makes me so emotional that rose chose greg's phrase as the code to activate her cannons. the phrase itself is treated as something funny in the ep but it must have meant a lot to her
fake pearl impales actual pearl with a sword and steven thinks she’s dead but she only retreated into her gem. fake rose strikes actual rose with a sword and people think she’s dead but she only retreated into her gem
@Sillycereals
I agree!! it just makes me emotional to think about how deeply they missed pd without even realizing it was their own fault she left. meanwhile she was so much happier without them and thought they didn’t care about her
i love the dead character media. where their absence shapes the narrative more than their presence. where the vacuum left by the character acts as a catalyst. where their voice echoes in the decisions of the protagonist. i need to read a book like this immediately!!!
This isn't lesbian erasure, pearl is a lesbian, Rose isn't, she literally never dates Pearl despite her pursuing Rose, and chooses Greg over her, nothing about her is queer. Sure she fuses with Pearl but Steven fused with his parent so it doesn't really mean anything.
“When I think of Pink/Rose, I always sort of thought of her as a cautionary tale about what can happen when you have really dangerously low self esteem. And also the environment that can create that situation and the toxicity that can emerge from that environment.”
—Rebecca Sugar
i don't understand why fans of other cartoons get so annoyed at steven universe fans for campaigning for its renewal. any cartoon getting a renewal is good news imo
@Sillycereals
I don’t think rose is wrong, it’s just that their different perspectives on their relationships contrasts in a way that makes me feel so many things
is this about fusing with each other? or does rose mean it as "we can get through this together"? rose seems sad but not surprised so maybe this isn't a one-time occurrence
pink didn't love herself and thought the diamonds never cared about her. the crystal gems hated pink. pearl loved rose but not pink, never pink. in rose's pov it was impossible for anyone to ever love pink diamond
@startrixyuri
i wish they'd bring her back in g5 and let her get redeemed with the help of the new mane 6. especially bc one of them already is a reformed villain
rose and garnet are the only gems i remember having been drawn with boobs by rebecca sugar which means garnet took notice of rose's boobs and was inspired by her to get her own set
even if rose hadn't been romantically involved with pearl she still would've been queer bc rebecca herself describes gregrose as "one of the pieces of LGBTQIA expression in the show"
@polypearIs
YEAH like some people hate rose for faking her death bc she should've thought about the other diamonds' reaction but then complain about her not killing the other diamonds 😭 or when people complain abt rose not staying with pearl but also think pearlrose is awful and abusive
“fight for life on the planet earth. defend all human beings, even the ones you don't understand. believe in love that is out of anyone's control. and then risk everything for it!”
—manifesto of rose quartz
"we need more mentally ill characters!"
*character displays signs of being seriously mentally unwell in a way that isn't romanticizable or cute*
"why are they so mean / evil???"
people say rose was evil for faking her own death but i disagree because if a friend of mine wanted to fake their own death to transition, save a planet and get away from their abusers i'd fully support them
i think some people may have misunderstood what i meant by this? 😭 it’s not about the cgs letting bad things happen to steven imo, it’s about them trying their best to protect him but still failing to do so
"rose wanted to give everybody the kind of environment she didn't have, but everything about her is about who she didn't want to be. she wanted to be loving and healing and compassionate and give everybody so much flexibility and freedom to do anything.
it's crazy that white knew pink was rose and still decided to pretty much kill all of rose's friends after the fake shattering. as far as white knew rose was completely alone on earth after the corruption blast