Why do Beastmaster and Bard have to wear the faggiest gear in the game?

Every job in FFXI gets to wear armor that adds bonuses to the stats important to them. For the most part, that armor looks pretty good. There are, of course, two exceptions; Beastmaster and Bard. As Charisma is their most important stat, SE has decided to curse them with some of the fruitiest, most effete gear in the game. Flower necklaces, hippie-colored ribbons, rings with intimidating names like “Hope” and “Loyalty”. What belt do they get to wear when they hit 40? If the Beastmaster wants his charms to land, and if the bard doesn’t want to be gimp, they get to wear corsettes. That’s right, fucking corsettes. It gets even better for beastmasters, because they’ll get to use a Darksteel Codpiece when they reach level 50. I don’t see anything attracting more monsters than dark black crotch armor. God knows they need something to aim for when they’re fighting you. Bard gear has always been an enigma to me, as the few I’ve ever partied with had a very large variety of gear, and I’m not sure exactly what they need other than Charisma. Nobody notices if their gear is crappy though, as even the shittiest Bard can reduce a party’s downtime and thus are treated like fucking royalty. For the most part, they want to boss everyone around so the melees don’t get Ballad cast on them. I wish I could remember that bard’s name that I partied with in the Quicksand Caves long, long ago. Not having my 0 mp recover faster is so much more important than if we have to rest every other battle so the stupid Red Mage can get his mp back. Why there was a Red Mage main healing at that level with a Paladin tank, I’ll never know.