you know what makes me glad
how in steven universe selflessness at your own expense is outright condemned
in so many SOOO MANY children’s and adults’ media wearing yourself ragged for others is toted as the Epitome of Virtue like, from fucking Frozen, “some people are worth melting for”
but in steven universe they say Fuck That. rose teaches pearl that she is a person beyond what her superiors want of her. steven keeps this line of thought going by very clearly demonstrating to pearl that such self-sacrifice does not help anyone and working TOGETHER, where everyone counts and nobody is expendable, is how it should be
every time ruby is like “who cares about me, you’re the one who’s important” to sapphire, sapphire cuts that shit down. “who cares’” “i do!”
SU is doing the lord’s work and teaching kids to have healthy supportive relationships that go both ways
