He did look like a clown! It was disrespectful to YOUR heritage (and to mine!).
Any of you actually READING the article? He wasn't shunned because he looked sloppy, or wasn't in "proper highland attire". He was shunned because the principal didn't want anyone who looked "like a clown". If I have to choose between someone looking "messy" in a kilt vs. someone who thinks the kilt makes you look like a clown, I'll take the latter. And I've got news for you, when participating in the Highland games, we looked a lot sloppier than that. Go chastize one of the heavies for not looking appropriate.