As someone who likes both Cartoons and Anime equally, I have yet to find someone who doesn’t get offended by me saying that. They’re just animated projects at the end of the day, just made differently through cultural norms. I’ll enjoy both like I’ll enjoy a burger & ramen, both are good and tasty, don’t care which one’s better as long I’m munching down
That’s it, I’m just writing this because I’m bored
That’s their problem?
Well, it shows that the word cartoon is not commonly applied to all animated films.
Let me give another analogy.
Many comics are graphic novels, but not all graphic novels are comics.
all donkeys are equines but not all equines are donkeys