Respect? No. Appreciation? Yes.
No matter what Slyfox or anyone else says, I've heard him say things that, even if they were taken completely out of context, are stupid and ignorant. He may be nice to the fans and sign everyone's autographs like he probably should, but there's no denying that the guy has come across as a straight up dick in pretty much everything I've ever read or watched about him in the last few years.
So yeah, I blame the Liberal media.