Stick Figures

Have you ever wondered about stick figures?
In Singapore MRTs, there's 2 yellow signs.
One which shows a stick figure giving up his seat to another bent stick figure leaning on a cane.
Some people will say, "A guy giving up his seat to an old man."
The human brain is great isn't it? We can draw such conclusions immediately. We may not even consider them stick figures, but people we see on the train.
The other sign is a stick figure giving up his seat to another with big belly in a skirt, and holding onto a small stick figure.
Again, "There's a guy giving up his seat to a pregnant lady with a child.
Why? Cause the stick figure has no hair, and we associate woman with long hair. Plus, the stick figure giving up the seat is actually taller than the other 2. The size of the small one tells us it's a kid. And the big belly together with holding the small figure tells us it's a pregnant lady, not just a fat one. Maybe the skirt looks like a maternity dress. But we draw the right conclusions and idea anway.
Okay, so this is just in Singapore. Right?
Have you watched stick figure animations on the web? Some or most are not created by Singaporeans. But does it matter?
NO.
There's something common amongst all human society that enable us to understand and feel for something(stick figures) that even a little boy can draw.
Yes, the mind is wonderful.
But isn't the people who understands our mind and uses them to convey messages even more so?
So issit scary?
It's just like an axe. It's a tool.
It's not evil. Until someone uses it to kill/hurt someone else.
Power of mass media.
I'm a victim.
Are you?