Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150312200851/@comment-26026901-20150313225735

ForceOfChaos wrote: Neko Setsuka wrote: Didn't it seem a little odd though that in the song Garnet was talking about her relationship being stable and that she thought Jasper was just mad because she was single? I don't doubt there will be some more character development but this whole show tries to break through the traditional/ nuclear relationships that exist in our society. I've seen them try to allude to same-sex couples raising a child (the Gems raising Steven), polygamist families (Greg and the Gems disiplining Steven during Fusion Cuisine), biracial couples (Connie and Steven), love between two sentient species (Greg and Rose Quartz), and trying to show that love can exist in all forms (Examples: Garnet's and Steveonnie's fusions look more unified than the other fusions because of their love for one another). I wouldn't be surprised if this was Rebecca trying to be a pioneer for same sex relationships in this age where there's so much controversy among the US about gay couples marrying. Just my thoughts though. I don't really think the Ruby and Sapphire relationship has to be about homosexuality, considering I doubt the Gems have genders(becuase they are sentient rocks with energy construct bodies), but I see it as a close friendship and even semi-dependant on each other(I would blame Ruby's actions on being more agressive yes, but also becuase her friend is in enemy territory by herself). Why does a decent portion of the fandom say every relationship the Gems have to be homosexual or bisexual? I'm not saying it is or isn't one, just that you hardly ever see a situation like this where they are just really close friends. Friends can be close.(I just get JD and Turk from Scrubs vibe done more seriously here)

Also I totally read the lines "mad cause you're single" as a crack about her only being 1 Gem not about being romantically involved and "my relationship is stable" as their fusion is so solid that she is "even more than the two of them"(150% fusion power at least). I also know the line " I am made of Love" and, while a strong point, it is not explicit of the romantic love between two individuals and it could be love of the Gems as a family, the love you hold for others, the Love you hold for life or any combination thereof. And I'm not dismissing any of this stuffas LGBT, I'm actually on the Sadie is bi wagon myself.

Another point is the 'same sex couples raising a child' looked at it more like a family taking in a siblings kid after she died(said sibling being their leader and one of the only of their kind left on earth that isn't a Gem Monster) and needing to do so Becuase He's Magic, and they can teach him magic stuff and Greg has made it known that when Gem stuff goes down he is more then willing to let the experts handle it.

Not even touching the polygamist comment becuase anyone that can't find the flawed logic there is on their own.

Aaaaand do you really think biracial couples are a topic people are contraversial over?.....REALLY??? Also they are kids and while childhood friendships can grow into romantic one's it is not always certain to happen and I personally don't like shipping "Children" together.

Ultimatley it's up to the people who make the show to make their 'Word of god' decisions on this stuff.

TLDR-I respectually disagree under the grounds that nothing is confirmed one way or the other It was confirmed by Joe Johnston, one of the story board artist.

Someone asked "are you allowed to tell us if Sapphire and Ruby's love is romantic or more platonic?"

He replied "Romantic yo"