come on

[Gemina]

I would much rather them put this time and effort into the highly demanded glamour log. Because you know what's not fun? That I can't equip multiple jobs of the same role equally while also giving them each their own look.

I will say this though, the argument that we should be able to glam this and that because of tankinis and swine mages isn't going to fly, and I would be happy we can even do that. The devs have made it crystal clear that it's OK for you to look ridiculous, but it's not OK for one role to take on the appearance of another.

[Zojha]

The devs have made it crystal clear that it's OK for you to look ridiculous, but it's not OK for one role to take on the appearance of another.

Even if taking on the appearance of another role requires nothing more than dyeing yourself a different color - which happens quite frequently with shared gear set models and was a staple for casters/healers for a long time.
Even if one expansion later, they take the appearance of another role (MNK/NIN) and give it to everyone (Holy Rainbow Shirt) or just selectively to some (Healers/Casters - Ghost Bargue Dragoon/NIN gear).
Even if it's already perfectly possible in every direction (Tank to healer, healer to tank, melee DPS to caster, caster to ranged, whatever) by mix&matching gear, it's just somewhat restricted.

I'm afraid their actions speak so loud I can't hear a word they're saying. A crystal clear stance looks different - That looks more like an arbitrary mess of hypocrisy.

[Gemina]

Even if taking on the appearance of another role requires nothing more than dyeing yourself a different color - which happens quite frequently with shared gear set models and was a staple for casters/healers for a long time.
Even if one expansion later, they take the appearance of another role (MNK/NIN) and give it to everyone (Holy Rainbow Shirt) or just selectively to some (Healers/Casters - Ghost Bargue Dragoon/NIN gear).
Even if it's already perfectly possible in every direction (Tank to healer, healer to tank, melee DPS to caster, caster to ranged, whatever) by mix&matching gear, it's just somewhat restricted.

I'm afraid their actions speak so loud I can't hear a word they're saying. A crystal clear stance looks different - That looks more like an arbitrary mess of hypocrisy.

That's not hypocrisy. That is what is called compromise. Despite their strict restrictions, they've released the sets you've mentioned. They've also released level 1 heavy armor sets (Ranger gear), and robes (Scholasticate coat) just to name a couple, anyone can glamour. Just go to your nearest MB, and look at the TONS of level 1 glams you have to choose from. Yet the reactions aren't "thank you SE!" are they? No, the reactions are "Lift the gender restrictions", "Lift the race restrictions", "Lift the role restrictions!"... "Lift the JOB restrictions!"

The playerbase wants free reign, and they are saying no. That is what is crystal clear. They may not say that directly, and dilly dally around the possible and not possible, but make no mistake, that is what they are saying. Perhaps to get rid of the air of hypocrisy you speak of, they can very well take away all of the glamour items you and I mentioned here. How about that?