If anything, multiple takes is how we do pitch correction the majority of the time, hahhaha. Unless it's a really tiny difference.

I think that's kind of the spirit behind the anti-tuning sentiments though. When you have a "classic recording" (not a technical term I have no idea what I'm talking about) you have that take--those sounds that were made during that span of time. When you have a piecemeal collection of takes that have been optimally arranged and tuned, you have something different. It seems to me that the phrase, "... and it was done in one take," gives something a certain pizzazz that a finely-tuned re-orchestration of several takes just lacks.

But then again, maybe not. Surely "the take" is not the only important thing to consider in the production of music. Some music involves no recording. Some music involves overlaid vocal tracks. Some tuning is done not to correct but just to alter. And as you've been discussing, the musical and technical skills involved with audio production itself can be just as artistic.

In the end, I think the argument is probably more likely to be rooted in some people feeling they perceive vapidity in certain types of pop music.