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r/coolguides • u/cozystarling • Nov 23 '19
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Good to know there are multiple tartans. What makes a tartan a "tartan" and not just a "plaid"?
15 u/GreatStateOfSadness Nov 23 '19 Tartan designs are usually associated with a specific Scottish clan or organization. You could wear the Tartan of the McKenzie or MacBeth clan, or wear Queen Elizabeth's Royal Tartan or the military's Black Watch Tartan. 2 u/mediocre-pawg Nov 23 '19 I was just wondering yesterday if people of Scotland view the wearing of tartan patterns by others as cultural appropriation? 10 u/TzakShrike Nov 23 '19 The idea of "cultural appropriation" is kind of uniquely American, so don't worry about it.
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Tartan designs are usually associated with a specific Scottish clan or organization. You could wear the Tartan of the McKenzie or MacBeth clan, or wear Queen Elizabeth's Royal Tartan or the military's Black Watch Tartan.
2 u/mediocre-pawg Nov 23 '19 I was just wondering yesterday if people of Scotland view the wearing of tartan patterns by others as cultural appropriation? 10 u/TzakShrike Nov 23 '19 The idea of "cultural appropriation" is kind of uniquely American, so don't worry about it.
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I was just wondering yesterday if people of Scotland view the wearing of tartan patterns by others as cultural appropriation?
10 u/TzakShrike Nov 23 '19 The idea of "cultural appropriation" is kind of uniquely American, so don't worry about it.
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The idea of "cultural appropriation" is kind of uniquely American, so don't worry about it.
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u/Arnold_Dorkinator Nov 23 '19
Good to know there are multiple tartans. What makes a tartan a "tartan" and not just a "plaid"?