Is Steven Universe a feminist?

Steven Universe, the first Cartoon Network show created by a woman (Rebecca Sugar
Rebecca Sugar
Sugar was raised in the Sligo Park Hills area of Silver Spring, Maryland. She simultaneously attended Montgomery Blair High School and the Visual Arts Center at Albert Einstein High School (where she was an arts semifinalist in the Presidential Scholar competition, and won Montgomery County's prestigious Ida F.
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, former Adventure Time writer), is so much more than just a kids' show - it's a feminist revolution. The show focuses on the Crystal Gems, a team of renegade aliens who take the form of giant, powerful women who protect Earth.
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Is Steven Universe a feminist show?

One of the key feminist components of Steven Universe is the fact that it is woman-dominated. Steven is the main character, but the crystal gems mentor him throughout his journey. The show tells many narratives, ranging from body image to sexual identity.
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Why is Steven Universe Lgbtq?

This episode made Steven Universe the first kid's show on U.S. television to feature a lesbian wedding. The creator of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch, believed that because of this episode, it meant that Sugar was moving everyone in kid's programming forward in terms of LGBTQ+ representation.
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Why is everyone a girl in Steven Universe?

All Gems are genderless for the sake of convenience they take the form of female humanoids and use female pronouns. Madame Sugar herself said that Ruby is a female also, looking at you Masques, the same goes for Jasper and all other Gems in existence, they are all female.
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Is Steven Universe Nonbinary?

Steven Universe is only one of the many animated series with characters that identify outside the gender binary. One of the first characters was Princess Sapphire in Princess Knight.
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Do Gems have genitals Steven Universe?

Gems don't have a sex because they have no genitals. But they can make genitals for themselves as in the case with Rose Quartz so she could have Steven.
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Is Rainbow Quartz a boy?

Rainbow Quartz in non-binary. They justhave a male VA which means nothing. Steven Universe does drag Voice acting all the time. In this case, Rebecca Sugar specifically clarified on the Steven Universe podcast that Rainbow 2.0 uses they/them/he/him and Sunstone uses they/them/she/her around the 49 minute mark.
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Why is Steven the only male gem?

Steven's own expression of his gender identity is one that has not traditionally been offered for males. Steven is the only gem who is male, and this is likely because he is half-human. Steven is constantly surrounded by female caregiving figures and acts feminine.
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Is Steven Universe inappropriate?

As in Adventure Time, Steven Universe is a cartoon that isn't really meant for younger kids, thanks to some mild sexual innuendo and general crudity, among other snags.
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What cartoons have LGBTQ characters?

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  • Sailor Moon is streaming on Hulu.
  • Adventure Time is streaming on HBO Max.
  • The Legend of Korra is streaming on Netflix.
  • Steven Universe is streaming on HBO Max.
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  • The Loud House is streaming on Paramount+.
  • Danger & Eggs is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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What gender are the crystal gems?

Steven Universe​also posits gender neutral characters, The Crystal Gems. Although they are coded as female, they explicitly and repeatedly state The Gems are sentient genderless beings from outer space.
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What is Fusion a metaphor for in Steven Universe?

The debate, to put it bluntly, is about if fusion is a metaphor for sex. In order for gems to fuse, they have to dance with one another, and some of these dances can be interpreted as sensual (so much so that Pearl, one of Steven's guardians, had to cover his eyes while he was witnessing one of these dances).
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Did Lapis and Peridot fuse?

Peridot isn't ready to fuse, Lapis had an abusive relationship involving fusion, and as a pair, they don't need to fuse to work together and be close.
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Who is stronger Pink Diamond or white diamond?

[Explanation] Pink Diamond is NOT more powerful than White Diamond | Fandom.
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How did Rose Quartz conceive?

The crewniverse have said that Rose shapeshifted a womb for Steven. Nothing more, nothing less. Any other explanation on how Steven was created is up to your discretion and imagination.
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How old is Sapphire from Steven Universe?

Over 5,750 years ago, Sapphire lived on Homeworld, being an aristocratic Gem who formed part of Blue Diamond's court.
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Can Steven Universe have a child?

Fandom. Can Steven have babies? In nature, most hybrids can't have babies. Plus, half of his DNA is on the gemstone, so if he passed it to his kid he would just become a Greg clone (Since without Rose's DNA, which is on the gemstone, Steven has only Greg's DNA).
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Does Spinel like Steven?

Steven/Spinel is actually a fundamentally good romantic relationship.
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What ethnicity is Steven Universe?

According to Wikipedia, Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Steven Universe is half Jewish, and so is Steven, apparently.
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