My issue with "men get pants and women get shorts/skirts" is not about wanting my female character to wear pants. It's about wanting to not be given "the sexy version" of every outfit when the (perfectly unisex) male version is what I want my female character to wear.

I like skirts. They're feminine. They're pretty. They look glorious when casting spells.

What I don't like is that the vast majority of female skirts come with nothing underneath. You can't be "feminine" without giving everyone a chance to see your virtual underwear.

It's particularly frustrating when the male version also comes with a skirt (that male characters will probably grumble about) but gets pants underneath. I want those pants with the skirt attached. I want to use the pretty skirt that came with my summoner relic gear, and the boarskin tank skirt, and the one from the WHM AF2 that might be one of the few salvageable pieces of that outfit.

But no, have a miniskirt (or maybe some frilly undies). That's how we gender-differentiate our gear.

THAT is what makes me complain on the topic - it's not that I want less skirts, I just want more that I'm happy to wear.

(And okay, occasionally pants - because those bard AF3 pants are gorgeous and I want them instead of the short-shorts that can't even be seen under the coat.)