I'm the one that likened them to medical scrubs on reddit, and after obtaining them in-game my opinion hasn't changed. They're hideous, they don't have the same texture or intensity as the female version, and they really, really look like an afterthought by some guy who's so insecure about his own sexuality that after designing some Kawaii Shorts for his Hawt Avatar that he just cat-butt-faced his way through the male version.

Shorts are not inherently feminine. Jean shorts rolled up are a pretty common hipster fashion. Just because you don't like the hipster fashion doesn't mean it isn't a thing.

Just because you don't want to see it, doesn't mean it shouldn't be an option.

Your desire not to see something doesn't trump someone else's desire to play the game how they want.

I would never tell someone to stop wearing skimpy bikini's or maid dresses because I find them distasteful, because that's their prerogative to dress their character how they want.