If you look on Hardcore Street Photography on flickr - they don't like anything with a telephoto, and it has to be of certain types of subject or they don't like it.
Flickr: HCSP (Hardcore Street Photography)
... there's even a refuseniks group...
Flickr: Deleted from Hardcore Street Photography
Though I think complaining about not being accepted into a group of snobs only serves to strengthen and dignify that group.
You really have to take manifestos, concepts of "authenticity," critiques from peers, and competitions, with a pinch of salt. So much of it is self-serving, and is more to do with group membership, social psychology and plain envy (see the film "Amadeus") than actual truth.
Just think - how many Oscar winning films do you watch on a regular basis, and how many of them are actually remembered, in comparison with other films of their time?
You just need to stick to your vision, your way, and try to find your audience.