You're thinking wrong about this.  And I can tell by all the personally-aimed noise throughout your post, that you have some things you're working out.  I don't need a single "reminder" from you. 

What one wears tells others what they can do, how they can serve various needs.

A police officer wears a uniform to let others know various useful things.

I don't really care what a brother or sister wears, at all.   They serve a very different purpose than a priest. 

A priest serves a particular purpose, especially for those who have been away from God for a while.

I have a cousin who is a Dominican priest, and he always wears his collar, especially when traveling.    He told me recently "It's rare that I don't hear 2 confessions  on every trip through an airport."

The "mute" function is nothing more than a way to "draw up" a wall around yourself.  Borders of a different sort.