I must have missed the marketing surveys. Fortunately, Canon doesn't make these cameras exclusively for the video folks, none of which (according to you), were asking for this lens. That being the case, I have no idea why video people would have any feeling one way or another about the lens.
It really was a struggle when I was younger, but I had to learn that just because I don't like or don't like something it doesn't mean the whole world is marching down the same path I am. "Everybody, nobody, everyone, the whole world, all people, etc." are words I try to avoid when talking about my personal preferences, likes, and dislikes.
I'm 100% sure, though, that there will be at least one video person somewhere that is ecstatic about this lens whether he/she asked Canon to build it or not.
BTW: The lens is still f/1.2 whether cropped or not.