Help Me Understand Why Kickers are so Hated in Fantasy Football?

Many people argue that Kickers are too “random” for the game. A kicker can score 15 points one week and 2 the next, and a lot of that depends on opportunities created by the offense. But this is true of any position

A WR's production depends on his QB throwing him the ball.
A RB's production depends on his offensive line and the game script.
A TE's production depends heavily on offensive scheme and targets.

We accept all of those variables as part of fantasy football. So why is the kicker crossing the line? 23.5% of all games are decided by field goal kicks. So why is a position that determines the outcome of nearly one-fourth of games not deserving of a place in Fantasy

Isn't fantasy football supposed to be an appreciation of the sport? Or do you all just really care about bragging rights and actually don't care about the sport? 

Fantasy football takes something that most of us already enjoy (watching football) and gives us another reason to care about games that otherwise wouldn't matter to me. If the Cowboys are playing the Packers and I don't have any players in that game, normally I might not care. But if I have the Cowboys' kicker in a very close game, then I care. 

And there's something uniquely fun about fantasy games being decided by a completely unexpected player.

Sometimes it's your WR1. Sometimes it's your backup RB who gets a surprise 80-yard touchdown. And sometimes it's your kicker drilling a 55-yard field goal with 30 seconds left. Why is the last one inherently less legitimate?

"Kickers are random."

Sure but fantasy football is already incredibly random.

A player can get injured on the first play of a game. A WR can have 12 targets and score 8 points. A backup RB can suddenly get 20 carries because of an injury. A QB can throw four touchdowns after having three terrible games. Fantasy football isn't a simulation where the most talented roster always wins. Randomness is part of the game.

Why do so many of you all HATE kickers rather than simply considering them another position with a different scoring profile.

If anything, kickers add another layer of strategy:

• Do I prioritize a kicker on a good offense?
• Do I chase long field-goal attempts?
• Do I stream based on matchup?
• Do I trust a consistent kicker or chase upside?
• Do I want the kicker from a team that stalls in the red zone?
• Do I want a kicker whose team is likely to score a lot of touchdowns?

And yeah, sometimes your kicker will miss a 35-yard field goal and ruin your week. That's MOTHER-FREAKING-FOOTBALL.

Defenses are being removed from many leagues. What’s next? Are y’all going to get rid of Tight ends cause “Tight Ends are notoriously unpredictable outside of a few elite players” and “not everyone is a “Trey McBride or a Brock Bowers” Like many of y’all pull with Aubrey?

The same reasoning people use against kickers can be applied to other positions that everyone accepts as legitimate.