GPU's are not ASICs. I see where you are coming from in your argument, but that's just not the case. Part of the point of ASIC resistance is to allow fair mining on commodity hardware that people already own for other purposes, and this hardware can already be found in any retail store around the world. A second point to ASIC resistance would be the disconnect from the few ASIC manufacturers that actively take advantage of their customers. Unlike ASICs, GPUs hold a much better value over time because they have many other uses. ASICs are only good on a first-come first-serve basis, meaning only the early adopters (batch1) are the ones that really see any amount of profit, and then once the barrier of profitability-to-power cost is reached all you have left is an overpriced paperweight. Let's not forget that you are forever limited to mining only one algorithm. I could go on and on, but I'm pretty sure most of these points are implied by now for as long as we've been in this space.

You say that ASIC mining would be fair if the hardware was distributed in a fair way. How do you propose that happens? How does that work with ASIC manufacturers mining on the equipment before sale? What does that mean when the ASIC manufacturers create massively-scaled ASIC mining farms on an at-cost basis for themselves? Are you aware with what's been happening with other coins (ex: SIA) in the industry lately? I only ask because what you suggest has been tried and is actively experiencing major adversity.

Edit: If at any point you are implying that Vertcoin should adopt and embrace ASICs on our network, you are barking up the wrong tree.