Frankly, I don't know what's the big deal about them. I used to wear them all the time in my younger days. I'd wear holes in the knees of my jeans and then I would cut them off just above the knees. After that they'd still get lots of wear, again.Those too! I threw out my last pair in the late 80s. Funny, I was ribbing my BIL, a Gator fan, about jorts once and he had no clue what I was talking about - I had to explain it to him. He said "Oh! These?" and pulled a pair out of his dresser. :biggrin:
And fwiw, I know lots of folks who still wear them, and neither they nor I have a problem with it.
So again, I don't why some folks see it as an issue.