rachelbethhines:

ayellowbirds:

blackphoenix1977:

phoenixfidelity:

I haven’t seen it said, so I’ll say it.

If you look at it from a certain perspective, Diamond Days (and in a way–all of SU) is a metaphor for transphobia and dead naming.

Steven has spent his life being compared to Rose. Rose is gone. It’s Steven now. Everyone remembers and misses Rose, but his family loves Steven.

When Blue speaks to Yellow, she says, “She prefers to go by Steven now.” And all of the diamonds refer to him as “she/her/Pink.”

When White (substitute a trans/homophobic grandma if you will) demands him to Look like Pink again, he snaps. “SHE’S GONE!”

White tells him that he’s deceived himself and that Pink is still in there. She’s not. When Steven sees that it is–in fact–HIM inside of his gem, he is so overjoyed.

Idk. Just like all of the misgendering and deadnaming in this season got to me. It made me understand the trans community in a way that I’ve tried and failed to do myself.

However, as Steven himself sang,

“I don’t need you to respect me, I respect me. I don’t need you to love me, I love me. I just need you to know-You could know me if you changed your mind.”

I can’t believe that I’ve never thought of this!

New trans anthem, Y/Y?

What’s really great is if you accept this as a trans allgory never once is Steven forced to perform as masculine in order to be accepted as male. He wears pink, is in touch with his feelings and likes to discuss things, dances and sings, has no quams with wareing a dress on an occasion. No one questions his vaildly as guy just because his interests are traditionally seen as feminine.