Stereotypes In Steven Universe

Steven Universe is a great show for people of all ages. I think everyone should watch this show if they have the chance to. Episodes are eleven minutes long so it isn’t a big commitment, but such short episodes also leave us wanting more. The theme song is short, sweet, and lovely to sing. Steven is an excellent role model, the show lets the audience know that all lives are valued, and demonstrates that being gay is natural. Now I know what you’re thinking, if it is for people of all ages and has homosexuality in it, then it’s not for kids. On the contrary, it is targeted at kids. If you have seen this show before you might say it is too dark for kids. I also think this is false. Kids should be taught valuable life lessons, even if it is
It’s good that growing up we know that people being gay is normal so that we will not make fun of homosexuals or bully them. This also helps because if we end up being gay we will not feel as bad about ourselves. One example of how this show normalizes it is that all the gems are girls. If all the gems are girls, they wouldn’t even understand what heterosexual is or what a male or gender is. Therefore any relationship between gems is gay. Then there are the fusion dances. Literally every dance in the show is incredibly gay. The dances could just be plain, but instead they end up being rather… intense. Later within the show, it is revealed that Garnet has been a fusion of Ruby and Sapphire all along. Ruby and Sapphire are so in love that they can’t stand to be unfused. In other words, Garnet is made of lesbians. When Ruby and Sapphire make up after a fight, Ruby starts kissing her neck, and Steven covers his eyes, blushing. There is also a fusion dance between Garnet and Amethyst, and Pearl tries to cover Steven’s eyes because it is a bit… improper. There is also a clear attraction between Rose and Pearl. Pearl is very devoted to Rose. When Rose started dating Greg, she became very jealous. To try and put Greg in his place, Pearl asks Rose to fuse with her and they share a kiss, though it is hard to tell. Russia, being homophobic, replaced the dance scene with more video of Greg staring at
Steven believes everyone should have a chance. He is much more forgiving and understand than the Crystal Gems and sees good in everything like his mother, Rose. One time he pops a bubble and releases a gem monster. The Crystal Gems want to bubble it again, but Steven won’t let them. He insists on trying to train it. He does so very successfully, however the creature is scared of the Crystal Gems for breaking its physical form before. Because of this it often acts up around them and eventually it loses its physical form again while saving Steven. Another example is with the Homeworld Gems. Steven trusts Lapis Lazuli and Peridot and continues helping them throughout the show, even when the Crystal Gems are trying to stop them. Steven helped Lapis return to Homeworld and even fixed her cracked gem. When she returned he kept trying to rescue her from Jasper and Peridot, but she kept refusing help. Even though she is trapped at the bottom of the ocean he is still trying to rescue her. The story with Peridot is completely different. He may have given too much trust to Peridot, who just wants to serve Yellow Diamond and keeps putting everyone at risk doing so. However, in the end Peridot pulls through and refuses to obey Yellow Diamond and becomes a Crystal Gem, whether she likes it or