Modest Mondays

Dove Self-Esteem Project x Steven Universe: Teasing and Bullying

imma try to summarize, but uhh the image is from “serious steven”, of the corrupted pyramid/obelisk gem. some theorize that that gem is WD. some points/speculation i’ve seen for it are:

white’s energy, as seen in YMAM, is light, which is what makes every gem. if YD can control the stability of the gems form, making them unable to form, and BD can control the stability of their emotions, then white might be able to directly manipulate the light of a gem, and the information in it. and, if she’s the one able to control that, and this is the first time she attempted the corruption attack, then it’s possible she was also affected, and fell to earth.

the gem looks a LOT like a white diamond, with an identical/v similar shape to yellow’s gem

the obelisk features similar aesthetics/details to WD’s mural, such as a white shape on the forehead, and two hands coming together to hold something near the solar plexus (in the obelisk, it’s her gem, in the mural it’s an unknown round object, rumored to represent homeworld)

it’d explain her absence on homeworld - she isn’t purposefully missing out on many important happenings like the trial of rose quartz, she literally can’t be there.

the pyramid gem had an absolutely HUMONGOUS form for a gem. I mean, corrupted gems in general are really big, but the pyramid gem was it’s own structure, with a control room, a central chamber, and several other rooms for the gems to get lost in. presumably, only a very large and powerful gem could have a form that big when corrupted.

the pyramid gem has the mural inside it, which seems to depict a scene from the war with rose quartz presenting a diamond to the remaining diamonds, white, blue, and yellow. this would obviously be a v important event in the war if all 3 were present, so maybe there’s a reason white would choose to have this on her form.

also the fact that, in the “serious steven” development art, the obelisk was originally a statue with 5 pointed hair very similar to how WD is currently presented in all her depictions (thanks to a /sug/ anon for this pic):

the most damning piece of evidence i’ve seen against it is that, if she is WD, than why hasn’t WD been struck from the diamond authority symbol. the best explanations i’ve seen are that either yellow and blue don’t know, they know but they don’t want homeworld gems to know TWO diamonds were lost to earth. additionally, there’s the issue of her gem maybe being a bit TOO small in “serious steven”, but that’s something i believe could be changed/retconned, if the diamond’s sizes were changed

See her Pearl came up to her knee in Message Received.

Anyway, we know from Peridot that Homeworld has no idea what corruption is. Yellow and Blue may not understand what happened to White. All they know is that she wasn't shattered, while Pink, presumably, was. So they left her in the symbol?

Perhaps, but I still don’t think the pyramid has anything to do with the battle for the ziggurat, and was more a fixture that was added closer to the end of the war (bismuth went missing 300 years before the war ended), if not when the Diamonds were retreating. I say this mainly because of the Diamond insignia inside it:

Which is the same one they use in Era 2, post Pink Diamond:

But Centi, who was active until the very end of the war, drew the Diamond insignia like this:

But my wacky theory was actually a bit more off the wall than that: I was suggesting that White Diamond got Corrupted before the corruption song. Not by the rebound off Rose's shield, but from the way Pink's gemstone was shattered (the Mural may show Rose, Pink's gemstone, and White).

(another point to the theory that Pearl was NOT PD’s personal Pearl, maybe?… In fact, even the other doors at the Zoo, she opens them but with some difficulty. Pearl doesn’t appear to be as familiar with the facility as I expect PD’s Pearl was *thinking emoji*)

amethyst: people say that words can’t hurt but I know from experience that’s not true.

jasper: you look so small, you look so weak-

director: jasper, a little to your right

jasper: oh (shifts a little towards the right) YOU LOOK WRONG!!!

amethyst: so I’m short, I stayed in the ground a little too long. got a little smushed (jasper laughs) but maybe I’m okay like this and maybe she’s blowing things out of proportion because she’s got her own issues to work out

jasper: what. 

amethyst: who knows but what I do know is I can always say “hey, I don’t appreciate that!” 

jasper: WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK, RUNT!!!

