"You people" -- a bit strong eh? Very few here seem to "hate" him because of this -- I don't think he had all that many fangirls around here, anyway. Good way of lumping everyone into one cateory - when that isn't the case at all.
Folks are allowed to discuss what and whom they would like to -- he put his words out there, he made if fair game to discuss. More interestingly, YOU put it on these boards knowing full well it would go this way. So really, you are to blame. It's unlikely that any (or at least, many) of us are on his fan page.
I don't love or hate Pascal. Nor am I a Patti fan. Has nothing to do with "outrageous" things they've done or said. If their jobs (which includes criticism) is too demanding, they should find other work.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.