They don't force you to use a Real name/G+ Profile, you can create up to 50 G+ Page pseudonym identities on one Gmail address: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2848323

They even made an easy to follow help video to walk people through it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBGsu0TxnY

There's actually no problem with the system on this front. The real issue is Google's haphazard communication.