Barmen in a popular Scottish-themed venue have had to abandon their kilts due to women lifting them up and even grabbing their penises.

Staff at Hootananny in Inverness said the problem was particularly bad at weekends, when large groups of drunk women would ‘circle’ around staff.

Owner Kit Fraser told the Inverness Courier that the attacks were ‘pure sexism’.

Fraser said, ‘It may seem funny but it is serious, too – the women are sticking their hands up their kilts.


‘Can you imagine if I went into a restaurant and stuck my hand up a girl’s skirt? I would be taken to the police station and rightly so.



‘I look after my customers but equally important are my staff. I am not forcing them to do something they don’t want to do.

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‘We fellows are very, very aware of sexism. I think the women need to catch up.’