Talk:Pink Diamond/@comment-26727023-20180408155950/@comment-3225961-20180408175939

To answer your question, no, though you needn't put "Is it just me".

While we're on the topic of Z-O-O:


 * Apparently, humans don't take well to captivity, but once you understand their needs, they're easy to control.  -Holly Blue Agate, Gem Heist

When they were taken, Pink Diamond didn't know how to care for humans, and there is a good chance she killed a bunch of them, whether she intended to or not. Either way, the humans, who were both sentient and sapient beings, did not consent to this until their basic/carnal needs were met.  Before we speak of the benevolence and altruism of satisfying the Zoomans' needs, consider how difficult it would be to keep them around if they were miserable all the time, as was stated early on.


 * Speaking of sentient and sapient beings, Zoomans are squandered potential.  They don't even make the simplest decisions for themselves, because a "little voice" tells them when to eat, sleep, bathe, have fun (what?), who to mate with (yikes).  And we can forget them ever learning anything that doesn't involve self-preservation.  Their situation is antithesis of the sapient being.


 * Word choice is important here:  A zoo is different from a preserve, sanctuary, outreach, etc... in that the former exists for the curator's or viewer's benefit, whereas the latter is meant to benefit the "curated".  Garnet's statement about humans being collected as trophies is very much in line with traditional zoos.  Also, Homeworld Gems refer to it as a "zoo", so you can't ad hominem Garnet.


 * As for "life on Earth", take a look at the zoo inhabitants: humans, and some synthetic plants.  The plants aren't real because they fruit on demand, not a thing that happens on Earth.  So really, if she was concerned about any life, it was only that of humans.

There are definitely some "loose ends" in Garnet's story, but I have little doubt that Pink Diamond was antagonistic toward life on Earth. Is it possible she did care? Yes, but with the current evidence it is highly improbable.