When did they get such a stigma

Same

“I like shorts, they’re comfy and easy to wear!”

Do you also like wearing sandles and socks, together?

I wore cargo shorts, birks, and a muscle shirt once to highschool. People thought I was a lesbian.

It's different when you are a dad. You can carry essential things you "might need one day" and "just in case": snacks, drinks, a tape measure, nails that you can save because they aren't bent too bad, cords for appliances you no longer have, the free Allen wrenches that come with new furniture, batteries that might still be good, condiment packets, old remotes, zip ties, computer and car parts, odd cuts of wood, old shoes, etc. Just an FYI for Father's day, now some specialty stores sell cargo shorts with these things aready included.