Talk:Gems/@comment-508329-20150730062432/@comment-508329-20150806081128

Here are all the relevant posts I could find: "Gems are Gems!" https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw34bu "Technically, there are no female Gems! There are only Gems!" https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw4rfj A: "Why not look like human females? That's just what Gems happen to look like!" https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8gre A: "There's a 50 50 chance to use some pronoun on Earth, so why not feminine ones-- it's as convenient as it is arbitrary!" https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw8ztw "In the world of the show, Gems are an alien species that don’t have a gender binary. They are all the same. (This is very common in fiction. Think of alien species like the Namekians in Dragon Ball.)" "Steven on the other hand was created by mixing human and gem DNA so he’s a completely new kind of being. He is the only gem to be born thru biological reproductive means(Rose shapeshifted a womb for him to be born from). In Earth terms, he identifies as male so the Crystal Gems have no problem using he/him pronouns with him. (Jasper, who has no concept of this, refers to Steven as if he is Rose)" "This is similar to how all Smurfs were “male” before Smurfette was created by Gargamel." "That said, Gems have the ability to take on gendered forms if they choose to. You’ve seen Amethyst do this." http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/113794156834/i-know-that-the-gems-are-sexless-agendered-etc Rebecca: "For everyone wondering about Ruby: she is a Gem" http://rebeccasugar.tumblr.com/post/113764004948/does-ruby-use-male-or-female-pronouns-since-it-a
 * "The real question is, were/ are there any female crystal gems! And the answer is NO"
 * "Steven is the first and only male Gem, because he is half human!"
 * Q: "Hey Rebecca, Will we ever get an explanation in the show why Gems have the form of human females? If not, could you explain why?"
 * Q: "I'm not trying to nitpick, because I am very happy with the gems and who they are, but is there any particular reason they use feminine pronouns if gender is irrelevant to them? I would understand if it were just more convenient."
 * "Ok, i’m gonna try to explain this as simply as I can(apologies in advance if I screw up any gender terminology):"
 * IanJQ: "In the world of the show, gems are an alien species that use feminine pronouns for each other"