There's a big difference between ridicule and someone simply stating that they have no interest in feminine or androgynous aesthetics for male viera. I've proposed a compromise in the form of one base face adhering to those aesthetics alongside a muscle slider but with the women being designed to be conventionally attractive it makes sense for the men to be as such as well. A little rugged, perhaps, but still handsome - such as in the vein as Hien or the Warrior of Light as shown in cinematics.

Not everybody is going to agree and no matter how they are designed there will be those who are left disappointed, yet the general consensus through discussion has led to many people here agreeing that something along the lines of the viera in Lauront's signature would be ideal.