Steven Universe - Matt Burnett on SU's villains (from the art book)

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Matt Burnett [writer I'm very proud of the show's messages, but it's a really nerve-wracking thing to put yourself and your values out there like that Ultimately, the show falls into an audience's hands, and they get to interpret it however they want. Your intentions can be wildly different from what some- one actually takes away from an episode. Over time, I think that has helped us clarify the messages of the show and really make sure the ideas we are trying to convey read loud and clear to a young audience. The thing about Steven Universe's particular message about love and acceptance that I find most interesting and, I think, can be challenging, is the totality of it. Anything purely negative does not exist in the show. The antagonists are never evil despite the terrible things they may do or the harmful views they may hold, we always try to present another side to them and humanize them. With the comedic exception of Kevin, Steven can never bring himself to hate anyone. The ultimate solution to all of the problems the show presents is never violence, real- ly- it's education and understanding. Steven always tries to understand who someone is, and why they are the way they are, and tries to teach them what he believes in and why it works for him. In the real world, you can't just get rid of the people you disagree with, no matter how immoral you consider their point of view. You just can't. You have tofigure out a way to inspire change in their way of thinking

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Lurker Extraordinaire

Jul 11, 2017 at 05:08PM EDT in reply to Kirb Blanco

That is such an extreme way of thinking ~~and only Sith deal in extremes~~. It's like if you claimed a show that focuses on in-depth character drama is hot garbage and fails at what it tries to do because one background extra didn't have an introspective, meaningful character arc. Kevin is such an inconsequential character that claiming he has any significant impact on the show's message is a massive overstatement of his role in the story.

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The Ferydra

Jul 11, 2017 at 11:15PM EDT in reply to Feo Takahari

She let Topaz fix her mistake and said "Let's never talk about this again", when she's totally capable of reporting her and getting another, less emotional one. That's more than Holly B ~~itch~~ agate did.

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