If you perhaps meant something more like "in general, you can't cite the subject directly", then you'd be right that a single example does not disprove your point. But you used quite unequivocal language.
are you happy you pedantic weasel?
Beyond that, the only thing we can each do is raise our standards for ourselves and lower our standards for other people. That may sound unfair, but we're all biased in our own favor to begin with, so it's a balancing move.