We all know that western and eastern art differ wildly. I feel that this divide could help shed light on the unique characteristics of western and eastern cultures. Or perhaps it should be more narrowly studied as US vs Japanese culture. It's pretty clear that the Japanese favor and prioritize cuteness, or "moe". Why is this concept not present in US cartoon art? I feel like it has to do with a lack of subtlety in American culture. Everything is extreme. Extremely loud, extremely strong flavor, or extremely simplistic in this case. A subtle expression of cuteness cannot exist in the presence of such extremes. Thoughts on this? Do you see any other correlations?

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