Talk:Tartanry

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This article needs a lot of work, to get rid of the bias. The writer is presumably one of those left-wing Scots who regards tourist-tat tartanry as an alien imposition on a sophisticated, educated nation. I do sympathise, although the view here is probably too one-sided for Wikipedia.

Suggestions:

  • A picture would be good. A shortbread tin possibly, preferably one of those ones with Bonnie Prince Charlie on the front.
  • A specific section outlining the arguments against tartanry - inauthenticity, cheapness, bestowing a sense of oppressed victimhood, dependence on tourism etc.
  • A specific section outlining the arguments in favour - popularity amongst ordinary Scots, tourist income, the idea that tartanry opponents are embarassed to be Scottish, etc.
  • I would suggest considering a light-hearted approach to this article.

I'd not bother with a merger with 'Scottish cringe'. Tartanry isn't a common term (it's used by academics - in fact it might even be possible to put a name to the origin of the term) - but I've never even heard of the 'Scottish cringe' before.

12:34 5th March 2006 (GMT) User:Nydas

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