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Is anime considered mainstream?

No, your analogy doesn't work for the reasons I explained, but it's obvious you can't understand the point, so no point in repeating it. And in a sense it doesn't matter because the argument you put forward at the end of your last post far surpasses anything else in the "oh my lord Jesus, she can't possibly be serious, can she?" category.

I refer to your insane Dutch thing. Let's see if I get your "logic" right: If I said that Americans, generally speaking, are fond of baseball that's the same thing as saying that Americans, generally speaking, are fond of killing people? And the reason it's the same is that both claims are based on stereotypes? So it doesn't matter if one assumption is based on a neutral value (being fond of baseball) and the other assumption is based on a negative value (being fond of killing people)? Wow. Just ... wow. I feel like I have entered a whole new realm of inanity.

This type of argument is wrongheaded because it necessarily relies on a presumption that there is some sort of inherent quality to people "of the west" i.e. people who aren't Japanese in this case, like a gene or a piece of DNA or something that makes them more likely to be biased against "stylization" i.e. anime, in this context. That's the only way you can interpret it, just like it's the only way you can interpret any broad stereotyping claim about such a macro group as "the West." (Again, a less macro version of such generalizations might refer broadly to "the Chinese," or "the French," or in this case, "the Japanese.") You have to assume that there is some inherent quality that this group all share that is objectively qualifiable. Making these types of claims about anything is dicey, at best. Making these types of claims about purely subjective, fantasy-heavy, escapist media like animated works is completely absurd and far beyond any realistic capability of proof.

Alright I think you 2 need to go take a breather and chill in your respective corners. You as well Jose Cruz. You have this bad habit of being narrow minded with your views and not listening to any other opinions that conflicts with your own. That does not help foster meaningful discussion.