Why are art critics so mean to artists?

A sensitive reader of art criticism -- "close to tears after reading yet another disrespectful, humiliating passage in this week’s paper" -- wants to know: "Why do you print such hurtful stuff?"

Ah, easy for the critic to highlight the clueless sensitivitoid.

The real attack on the critic would come not from those who think he's too mean, but from those who are even meaner. Let's see those letters too.

IN THE COMMENTS: We go off-topic to discuss the recent "fake Titus" controversy, and I'm moved to add the "funny in the comments" tag.