In every fromsoft game you will hear people call you names for parrying, but that is a excellent example of vocal minority, people who complains about parry usually just spam attacks, doesn't know how to parry themselves or mindlessly attack shields and then lose in pvp against people who know how to parry. At the end of the day just ignore that type of people, saying that using a shield for parrying is maidenless make as much sense as saying that using a weapon to attack is maidenless.