Sharp, but too bulky and heavy

Jerry doesn't get 'nit picky or try to scare anyone off' as you suggest above. Just the opposite. And, I also asked the OP to further explain the "Screems Photog" comment...no reply as yet.

The OP probably feels that it's obvious what he meant by "screams photog", not least because he provided the reason, albeit succinctly, in the same sentence, writing:

"but I personally am going for a more low-key look and this lens screams PHOTOG."

That seems pretty clear to me and it's one reason I wouldn't take the 16-55mm on to the streets for general use (the other being that I also find it to be a little heavy and unwieldy for a general carry-around lens).

What's more, the sentiment he expressed agrees with the literally thousands of comments we've seen in these forums expressing appreciation for the size and weight of Fujifilm's APS-C  cameras and lenses relative to most comparable full-frame offerings. Clearly, he's declared that someone's baby is ugly, but I'm not sure how writing "in my opinion your baby is ugly" softens the blow very much, not least because the qualifying "in my opinion" is implicit in the shorter version anyway (and implicit in the very act of writing a subjective review).

I briefly owned a refurbished 16-55mm (from the Fujifilm UK store), but returned it on account of it clearly having a poorly aligned element or two. I may well buy another copy if the right deal comes along, but it won't be my first choice when I want my camera to be both light and unobtrusive (that's why $deity gave us the X-Pro2 and the Fujicrons

Edit: I unthinkingly referred to the OP as "he". Apologies if my assumption is wrong!