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ILikeFeet

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Oct 25, 2017
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No, but it's not a purely non-sexual thing either. The show uses it as a stand in for a lot of things, but one thing it's consistently used for is to imply some relationship connection. A familiar one with Steven and Greg, and abusive one with Lapis and Jasper, and a fulfilling marriage with Ruby and Sappire.
or a mutual hate for someone
 

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No, but it's not a purely non-sexual thing either. The show uses it as a stand in for a lot of things, but one thing it's consistently used for is to imply some relationship connection. A familiar one with Steven and Greg, and abusive one with Lapis and Jasper, and a fulfilling marriage with Ruby and Sappire.
Being asexual doesn't mean being unable to have a relationship with someone though.
 

Inugami

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Oct 25, 2017
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Being asexual doesn't mean being unable to have a relationship with someone though.
No but there are clearly other ways to show being in a relationship even in SU. Being outside of the norm but still showing love and support both inside and outside of the relationship would be as good of a message if not a better one.

Again I love fusions as much as anyone, but I'd also like to see the show step out of that comfort zone and talk for others outside of the normal paradigm.
 

ContractHolder

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Oct 25, 2017
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I really hope peridot doesn't ever fuse, I've always seen her as being aesexual. Lapis and Peridot could work in a relationship, and never fuse. Like others have said it'd be good way to represent other types of relationships.

Dang. I'm conflicted.

I actually really want to see a Peridot fusion. But I also really want to see more asexual representation as someone who is Asex. And you're not wrong about Peridot.
 
Oct 26, 2017
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Regardless if there's any sort of closer relationship explored between Peridot and Lapis, I do kinda want them to address the anxiety caused by Lapis leaving with the barn on both of them. After she came back during the wedding episode the whole thing felt a bit hand waved away.
 
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Morlas

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where do Lapis and Peridot live now that their barn was used to decorate blue diamond's face?
 

Gold Arsene

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Oct 27, 2017
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So the usual lot are loosing their shit over the Sadie clip.

Really gotta wonder why some people still watch this show. It isn't going to get less progressive.
 
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Morlas

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So the usual lot are loosing their shit over the Sadie clip.

Really gotta wonder why some people still watch this show. It isn't going to get less progressive.
you think those people would've realized by now...then again discrimination doesn't exactly come from a place of intelligence
 

Z-Beat

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Oct 25, 2017
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you think those people would've realized by now...then again discrimination doesn't exactly come from a place of intelligence
I wonder how many are anti-LGBTQ and how many are just mad about Sadie/Lars ship no longer being canon. It's important that I know which group is coming after me if I post their fanart to Tumblr
 

Illusion

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Oct 27, 2017
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Can't wait to see Lars & Sadie <3

Too bad the ship is dead, but good for Lars in the previews being cool about it. But you can tell he still loves her.
 

Valkrai

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Oct 25, 2017
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Its hard to believe that people that still watch this show would be anti-LGBTQ, this show is extremely unsubtle about it. I think it's more people getting mad that Lars and Sadie ship isn't happening. Don't really care about it since Lars treated her like shit before he died.

That Dove ad legit has more dialogue from Opal than she's had for the entire series.
 

DrForester

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I wonder if the neutral pronoun
Regardless if there's any sort of closer relationship explored between Peridot and Lapis, I do kinda want them to address the anxiety caused by Lapis leaving with the barn on both of them. After she came back during the wedding episode the whole thing felt a bit hand waved away.

Peridot never seemed to have a big attachment to the Barn, so much as with her friends. Lapis seemed to care more about it, since she did take it with her. But even now, they've both helped build a new home for themselves. I don't think there's a lot of underlying attachment to the barn.
 

TheOGB

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Oct 25, 2017
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and people still act like Say Grandpa wasn't canon

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Morlas

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gotta remember steven's still a kid so he's still gonna go through a lot of the emotional problems that kids/teens go through
 

Illusion

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Oct 27, 2017
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I love Sadie's new tune. I always thought she was extremely il-fit for the suspect's songs. But now her sound is just YES.
 

KNZFive

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Oct 28, 2017
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Steven's going to leave Beach City for a while, isn't he.

Possibly even next episode, which is why these ten episodes were bundled together: Steven leaving is a good cliffhanger and story cutoff point.
 

DrForester

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Yeah, this didn't feel too out of place for Teen-Steven.

Did seem odd that no one told him the band was breaking up though.
 

Valkrai

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gotta remember steven's still a kid so he's still gonna go through a lot of the emotional problems that kids/teens go through

Yeah, Steven kind of had to accelerate through adolescence due to all of the problems that came from Rose and the Gems still learning to be his guardians.
 
gotta remember steven's still a kid so he's still gonna go through a lot of the emotional problems that kids/teens go through
As a 16 year old, the only reason he's still even alive is he has had to grow, mature, and change his rather narrrow/limited view of the world/people around him. Yet, at times after years of doing that, he either never learned from those experiences or straight out forgot them exist.