being one of the good™ cringy autists in the "cool parts" of tumblr is just a lot of eyebrow raising and going "woah you... actually believe that about people..."
i am of the opinion that there was plenty of stuff "wrong" with steven universe, whether from a writing standpoint or a poor/untasteful decisions standpoint, but i have to say: keeping up with all the hazbin hotel/helluva boss drama (a set of shows that are legitimately very rough in all aspects of its handling, from writing, to sensitive topics, to creator involvement) as well as looking at sugar's writing on adventure time is like... making me appreciate how well a lot of it was done still
this show had tons of great songs, interesting characters and stories, lots of perfectly well done emotional beats, and rebecca sugar also... stayed out of the discussions around stuff LOL. they are genuinely a talented writer, some of adventure time's most beloved episodes, songs, and emotions are from them, even before they left to start their own show. but because of how much of a shitshow the discourse was, it's like, tainted all the actually good things in the show for a lot of people, even though these discussions can totally coexist. i really don't think it's "irredeemable media" by a long shot. and like, i'm serious in that i 100% believe there are justified conversations about how they handled things, regarding actual important topics like racism -- i kept up with the critical community when it was big on here! but i also think it is true that it has become kind of a "cringe" sore spot as well, that people no longer want to associate with it or feel like they're allowed to enjoy it casually, even for nostalgia reasons, because of discourse rather than the weight of the actual material itself. that's definitely how i've felt for a long time, at least, to the point where i feel like i even have to clarify these things and the issues i also have with it, even though it's truly just a cartoon with issues like any other and not something to specifically be held on a pedestal... i haven't seen it in a long time now, but one day i would like to rewatch it, and hopefully in a bit more peace
Like, yes, Star really doesn't like the fact that Steven was taken to Earth. But. Like. Will he ever realize that in fact he did the same thing, but with Connie? And if in Steven's case, he himself wanted to fly to Earth, then in Connie's case, she was essentially kidnapped. He did to Connie (and Priyanka, it's all her child after all) the same thing that he later thought was done to him and Steven. LIke, Star, my man, you stole someone's kid-
Oh my goshhh, absolutely. He has a hard time empathizing with anybody besides his human half, so he can be a bit dense.
To be fair, he didn’t purposefully take the CGs from Earth, that was the other diamonds. He took in Connie to keep the diamonds from sending her to the zoo, but he also could have sent her back to earth, even if the other CGs were kept on Homeworld. BUT HE DIDNT DO THAT.
To him, keeping Connie was a rational decision, that way she wouldn’t be sent to the zoo or killed, and Steven was getting a friend. He sees Steven as leaving as an irrational decision because it put Steven in danger, does that make sense?
Momma Maheswaran is coming for him tho- she’s gonna slap some sense into him.
i saw you were reposting some of the SU videos you had made and i was wondering if you could repost the Sky Full Of Song one? it was one of my favorite edits ever and i had been wondering what had happened to it/if it had been copyright claimed
Sky Full of Diamond Song
You heard something--from the sky, a sound… a song?
man, I didn't even know this one had gotten blocked, haha. QuQ Here you go, anon!