignorant of the fact that what people in my life think of me actually does matter in the long run. Being yourself while at the same time making the people around you feel uncomfortable or upset with you is perfectly fine if you don't mind being a loner, but despite what children's movies say, what society thinks of you does in fact matter in the long run. I have yet to see a single instance where acting like someone people don't like "because it's who you are" or wearing something that makes people uncomfortable "because it's who you are" helps you, at all, on your life's path.

but then does it really matter what random people think about you? and if someone you know personally is offended by what you wear then do you really want to know them in the first place?

Yo, Fallen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yol9Sm8zFP0 (2:20--> but watch from the beginning)

Now that I have Safety Dance stuck in my head (thank you title), I can offer my opinion.

Go for it. Or buy some baggy basketball shorts, as they offer me plenty of mobility and aren't terribly hot.

In 100% pure honesty, go and tell that to LGBT people who have to live out that reality every day when "who you are" is persona non grata in the place they live in.

What random person X thinks of random person Y doesn't tend to matter, unless random person X and random person Y happen to come into contact often enough / they actually care what the other person thinks of them. Otherwise, it doesn't matter 95% of the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-fTR8JWLEA 3:30 --->

Well for this very example, although I don't feel like wearing a skirt myself I definitely don't want to be close friends (or friends at all for that matter) with people who would avoid/hate/dislike/whatever someone based solely on the fact that he's a guy wearing a skirt. It may seem like how many people are not like that can be counted on one hand, but I know for a fact that none of my close friends are like that (not because we've discussed this very issue but because it wouldn't fit at all with everything else I know about them and their opinions and I know a lot because I care what kind of people my friends are). So in this case it's actually a win-win: you get to wear what you're comfortable in, plus the skirt does idiot-filtering for you automatically.

What I'm trying to say is, there seems to be absolutely no actual advantage to "expressing yourself" and wearing what you want or acting how you want, but a laundry list of disadvantages. Which makes me continuously wonder, why do it? Sure, in the privacy of your own home it's fine. But why in public? There's no benefit to doing it in public. So I just don't understand why people still do it.



Wonderful, now you're using a straw-man argument. I was referring to people who have a choice in the matter. The OP has no reason to wear a skirt except that it's comfortable. He does not have a deep urge inside to wear the skirt in public and feel like the oppose gender. He just wants to feel comfortable. That is the kind of thing I am talking about.

Im white, and I like this person in my class who is black, but most of society doesnt approve of interracial relationships. So we shouldnt be seen in public, or seen talking to each other too much in school. We can hang out Sunday nights though, when its dead, and only when our parents are asleep or out of town.

:P I don't know why, I just found that really funny.

Well, speaking as someone who lives in the town where the creator of the modern kilt was born, skirt like clothing for men are quite common in many parts of the world, even in some western societies outside Scotland, Irleand and I think Greece sometimes have them as part of their traditional dress. Its not as if they're going out in frilly laced gingham.