The VCs are not unbiased, objective observers of YC. It may be that some VCs have that particular issue with YC, or it may be that they don't like YC for other

The VCs are not unbiased, objective observers of YC. It may be that some VCs have that particular issue with YC, or it may be that they don't like YC for other reasons, and their stated reason is just the professionally acceptable rationalization they've come up with. Clearly, some VCs do like YC. Didn't Sequoia invest a few million dollars in them?