magspag
why???? are my grandparents more open-minded than my parents????
magspag
you'd think bigotry would decrease in latter generations
Kaili
That does sound unusual. Maybe your parents were... uh, rebellious?
magspag
i dunno, i think my momom might be more open because she's travelled a lot
magspag
like we were watching despicable me and she off-handedly comments 'the minions are asexual, right?' and though she mixed up the terminology (she meant agender) it's not something taboo to her
magspag
and yet when my bro and his friends were watching steven universe and one of them asked if ruby and sapphire were both girls, i said yes originally and my bro's like that's not true and i followed up with
magspag
yeah they are agender space rocks
magspag
and my mom just got all huffy about it because 'they're only 11!! they shouldn't think about stuff like that'
magspag
obviously ruby and sapphire are highly coded to be female but yeah
beth
i mean they all are called women in the show like literally 'giant women' soo
beth
but yeah
beth
it's kinna ridic like why SHOULDNT kids think about that stuff? its not even about sex its about gender
magspag
oh yeah!!! i meant the agender space rocks as to a direct quote from rebecca sugar about it
magspag
something along the lines of, 'the gems don't have genders, but are fine with humans identifying them as female'
magspag
howEVER, the show's canon versus what's projected onto the screen is an entirely different matter
magspag
so YEAH, of course the audience identifies them as female, so this relationship SHOULD BE considered as representation for lesbians!!
beth
OH YEAH, no sorry i meant that like in response to your brother saying that calling them girls was not true
magspag
i love how the motel episode fucking DESTROYED anyone's ideas that 'ruby and sapphire are just like family!! no attraction here'
beth
like they are agender/nonbinary and they can also be women
beth
and gay
beth
like i love how ppl are like YAY DIVERSE FEMALE CHARACTERS, SQUARE MOMS, GIANT WOMEN -- lmao you cant call them lesbians they are technically genderless
beth
and by love i mean hate
magspag
oh no yeah i totally agree with you, i was kinda being snarky about the semantics with him ahah
beth
i havent seen any caps of people trying to say ruby/saph isnt gay yet but i bet theyre out there lmao i remember that one person on the wiki being like PEARL ACTUALLY LIKES GREG NOT ROSE
magspag
no lesbians here folks move along
magspag
HOW DO PEOPLE EVEN GET THAT FROM PEARL
magspag
LMAO are they watching the same show??
beth
like if you really hate lesbians that much then whatever but they still can't say love between gems would be HETERO if they're all the same genderless
beth
still gay sorry
magspag
nah they just fucking backpetal the shit outta there
magspag
shipping pearl with dewey or greg
magspag
HWY
magspag
WHY*
beth
i think i get so much more irritated by this stuff in SU that i do in other canons bc this is one of the very rare sanons im into where i actually dont feel like i'm going to be queerbaited
beth
like idk it feels so NICE to watch a cartoon and actually feel confident im not gonna be queerbaited? idk
magspag
i feel the same, especially since it's a children's show
beth
yeah
beth
but yeah at this rate there's not much anyone can work with to back up a theory of ruby/saph NOT being a romantic relationship lmao
beth
if anyones still like 'theyre like family' then i'd
beth
just
magspag
be very concerned
beth
dlkjfgslkj YEAH