(jasper starts destroying the set like a drama queen)

amethyst: just be you! it’s up to them to realize they’re being a bully

(jasper yells and bursts out of the rubble, slightly awkward gasp before returning to the stage)

jasper: NO ONE DESERVES TO BE MADE FUN OF BECAUSE OF HOW THEY LOOK!!! IF YOU CATCH YOURSELF MAKING HURTFUL COMMENTS MAYBE….. THINK ABOUT WHERE THAT ANGER’S COMING FROM.

director: great, cut.

jasper: how do you keep your cool like that? this is so much pressure….

amethyst: pressure made me who I am

like peridot for example had to learn the concept of “hurting someone’s feelings” as part of her redemption arc. she needed steven to tell her that other people had feelings like her.

Great news! You can now read Connie’s paper here:

Raccoons: a Masked Menace?

This seemed like a more pleasant way to celebrate April Fool’s Day than any kind of prank. And for those of you who celebrate Easter in the modern fashion, I have included several “easter eggs” for you to find.

Huge thanks to my beta readers: @badtech-reblogs who made several very helpful suggestions for reorganizing/adjusting some sections and @howdoyoudoi who caught several errors that Connie wouldn’t make.

*this is transparent*

Simple plot: Jenny likes Sadie romantically and tries to express it, thinking that her affectionate and flirtatious gestures will be understood.  Sadie explains away everything Jenny does as just being friendly or kind because she is living the Tumblr oblivious lesbian cliché.  Eventually Jenny realises Sadie doesn’t have the confidence to believe a cute girl is into her without being Very Directly Told.  So she tells her, maybe with a heavy metal love song.

a song by Jenny Pizza feat. Buck Dewey and Sour Cream

HEY GIRL DO YOU WANNA GO OUT SOME TIME WE COULD SEE A MOVIE OR TWO A SCARY B-MOVIE LIKE WE BOTH LIKE BUT NOT LIKE I LIKE YOUUUUU

(Buck and Sour Cream: NO!)

BECAUSE YOU CAN’T MAKE OUT WITH A MOVIE NO YOU CAN’T MAKE OUT WITH A MOVIE WELL YOU COULD TRY BUT THAT’D BE WEIRD AM I BEING CRYSTAL CLEEEEEEEAR?

I, LIKE, LITERALLY ROMANTICALLY LIKE YOU! I, LIKE, LITERALLY ROMANTICALLY LIKE YOU! I, LIKE, LITERALLY ROMANTICALLY LIKE YOU! AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE ME THE SAME WAY THAT’S OKAY I CAN DEAL BUT I’M TELLING YOU HOW I FEEEEEEEEL

(Buck and Sour Cream: UNAMBIGUOUSLY!)

‘CUZ I GET THE IMPRESSION YOU’RE NOT GONNA FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN BECAUSE YOU HAVE CRAZY LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND I KIND OF WANNA PUNCH WHOEVER MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE SO SMART AND CUTE AND FUNNY AND THIS PART OF THE SONG DOESN’T RHYME AT ALL BUT IT’S SINCEEEEEEEEEEEERE

BECAUSE

I, LIKE, LITERALLY ROMANTICALLY LIKE YOU IF WE WERE BRITISH I’D FANCY YOU IF WE WERE JAPANESE I’D DAISUKI YOU IF WE WERE WEREWOLVES I’D SAY AWOOOOOOO LET’S WATCH GINGER SNAPS AND SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…ch.

It was a fake balsa wood one with a flash squib inside.  She thought about that.  Plus she debuted this song at a rehearsal (as opposed to the secret rehearsal she had with the boys to get it ready) with just their friends there because she figured if there was a whole audience Sadie would probably be too embarrassed and bolt.

(as the last note fades away and Jenny and Sadie’s eyes meet)

Buck and Sour Cream: we’re not here we’re not here we’re not here…

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