I suspect that part of the problem is that since it is no longer considered generally acceptable to insult people based on their race, religion, politics, age, or gender, the bigots of the world needed to pick something else to base their insults on -- and figured cellphone choice was a reasonable substitute ....
However, what they say about you says more about them than it says about you.
Personally, I like the user-friendliness of Apple products. I know they aren't perfect, but if I waited for "perfect" I'd be waiting a LOONNNNNGGGGG time...