Earlier today, I watched a YT rant by a fellow brony analyst. In it was a very harsh, inflammatory rant about Cuddlepug, a brony reviewer found only on DeviantArt. In it was a bunch of crap that gave me a headache. The YouTuber used fallacies to support his own, dismissed valid criticisms of various episodes/direction of seasons three and four, shamed fellow bronies who criticized various aspects of the show (including releasing their 'Net handles), threw cheap shots at the brony fandom (including LethalAuroraMage, another analyst), and dished classless ad hominem attacks. It was so inflammatory, I skimmed the rest of the video after halfway through. I won't be linking it to you.

Now, let me make it clear. I'm not a very big fan of Cuddlepug's reviews or analyses.

1. They're all too abbreviated. I can't really get into them because they don't offer a lot of explanations. Personally, I rather spend the time reading a full-blown analysis, either through a ten-minute video or ten-page analysis, than a two- or two-and-a-half-page review.
   
2. His Rainbow Rocks review was really bad. It's one thing to call it overrated or how it doesn't deserve the praise it gets. It's another to be extremely sarcastic about it and call the people who love it and support it "Hasdrones" without actually using the ad hominem.
   
3. One of his most infamous documents was critiquing "prevalent" sexism in the fandom. One huge problem: There were very few sources to back up his claims, too many anecdotes, and generalizations. In what was supposed to be an academic essay, it massively failed, and it's very discouraging that a poor essay got so much support.
   

However, it's one thing to critique or criticize a reviewer's opinions, logic, or attitude. It's another to go out and bash the guy. He doesn't have to like CP, but that doesn't entitle the YTer to bully him (or anyone else, for that matter). Regardless of what you think about him, you have no right to act like a bully and throw around ad hominem attacks. Cuddlepug may have thicker skin, but not everyone does. Too often, we've seen trash like this to victims who have really thin skin. Being shamed is hurtful, especially if he, she, or ze is depressed. A public shaming video can drive that person over the edge.

Acting like a jerk and attacking him like that doesn't make you look any better. In fact, it makes him look worse than CP in two ways:

1. By using fallacious logic, he destroys his own credibility and actually supports CP's. Fallacies don't make your opinion look better; you become extremely insincere and a drive that you can't debate or critique properly.
   
2. I don't know if CP has seen it. But from what I saw, he hasn't made a response. If he saw it and won't answer back, good for him. This is actually one reason why I respect Byter's handling of his side of the drama with The Mysterious Mr. Enter. When MME called him out publicly on YT, Byter went to that video and posted replies.
   

What the YT analyst did is plain cyberbullying, and it's not okay whatsoever. The fact that many fellow analysts support the video is downright sad.