What's the objection to Floor Standing Speakers?

Most floorstanders have traditionally been less than what could be considered attractive. Many recent designs are much more aesthetic friendly. My wife loves our PMC FB1s. Allows me to set up my Klipsch Forte IIs.
I have always prefered the look of standmounts, I always had a soft spot for Totem Ones. Some newer floorstanders are pretty nice looking these days.
Its easier to control the resonances of a small box, so a flooestander has its own inherent problems if not designed very carefully.

Looks to me like Larry(Lrsky) is looking more for "Tim the Tool Man" responses, and less for reasoned answers. I could hint that men with big speakers are compensating for something. Or quote Judge Reinhold's sales pitch from "Ruthless People" suggesting that if you die, you can be buried in them. Funny movie.
But a real answer might have to do with how women, or non audiofreaks look at a room. My first thought looking at an empty space is "where do the speakers go?". A woman with a furnished room might think "do we have to put those things in here?". Or, "how can I put them into this space?". "Which ones are attractive and/or least obtrusive?".
If it is your dedicated listening room, by all means, man up and put in Voice of the Theaters if you want!