I really agree with you. My dad always makes fun of anime, and tries to imitate Japanese voices/language. Everytime by dinner he says: "And Esther, have you been watching "otter-otter-series" again?"
(Otter-otter is his imitation of Japanese -_-")
The same thing with all my friends, I'm almost scared of telling people I like anime! I only tell people when THEY start talking about anime -_-"
Same thing with J-rock btw. Everybodies reaction: "Can Japanese people ROCK?...
"
It reallly gets on my nerves...