What are the stats for all the competitions? # of Champions vs. # of CDs? Conformation greatly outnumbers the others (for 1 thing, it's easy compared to performance). Always has, always will. And people - both regular Joes and in-the-knows - are most often most impressed by "Champion" which means conformation.
Problem with AKC is EVERYONE emphasizes the conformation, and does nothing else.
The stats will not back that up.
I'm sorry you have some sort of issues with conformation competition, but the only thing really, that I can suggest to you, is that you don't participate. There's really no other option (well, other than venting about it, I suppose, but I don't think that will change things).
susie