Surely your not trying to encourage censorship LLD, or brush this under the carpet. If you have factual information, good or bad, isn't it in the best interests of the industry to set the record straight.
The "no publicity is good publicity" culture of the past ensured that the Green's negative point of view was the only point of view heard, and by default became accepted as correct.
I have heard it too, and have heard nothing to contradict it. If its male bovine faeces then say so, if the guy's a loonie tune then say so too.
Its out there now, pretending its not won't make it go away.