Talk:White Diamond/@comment-34044763-20190122152327/@comment-2172985-20190122204732

She doesn't absorb all of the colors, she emits them, as gems emit light. That means a black gem, or a black diamond, shouldn't theoretically exist since they would be a gem that doesn't emit light.

What I mean by this is, White is actually emitting all of the colors because they're all inside her. That's her own pink when she blushes for instance. A Black Diamond would have no color inside and actually not emit anything, which could mean they theoretically wouldn't exist (no such thing as black light and you cant _emit_ shadows) but it's still an idea the show could interestingly explore...

Also, obsidian kind of IS a "black (fusion) gem", which is kind of weird. She could just be a really dark gray gem though. I like the juxtaposition of White Diamond casting a shadow (obsidian) of imperfection and that going back to her because the brighter she tries to shine, the more pronounced the shadows get.

And the whole thing about the shadows being good and the light being bad.