Talk:Back to the Barn/@comment-34634419-20180209031155

Haven't seen anyone talking about this, but has anyone noticed how much stereotypes about pearsl in Homeworld resemble traditional feminine stereotypes on earth?

like, Peridot tells Pearl that she's basically something pretty to be looked at, and a servant, and that pearls are never on their own, they always belong to someone else. and traditionnaly women were seen as "made to be seen, not heard" (pretty), were given no choice but to do housework and take care of kids (servant), and had to be married (belong to someone) to be seen as respectable. seems pretty similar to me

plus, just before Pearl punches her, Peridot says "you're just a pearl", which resembles a lot "you're just a girl"...

i dont know, it makes sense to me that peridot's looking down on pearl was used as a way to criticize gender stereotypes.