Amethyst, Pearl, Garnet and Steven’s mother who had to give up her physical form in order for Steven to be born, Rose Quartz seem to constantly be battling to see who can have the gayest moment with one another. In one episode where Steven finds out that Pearl and Amethyst have the ability to fuse together into a giant Gem, he even sings a song saying “but if it were me, I’d really want to be a Giant Woman.” The rest of the show is filled with other moments that both reject gender norms and are filled with queer subtext.
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It really is refreshing to see a TV show about a young boy who so unabashedly looks up women like this. I’m reluctant to say “female role models” as the Gems don’t exactly subscribe to the idea of human sexes, but they use “she” pronouns and largely present as women. He has no qualms about having feminine role models and heroes. This boy looks up to those three moms, and wants to be like them. Then there are humans who fill the community, like the Pizza family and Steven’s best friend and crush, Connie Maheswaran.Īs for the premise of the show, it’s basically the story of a boy being raised by three moms. Other than Steven himself, the three main characters - Crystal Gems named Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl - are all voiced by women of color, and it’s extremely easy to interpret the gems, as well as their fusions, as people of color. The cast, both in the show and behind the scenes is filled with people of color, and especially women of color. Steven Universe is created by Rebecca Sugar, making it Cartoon Network’s first show solely created by a woman. The basic background and premise of the show already do a good job of this. That’s exactly what shows like Steven Universe are doing. This is from an episode that is entirely about how much Pearl loves Rose Quartz and is proud of the special relationship they had. One way to do this is by creating fictional characters and narratives that show that bright future for people like that. Especially when we’re still developing, and especially when we are still discovering and exploring our genders and sexuality, it’s important for us to know that we’re not alone and that we have the possibility of a bright future. Study after study and expert after expert says that when kids see people like them positively portrayed in the media they consume, they are positively impacted, and when they don’t see that same representation, it negatively affects not only them, but how others view and treat people like them. Representation is vitally important for children. In doing so, it also happened to air one of the queerest episodes of a children’s cartoon in the history of television. Last night the animated show Steven Universe, which, although it’s one of the best shows on TV and it has fans of all ages, is definitely aimed at children, aired its Season One finale. We are truly living in a miraculous era of all-ages entertainment.
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