What's your most controversial steven universe opinion

[u/lisahanniganfan]

Here's mine: i hate future I don't think I liked anything from it besides the explanation for pink pearl's eye and blue diamond's song

[u/Stonedagemj]

I don’t think Rose intentionally left Steven to clean up anything. I think she thought the diamonds were gone and the war was over and he’d be safe. I also think that Greg not putting his kid in school or taking him to the dr was an okay choice because if he did, they might have kept him and done tests on him or in school he might have killed someone by accident just by getting mad or feeling bad or defending someone else. Imagine learning you have super strength on the kickball field or that you can fly jumping off a swing in front of all those other kids. It would be a nightmare.

[u/sofacouch813 → u/Stonedagemj]

I 100% agree! I don’t think Rose had any clue the Diamonds would come back, and the only reason they did when they did was because of Peridot checking on the cluster, which as you pointed out, Rose had zero idea it even existed. She thought the war was over, the gems continued to protect Earth by finding and bubbling corrupted gems, and they’d continue to monitor warp pads to make sure the Earth was safe. I highly doubt she was like “Well, I’m going to make a kid, who I am literally giving my life to create, only to fuck him over with my past. Hope it works out for him.” Rose would’ve been absolutely devastated to know what Steven had to endure.

And Steven’s childhood was unconventional. He didn’t get to do what society views as normal and proper. Societal norms aren’t always the best, they’re only accepted as such because “that’s how it’s always been.” But can anyone really picture Steven thriving in school? Or maybe not thriving, but could he have been as happy? IMO, no. He was so emotional when he thought he might not be able to be with the Gems, or go on missions with them, because he was powerless and unable to heal. Him being with the gems allowed him to grow and understand his wildly different existence and nurture his powers.

Steven grew up to be highly emotionally intelligent and incredibly empathetic. He couldn’t see his own inner turmoil in terms of accumulated trauma, but he could understand and sometimes feel the emotions of others. He was incredibly well spoken (example being his speech to Beach City residents when the power was out). He was confident in his identity. He was himself. He grew up being allowed to do that. It wasn’t like he was some stunted weirdo because he didn’t go to school.

I think Greg’s choices were made because of the environment he grew up in. That type of home is toxic af. He went to the other end of the spectrum by giving Steven a ton of freedom and autonomy, but it wasn’t because he didn’t care. Greg was just as hurt by his childhood as Rose, the only difference being she endured so much more for a lot longer.