It's a global game, so what constitutes as 'society' differs significantly from country to country. Furthermore, the game embraced realism to a larger degree back in the days of ARR and HW. It also initially started out with a lot of hairstyles and glamour options being gender locked. Though over time a very vocal minority began shaming the development team and threatened to quit unless the status quo changed. If people can petition for the game's glamour system to be loosened, then it's only fair that people can petition for it to be tightened. Especially if the implementation is limited to those who seek to toggle such a feature on.