Yoshino

Yoshino says that “the mainstream is a myth” because no one is purely mainstream. Mainstream is the concept of the absolute norm, with no difference whatsoever. We’re all different in someway, therefore no one can be completely mainstream. There are many qualities that are necessary to be mainstream, and no one has all of those qualities naturally, they have to disguise themselves into that mainstream. There can never be a true natural mainstream because we’re all too diverse. Most Americans try and conform to the mainstream, but they’re covering up everything about them that isn’t mainstream- therefore they’re not truly mainstream.
His reasoning is very persuasive because we can all relate to this. Whether the reader is part of the population that tries to conform to the mainstream, or part of the population that strives to be unique- it relates to all of us whether we want it to or not.