This is the house a LOT of cartoon characters live in.

It`s supposedly to represent "any town", and be an inclusive shorthand.

Most people in the planet do NOT live in a house like this. They can`t afford it, they live in cities, or their towns look VERY different.

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I don`t care much for this house.

BUT I`m absolutely not saying cartoon characters can`t live in this house. They can, as long as it`s specific to that character. It must reflect THEIR reality, and never be a catch-all for "totally relatable character".

That, it is NOT.

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Which leads me back to: be specific when creating characters. Don`t settle for the "generic" solutions - because they are never REALLY generic. They are only considered that within the status quo (aka white, male, rich, north americans).

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PS: the picture is just off of google images. It`s not supposed to be a specific house. If you live in the house in the image, congrats. That`s a nice house and you must have a pretty comfortable life!

PS PS: Growing up in Rio de Janeiro and watching shows that take place in the US suburbs, I`d still connect to characters (& good writing!)

But I`d be lying if I said I didn`t want to see kids living in a big city like I did (Thankfully I was lucky to be able to make "Oswaldo")