Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26037921-20150309212855/@comment-26285761-20150601004545

Airbenderedacted wrote: The Most Interesting Nobody in the World wrote: I think that Pearl is asexual, and that Rose was more like a mother/idol to her. I recently got on a debate on Google+ about this, and someone brought up that there actually is no firm evidence about Stevonni, as hinted as it may be. I ship Stevonni, and was slightly disappointed to find that they were right about there being no actual evidence, but I stand by my statement. The title "Indirect Kiss," where they spent the entire episode together, Stevonni being a romantic fusion, and the fact that they have spent so much time alone together convince me that Stevonni is a different case, anyways. (They also accused me of being a homophobe, so i proceeded to yell at them for the next half hour or so, since I am all for gay rights and ship Garnet as much as possible.) I hope to find more gay couples in the Universe as soon as possible, but do not believe Rose and Pearl to be one, even on one-sided terms. Hello! That was me. I didn't call you a homophobe, I just said that you were being more open-minded to seeing straight/straight-passing pairings than you were, well, anything else, due to the fact that Pearl's love for Rose was very very heavily implied and you "couldn't see it," whereas you picked up on all the Steven/Connie hints which were implied just as strongly as the Pearl/Rose hints (though implied a lot more since Rose is gone, so Pearl/Rose interactions are extremely limited, I'll give you that.) Anyway, that's not the same as accusing you of being homophobic. I never said you were homophobic. Hints are strong evidence. You were stating that there was no evidence of Pearl having been in love with Rose, and in order to show you that this wasn't true I said that, according to that logic, then there is also no evidence that Steven likes Connie. This is false. There is evidence of that, just like there is evidence that Pearl was in love with Rose. There's no need to feel any disappointment, Connverse (or, Stevonnie, as you like to call them) lives on strong. (Rhyme intended.)

(P.S. Heck yes, asexual Pearl) Much of what you said rings a bell, and maybe you were one of the people I debated with, but I don't think you are the exact person I was speaking about, because they repetitvely said I was using "hetero-goggles," a common slang term used to describe extreme bias in homophobes.

No matter if Stevonnie is actually canon, as I have said before, this does not change the Rose/Pearl status in any way whatsoever, no matter what people think it may be. I do not see any firm evidence for either ship, actually, because hints, no matter how strong you deem them to be, are not actual evidence. Noone on the show or who took part in creating it has confirmed nor denied it, and that means that this can be interpreted in many ways by fans.

Although it seems obvious to me that Pearl and Rose were very close indeed, I just don't see Pearl as being romantically attracted to Rose. I honestly find it a little disappointing that one cannot grieve a close friend/role model's death without having "gay feelings for them," as well-intended as it is to ship them together. I can see how people may interpret it differently than me, but I myself just don't get that "crushy" vibe from Pearl in terms of anyone. I am well aware of the reasons why you may chose to ship differently, and will accept the ship as soon as it is actually confirmed by a character/creator (in a serious tone, of course, if it is one or more creators, although it depends on the comment from one or more characters. If the character(s) is/are teasing Pearl, Rose, or basically any individual or group of individuals most likely at least partly within the Crystal Gems, for instance, this should be enough.)

I wish you and your ship the best of luck!

(Post Script: I'm glad theres not much of a debate on Pearl most likely being an asexual. It would be so great if it was confirmed! In my opinion, asexuals are underrepresented in animated "kids' shows.")