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** Most cartoons work through exaggeration, and this is just one expression of it; most kids feel small and dominated (and consequently powerless) by the height of their parents and other adults, so this is just an exaggerated reflection of this.
** Most cartoons work through exaggeration, and this is just one expression of it; most kids feel small and dominated (and consequently powerless) by the height of their parents and other adults, so this is just an exaggerated reflection of this.
** Same reason Calvin was about as tall as a toddler despite being six years old in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.
** Same reason Calvin was about as tall as a toddler despite being six years old in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.
*** So in cartoon world, how do such [[Super Deformed]] kids put their clothes on in the morning? ([[Watsonian Versus Doylist|Watsonian Mode]])
*** So in cartoon world, how do such [[Super-Deformed]] kids put their clothes on in the morning? ([[Watsonian Versus Doylist|Watsonian Mode]])


* Am I the only one who can't understand why some styles give everybody the same black eye color? Yes, I know it's simpler to give the characters little black dots in their eyes, but really. Would it be that hard to have a little colored dot? If you're trying to figure out what eyes a character has you're going to have a pretty hard time.
* Am I the only one who can't understand why some styles give everybody the same black eye color? Yes, I know it's simpler to give the characters little black dots in their eyes, but really. Would it be that hard to have a little colored dot? If you're trying to figure out what eyes a character has you're going to have a pretty hard time.