Rebecca Sugar apologizes for racism in art book.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/07/16/rebecca-sugar-apologises-steven-universe-racism-controversy/
Personally,I don really think there is anything she needs to apologize for here.The story admits that she didnt design the work.
edited 16th Jul '17 7:13:07 AM by DeanCole
It was also apparently just minor concept art that was never going to be used anyway.
Still, it's better to just apologize and go "yeah, I get why some people are upset" than let people strew over it. That some people are going to continue to do so is inevitable, but there's really nothing to be done about that.
I'm glad it hasn't either. While I can see it as a stereotypical caricature, these are some of the last people I'd think to call racists. Their track record I feel has more than earned them the benefit of the doubt and not worth blowing up.
Improving as an author, one video at a time.Now that it's been mentioned,let's move on..
In the other thread there was some speculation about the shard fusion experiments,and I think it is possible that were looking for a way to revive Pink Diamond using what shards of her they have,but then there's this quote from Pearl I remembered reading somewhere:
"These shards have a powerful partial consciousness that has been harnessed by gems throughout history in order to create semi-sentient drone soldiers with the capacity to follow basic orders. Gems once created an army of these drones, but found their obedience waned as the shards overdeveloped inside their uniforms and turned on their commanders. You see, any shard inside any sort of container could become a monster!"
I think they were also considering the possibility of using drone soldiers and were researching ways to make them controllable
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverYep. Also some stuff about people going on about how people reacted differently to a "white-coded" gem (Rose) shattering other gems as compared to a "black-coded" gem.
Personally, my reaction to the situations were different because the situations themselves were different, but I still didn't really see either as a "villain".
edited 16th Jul '17 2:16:50 PM by LSBK
people see her as a villain based off the fact that she was bubbled away and forgotten about,and they assume whatever she did was heinous enough for Rose to be justified in her actions
Then there's the part where she mistakes Steven for Rose because he rejected her weapon,just like what Rose did,and in response she tries to attack him
I don't really see her as villain per say,misguided is might be the word
edited 16th Jul '17 2:18:55 PM by Ultimatum
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverAnother reason some people might label her a villain outright instead of an Anti-Hero is based off her behaviour at the beginning,and the way that Amethyst did not trust her,but the others did ,and then there's the question of whether the friendless all a lie and she was simply biding her time until she and 'Rose' were alone,and that Amethyst saw right through her
Obviously that's not the case,
edited 16th Jul '17 2:49:34 PM by Ultimatum
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverI'm frustrated with Bismuth sympathizers which ignore everything else she said and did in favor of the line "We would have shattered the Diamonds". First of all every other line in that same scene implied she was targeting all Honeworld's enemy soldiers. Second her training dummy is of Quartz height and has a round Gem like most Quartz Gems but unlike the Diamonds. You know, the Quartz Gems literally born to fight in this war with no other choice. We've even seen via the Famethyst that the majority of those Quartzes aren't even that aggressive outside of survival situations Third its implied that then entire scene is a case of History Repeats which if true means she tried to kill her movement's leader over a disagreement.
Plus the Breaking Point is a really impractical weapon even for its intended purpose.
I like Bismuth and want to see her again, but she was in the wrong on this point.
edited 17th Jul '17 5:33:00 AM by RhymeBeat
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Impractical...
That whole scene plays more as dramatic buildup than an actual flaw with the weapon...as per usual with stuff like this.
The viewers will never know, it was only used once.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.I don't forget the rest of it. I believe that shattering the enemy quartz soldiers would have been the morally and practically correct action. AFAIC, quartzes being created for war means squat.
I agree that the breaking point was a highly impractical weapon. Something I noticed right away. But practicality was not what others disagreed with her on. If they had, everything would have turned out differently.
Rose: Bismuth, this is an interesting idea, but this weapon is a bit awkward. I think I'm more effective with my sword. You did a great job with it.
Bismuth: All right. Stick with the sword for now. I'll try think of something ese.
- Everything is fine and dandy*

Re: "Person" - I think the thing is that the term has evolved a bit, and when it can be a synonym for "human" is a bit dicey. I tend to use it as a synonym for "sapient being," and if Greg was as well, you can see him as not being insensitive at all. On the other hand, if you see "person" as a synonym for "human," like it appears Rose was, then you could see it coming off as insensitive.
I think the trend of equating "person" with "sapient being" versus any other definition is a mix of a legal and philosophical one - laws and philosophies only need relatively small tweaks to remain applicable if "personhood" can be extended beyond human beings. A bit of a futurist consideration for the most part, admittedly, but you get into futurist territory when you talk about a work that involves sapient aliens.
I haven't delved too much into some of the more philosophical questions about this in French, but I believe that they use "une personne" in a similar manner as English uses "person," with "un humain" being the same in use as "human". Of course, given how much of our language is culled from French, including usage, that parallel isn't as significant as if, for example, Tagalog makes a similar distinction.
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.