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| Do you read emotions and have empathy better in cartoons.sitcoms than in real life? |
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Batz
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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: Do You Read Emotions Better in Cartoons than Real Life? |
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| People everywhere-- on TV, on the internet, in books, and even in real life-- says that autistic people find it harder to read emotions. So I have a question: do you read emotions better in Cartoons/Sitcoms rather than real life, and if yes why? |
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philosopherBoi
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I read emotions better in cartoons, especially animes. |
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ToughDiamond
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes I do - comic book characters, cartoons, and drama are a lot easier for me. The expressions and body language are exagerrated, and often they're an oversimplification of real life. The lighting and viewing angle are optimised for easy viewing of the relevent details. There are no distractions from within the media (authors don't usually blur their work with too many indifferent details; everything in there is in there for a reason). The storylines are more familiar and logical than real life, loose ends don't get left flapping about. I don't have to worry about upsetting the characters by staring at them too much either. |
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Synth
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted yes, because in cartoons they tend to exaggerate emotions, to make them more obvious so of course they are easier to read. |
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Reodor_Felgen
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Yes, because cartoons, sitcoms etc. are based on stereotypes, and are usually caricatured.
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Batz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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I understand how you guys feel. Cartoons and Sitcoms are an oversimplification of life; I believe that it is harder to read emotions and body languages in real life because there are a infinite numbers of emotions and body languages, while in cartoons and sitcoms there are so many ways to express oneself so of course it will be easier to understand.
Also, I think that it's also easier to understand the characters' emotins and body language in a novel/short story. There are so many ways in how to say in words what to body language is. Besides, the author gives it to us, so it is easier to read body languages in novels/short stories.
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Aurore
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I read emotions better on any fictional show. Cartoons are so exaggerated, and even the best actors in live-action things exaggerate. I guess that's why.
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IdahoRose
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, because facial expressions and body language are over-exaggerated in cartoons, but in real life they are more subtle. |
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Spokane_Girl
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I tend to understand people better in movies and tv shows because they are all the same. I know the pattern and they keep it the same. Like when someone stutters, they are lying. But in real life, it doesn't always mean it.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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People post about lacking facial recognition...this rings so true for me while watching movies. I used to be really bad at getting characters in movies mixed up, if one had brown hair and another had brown hair and they were the same gender I would confuse them and ask
"Is that the guy who did it"
Especially if there was a villian.
I was worse when younger. Movies confused me because I would get the faces mixed up.
Cartoons are pretty easy though. |
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Thomas1138
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Of course reading cartoon expressions is easier. Using exageration is one of the cardinal rules of animation |
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JetLag
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a lot easier time with reading the emotions of cartoon characters than with reading the emotions of people. Perhaps the reason is that I find it a lot easier to look at cartoons than to look at people. |
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beef_bourito
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| yes, i think nonverbal cues are more exaggerated in tv, cartoons, etc. so they're easier to read. i'm also not focusing on trying to do the right thing so i can focus more on their body language, there's less anxiety, etc. etc. etc. |
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Anemone
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I said no, since I go more by tone of voice anyways.
But at the same time, I used to prefer comic books because I find line drawings much easier to see than photos/live action. I still like the art (when it isn't sleazy), but now I can't stand the story lines any more. |
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ToughDiamond
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Anemone wrote: | I said no, since I go more by tone of voice anyways.
But at the same time, I used to prefer comic books because I find line drawings much easier to see than photos/live action. I still like the art (when it isn't sleazy), but now I can't stand the story lines any more. |
Yes I find the solid outlines of drawings kind of reassuring. I remember some fond moments as a child reading in that format, but lost the fascination later on. |
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