I think "mainstreamed" anime is ok. It's easier to get someone to watch a fansub if they've already been exposed to an anime on TV, albeit one that's been dubbed, cut, and commercialized.
I can't imagine the shock of going from Tom and Jerry or Bugs Bunny and then seeing Scrapped Princess, Saikano, or Sexy Commando.
I do understand the worry that people won't get into funsubbed anime if the anime they have seen on TV is sanitized. We just have to hope that if they are that intelligent, they will be smart enough to be curious about the original product.
-k
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