F2P, P2W, and the "slippery slope" fallacy

[NyarukoW]

Certain facts should be obvious:
1. Gameplay impacting is NOT pay-to-win
2. Players themselves have asked for items to buy on the cash shop
3. Players themselves have repeatedly made it clear they do NOT want pay-to-win

So where does this leave SE? SE will try to make the player base happy by having a cash shop that does NOT do pay-to-win. Is this so terrible?

For example, consider the minion collector. If you did NOT get the CE edition you will not get the baby behemoth minion. Whether having a baby behemoth is gameplay impacting is open for debate. But it is certainly NOT pay-to-win. You flat out can not win in game under any circumstances, it must be bought. So if SE sells vanity items that, like the baby behemoth, coerul mount, etc. can not be obtained in game, is that so terrible?