I used the term "realistic" as thats generally what posters are getting at when they make posts like this ie: "it shows too much skin so can't offer good protection and therefore is not realistic".
Why is it such an issue for some folks?
Why the need to use expressions like whorish and whormor?
If you don't like the look of a set of armor then use a different one, theres plenty of sets of armor in most games to allow players to choose, and in modable games you can use or create whatever armor you choose.
Each to their own, just because you have a preference for this or that doesn't mean that everybody else should have the same preference as you do.