Steven Universe has been, from the beginning, doing a poor job of displaying Blackness, Black women, and Black femmes, both in their own rights, and in relation to the non-Black and non-Black coding characters around them.

Also read this thread about the “coincidence/intent” arguments and why I will never entertain them.

You need to read this thread on Twitter before discussion will happen.

I do not care about white people’s responses to this post.

It is not the purpose of this essay, which is mostly aimed at people closer to my circles in the fandom, and fans of color.

If you would like an explanation of why I used this specific coding, ask me privately on Twitter.

They are undoubtedly white.) Wanna Discuss This Essay With Me? Know This. Lapis and Peridot will be discussed as specifically Asian-coding. Sardonyx will be discussed as biracial Black, in particular, softened by Pearl’s part in the fusion. Garnet, Bismuth, Jasper, and Sugilite are also going to be discussed as Black-coding. Third: Due to Amethyst’s AAVE, I will discuss her as a Black-coding character. The former is because that’s what I code her as based on her narratives, the focus on her character, and the things she’s allowed to get away with, the latter is because of the large number of Asians I have seen coding her as such and heavily identifying with her. Second: I will discuss Pearl as primarily white, but occasionally Asian. Please leave at this time if these topics will cause you harm. The Business Endįirst, a content warning: There will be discussion of rape, violence and abuse as they exist in the series, and as they are discussed in the fandom. The people I have no intention of discussing this with are likely blocked. The people I will debate with know who they are and will approach me freely.

If the title isn’t a clue: Your favorite queer-awesome show fails on racial lines to a horribly deep degree, and nobody cares.

All These Black Characters and 0 Done Right - How Steven Universe Fails Its Black Fanbase, Part I.

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