Matthew Simms
Aug 26, 2017 · 1 min read

I’m really happy to now know about this! And although I don’t think this racism was intentional, the Crewniverse if made aware of it should really try to avoid any further implications.

However, one thing I’d to argue was that Garnet was “raped”. Although fusion does have very clear links to sex, I don’t think that’s what the Crewniverse want us to think of it as. Fusion is it’s own unique thing within the shows canon, and I don’t think it’s fair to compare what Pearl did to rape, because :

A) It’s a kids show. I don’t think the Crewniverse wrote that episode intending to make Pearl a rapist, and certainly don’t think they meant to draw connotations between fusion and sex in that episode, as it doesn’t make sense in that context.

B) Comparing what a cartoon character did to rape trivialises actual rape, especially when that probably isn’t what the creators intended.

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