If it acts like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, and resembles a duck to all outward appearances, there may be a remote possibility that it is a grizzly bear - but don't be surprised if most people think it's a duck and call it a duck.


they would still qualify as deliberate personal attacks and name-calling

I don't think so. YOu have given multiple indications of behavior that would justify any of those names as legitimate descriptions.