I'm confused where this hard feelings are coming from, OP?

Like, calling the items "stupid" - sure, they look a bit silly and fluffy, but that seems to be the point of them and some people might enjoy them, whats so horrible about that? Because, breaking news: This isnt YOUR game - its SE's game and its for all of us to enjoy.
Pulling the "Then you're not a TRUE Final Fantasy fan card" makes me instantly believe that you cant be older than 12 - who cares? Isnt it enough already that people hate each other because of their religion etc.? Must you bring this silly sort of thinking into something thats a game and supposed to be fun? If this event is not fun to you, you can choose not to do it. But dont run around and tell other people how to enjoy their game please. Like really, who cares if you're a "TRUE" fan? And how narrow-minded must one be to limit themself to only being a TRUE fan of one game...

I even have trouble to understand how you can argue with "lore" and "immersion" breaking, seeing how you're playing a female Au Ra - something that from a lore-point of view raises a lot of questions and should have been terribly game breaking for you already when a certain NPC showed her face...

I dont even expect being able to argue with you, but I would like to understand why you're THIS upset about a silly, little event that is supposed to be nothing but fun...