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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#53601: Mar 27th 2018 at 4:45:10 PM

Pink Diamond apparently laughing Anime Ojo style is nice.

One of the weirder nitpicks I've seen is people going "Pink made the Human Zoo, so of course she cared about humans! Garnet must be lying!" As if wanting to keep a zoo for a few specimens is at all the same things as respecting or caring about the species as a whole. And of course, Rose's concern wasn't even just about humans; it was all life on Earth.

edited 27th Mar '18 4:46:48 PM by LSBK

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#53602: Mar 27th 2018 at 5:16:12 PM

[up][up]I only noticed the second, but upon reviewing I see you're right.

So unless they're using whole planets for something that leaves them uninhabited, White Diamond has a court, we just haven't seen it. Between the war for Earth, and it's aftermath in the present, she seemingly only involved herself when specifically, personally needed. So I'm guessing the reason is simple disinterest.

[up]I actually forgot Pink made the Zoo during all this. I wonder what the time frame was for that compared to Rose's noticing Earth's life.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#53603: Mar 27th 2018 at 5:37:19 PM

[up][up] It’s also not incompatible with Garnet’s depiction of Pink; she seems to have cared about organic life more than the other diamonds (excluding in her own myopic way Blue’s present day soft spot for Earth’s life as a reminder of Pink’s existence), but clearly not enough to consider abandoning her colony, otherwise there wouldn’t have been a gem war.

edited 27th Mar '18 5:51:45 PM by CaptainCapsase

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#53604: Mar 27th 2018 at 6:15:06 PM

I've noticed that people take Garnet saying "a pearl who belonged to No one" completely literally and seem to think that she never had a master rather than simply rebelling.

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#53605: Mar 27th 2018 at 6:30:08 PM

[up] Yeah, it's strange how people heard that and went "oh shit Pearl didn't have an owner!!". I think it might be the wording.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#53606: Mar 27th 2018 at 6:31:53 PM

The implication seemed obvious to me. Pearl never having an "owner" wouldn't make sense given her issues and character development.

edited 27th Mar '18 6:32:08 PM by LSBK

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#53607: Mar 27th 2018 at 6:40:47 PM

Yeah, until given a reason to think otherwise, I'm going to think that "no longer" is implied there.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#53608: Mar 27th 2018 at 7:29:27 PM

I don't think the sentiment is "This one pearl stopped having an owner.", but rather "This one pearl was created to be a slave, but does not (presently) acknowledge them as ever owning her."

Basically is was a moral statement that slavery is not (legitimate) ownership, regardless of what Homeworld society thinks.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#53609: Mar 27th 2018 at 7:30:24 PM

A fair point. She was once counted as another Gem's property, then.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#53611: Mar 27th 2018 at 10:25:14 PM

I love how each of the Crystal Gems - including Bismuth - was inspired by and embodies a different aspect of Rose Quartz' ideology. Even Peridot, who never met her and has never gotten The Talk About Rose (at least, not specifically about Rose), has become maybe the closest of any other Gem to the same love and devotion for life itself, just from being around the people who loved and learned from Rose for a while.

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#53612: Mar 28th 2018 at 7:46:46 AM

I still like the delightfully ambiguous double entendre of "defective Pearl"

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#53613: Mar 28th 2018 at 1:03:19 PM

Notably, when claiming she visited the Zoo, she cuts herself off before confirming who it was (instead saying Homeworld).

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#53614: Mar 29th 2018 at 3:02:12 AM

New podcast,focusing on Garnet

Interesting stuff

- Garnet is never meant to ask questions

- Garnet is like Ruby and Sapphire's child because she's has the qualities of both Ruby and Sapphire

- Garnet made a pact with Rose

edited 29th Mar '18 6:26:55 AM by Ultimatum

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#53615: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:50:15 AM

Jasper and Amethyst appear to in ad to talk about teasing and bullying

edited 30th Mar '18 4:42:44 PM by Ultimatum

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Gabo352 Since: Jun, 2016
#53616: Mar 30th 2018 at 10:09:20 AM

so, someone made this comment in response to that video:

"didn't amethyst psychologically torture Greg by pretending to be his dead wife and there were zero repercussions? not the best anti-bullying ambassador."

and that makes me think, shouldn't they have made an episode where greg and amethyts talk about their issues on camara, like the one with greg and pearl, instead of just showing them being all buddy buddy again, after that fucked up thing, without showing how it happened?

edited 30th Mar '18 10:10:19 AM by Gabo352

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#53617: Mar 30th 2018 at 11:02:48 AM

> "didn't amethyst psychologically torture Greg by pretending to be his dead wife and there were zero repercussions? not the best anti-bullying ambassador."

I wouldn't call it psychologically torture,she did a grand total once,she lashed out because she was upset about Rose leaving them

I'll have to rewatch it because I recall she did make up for it for cleaning out their garage and replaced the photo frame (I think!?)

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#53618: Mar 30th 2018 at 11:12:57 AM

That's the only time we've seen her do it, but they make it clear it's something she's done to him before.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#53619: Mar 30th 2018 at 1:57:00 PM

The implication was that she did that once before, which is why they hadn't hung out in years.

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#53620: Mar 30th 2018 at 3:10:37 PM

Ah, so people still aren't letting Amethyst live that down. Good to know.

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Gabo352 Since: Jun, 2016
#53621: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:02:48 PM

[up] Well, I don't really care about it that much, I was just pointing that comment, someone else wrote, out.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#53622: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:14:03 PM

I know that! I as talking about the person who made the comment.

Also, CN pulled the video. I was wondering why it wasn't in my subscriptions last night.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#53623: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:15:49 PM

I mean, it's not a thing to "live down". The comment's point was that they didn't really address it so much as sweep it under the rug. Which I think is a fair point, even if I understand it.

edited 30th Mar '18 4:16:00 PM by LSBK

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#53624: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:16:39 PM

I'm just curious as to why they pulled it,

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#53625: Mar 30th 2018 at 4:32:38 PM

[up][up]It's a fair point to criticize the show for, not so much as a reason to dislike Amethyst.


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