But the question still has to be whether the criticism is legitimate or not. Sure, she wouldn't be criticized as much if she was a man, because we let male celebrities get away with insane amounts of bullshit. Chris Brown still has a career, etc. But that doesn't mean that the criticism is illegitimate, or that it wouldn't be worth making if she was a man.

And I don't think the criticism is nitpicking, I think it's substantive, or at least there's substance present. I think it's pretty chickenshit to act like your work is beyond criticism, for one thing.