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Obsessed with "Mean Guys"?

My 4 year old is obsessed with "mean people." when he sees a picture he has to know immediately, "is he mean" is she mean or nice?" when he draws faces they often have 'angry eyebrows' and he pronounces them "mean."
he is a rather complicated little boy but has a very happy home with parents who are cautious about tv content, stay-at-home mom etc. he is generally a happy child with a wonderful sense of humor and gets along with other people and children very well.
IS THIS NORMAL?
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It sounds like he is figuring out that people are mean or nice, and is just "getting it".  It could be that he has not been taught to draw "nice" people in the current pictures he is drawing.  My three year old daughter seems to draw the same face with no smiles.  I showed her how to draw one, and now she tries to follow suit.
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Sounds very healthy and smart to me.  

He sounds interested in people's faces,  and he understands facial expressions - I think you should just enjoy him and marvel at his abilities.
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