lovely stereotyping (not to mention gross exaggeration), guys...

as for your "points," wicked:

3. anime is a medium with varying degrees of quality and depth, just like any other medium. pointing to some piece of shit series like pokemon and saying all anime has weak plotlines is stupid.

2. dubbing... most dubs are horrible, but there are quite a few gems out there... and it's also the reason why anime DVDs usually include both dubbed and subtitled versions. and what are you reffering to with "newscasts?"

1. while i'm sure there are people you describe here that exist, they are not even a fraction of the anime watcher. most people who watch and buy anime are as average as anyone (i know as i SELL it to them in job#2), so i suggest you do some more research. of course, that would mean you'd have to associate with them on some level and, since you don't want to do that apparently on principle, would be a little hard.