But y'all seem to be forgetting about/ not caring about Pink’s trauma.
Pink was abused. Pink was under high expectations, yet for the longest time was never given any chance to prove herself. When she misbehaved, she was locked in a dark tower and starved of light.
It doesn’t excuse what happened between Pink and Spinel. But people have to remember her upbringing. Unlike Steven, she didn’t have people encouraging her and holding her hand through things. And there were serious consequences for doing what she felt was right. That was the only thing she knew. Sure, her actions were childish and bratty. But I’ve seen so many people calling her evil. She’s far from evil. She isn’t good, either. She’s created heroes and villains. I think so many people saw her as this perfect, wonderful being.
‘I always thought I might be bad, now I’m sure that it’s true. Cause I think you’re so good, and I’m nothing like you. ’ -Love Like You.
I am positive this line is Rose singing to Greg. Always have been. She knows she isn’t perfect. She’s made mistakes, and done things she didn’t like. To write her off as a villain is ignorant. The greatest lesson from Steven Universe is that the world isn’t as simple as black and white. Of course she would seem like the worst SU 'villain’. She’s the only person we won’t get a redemption for. She will never have the chance to make up for her mistakes, or fix her wrong doings. She will never have the chance to overcome her trauma, unlike Spinel. Whether or not due to her own actions, my point stands. There will always be gems like Spinel and White that get redemptions. Pink/Rose never will.
It should also be known that Pink was the ONLY diamond the treat other gems with respect. Pink worked towards freedom on Homeworld before she even knew it.
She lacked the ability to change like Steven did. Pink wasn’t able to change because change was regarded as bad. Change made you imperfect. And to Pink, who was already imperfect, that wouldn’t have help her in anyway.
the fact that this was written two years ago and it’s still relevant… what does that tell you?
I’ve been saying this for years but guys
Sandy Hook.
Sandy Hook was the Nightmare Scenario. It was the “that’s not realistic.” If I’d been arguing with someone who was anti gun control and I said “someone could take a gun and go into a school and kill thirty kindergartners in just a couple of minutes, how would you feel then,” they would have said I was exaggerating, that’s manipulative and unrealistic.
but that’s what happened.
and the thing is
if thirty dead, white, upper middle-class kindergartners in Connecticut aren’t going to motivate change on gun control
then they’re never going to change for queer people in Florida, and they’re not going to change for music fans in sin city, and they’re not going to change for college students in Washington and Oregon, and they’re not going to change and they’re not going to change.
A white man can buy 19 automatic weapons and no one is going to raise an eyebrow. And then afterwards they’ll send thoughts and prayers.
You know what happened instead? people denied it even happened and said it was a liberal plot to take away guns
