> If a ripped 6'4" male model called himself @sexyengineer and posted pictures of him building things shirtless, I would roll my eyes and call his legitimacy into question
That's the flaw in your logic right here: rolling your eyes is one thing, call the legitimacy of people who don't conform to completely arbitrary (and historically and geographically moving) social norms is ANOTHER.
You can roll your eyes all you want, that's your problem. You can even decide for yourself that you will not listen to people who don't dress according to some code -- your loss.
But when you decide to project and impose your prejudice to the world then you become part of the problem.
That's the flaw in your logic right here: rolling your eyes is one thing, call the legitimacy of people who don't conform to completely arbitrary (and historically and geographically moving) social norms is ANOTHER.
You can roll your eyes all you want, that's your problem. You can even decide for yourself that you will not listen to people who don't dress according to some code -- your loss.
But when you decide to project and impose your prejudice to the world then you become part of the problem.