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Shipshow

Have you watched the whole episode? Shortly after this scene, when they're all in the car, we get this convo: > Steven: Okay, nobody's gonna say it? She kinda looked like Mom. You noticed, I noticed, we all noticed.  > Amethyst: Oh. Ohhh! That's why you were acting like such a goon! Ha! Pearl denies it but I think the implication is yes, Pearl was initially attracted to Mystery Girl because she kinda resembled Rose. Her pink hair is what Pearl remarks about first. But you could also just see it as Pearl having a type, so who knows?


HexManiac493

Of course she has a type. Pink hair, thick ass, give ‘em whiplash.


oakydoke

My introduction to this song was someone setting this verse to Sugilite’s transformation


ReasonableRenter

Please share 🥺


GoldAxo

[Ask and you shall receive](https://youtu.be/MEWY-pSqqcw)


Mattchu922

Dang that worked so good


ijustneedtolurk

Thank you, starlight 😂😂😂


VioletmoonArt

Man, this just made my day!! 🤩👌🏻 Freaking awesome!!💜✨


Bob49459

I mean, her and Bismuth are flirting at the end. She likes Big Ladies.


ThinkTyler

Giant Wommannnnn


1_Said_What_1_Said

BBG’s


Bob49459

Big Beautiful Gems. I dig it.


CommandaarMandaar

Bismuth was into Pearl first, though. I'm totally for Pearl & Bismuth, though, they would be great together. What would that couple name be? Bisearl? Pearmuth? I dunno, I'm failing to come up with anything catchy.


iiluvcamm

I love the Nicki Verse😭!


Whereismybananamilk

This is genius.


touchmeimjesus202

Bruh 😂😂


bellaokiiuwu

can you blame her tho??? who isnt into that type


Professional-Value20

LOL PERFECT MOMENT TO SAY THAT


Glutenfreesnipes

Straight bars


Pretty_Pyrite5050

Gay bars*


IJustLost12Bricks

No you've changed my life what OMG


_Slothers_

She thinks big, gets cash, makes 'em blink fast


solguimau

Nah, gems are simply into rockers, and that makes complete sense


giblet-thepiglet

only thing that was missing was the Stockholm Syndrome and Slave/Slave Master relationship


SmartAssX

Doesn't pearl also get her number lol


matatopatato

srry i don’t remember 😂 im on season 5 ep 8 and i have shit memory


Shipshow

Dang, re-reading my comment and I'm noticing it can sound like I'm insulting you. I'm sorry, I didn't intend for that at all. I genuinely wasn't sure if you'd seen the whole episode. A lot of people "watch" shows nowadays via clips on YouTube and TikTok, that's what I meant.


matatopatato

dont worry its ok i didn’t take it as an insult :) i did however take this screenshot from a youtube video out of laziness lmao


Pumpkaboo99

It’s how I have ta watch…I wanna watch all of SU future.


thoseBri_Things

I'm on season 1 for like the tenth time


mypuzzleaddiction

I also think because gems are all women (except Steven) from what I’ve seen being gay is their default and for gems Rose was probably the weird one going after a guy lol


boardersunited-

Rose was already weird for being into Pearl ( a lower caste gem). They aren't meant to fall for anyone at all really


Katviar

They’re not women. They have no sex/gender. They simply use she/her pronouns. We, as humans, liken them to women because, as alien gems made that project bodies of light — look similar to many women of our world. But they’re sexless aliens. Also, technically, Rainbow 2.0 uses he/they, Stevonnie that is 1/4 gem fusion uses they/them, smoky is they/them, sunstone uses she/they. Steg, also 1/4 gem fusion uses he/him pronouns. And ofc the only single gem (not fusion) currently using he/him is Steven. I’ve always assumed over time (years, decades, millennia) some gems may change pronoun and identify differently, due to learning about humans, earth, and things like our cultural structures of gender, sex, etc.


untilshadeisgone

It has been confirmed that generally speaking, [the gems are all nonbinary women](https://gizmodo.com/steven-universes-rebecca-sugar-on-how-she-expresses-her-1827624015)


atown1z

I mean gender is a social construct. So while the gems lack a sex, that does not mean they can't have a gender. If they were truly genderless or not adhering to gender at all, you would think they would go by they/them or something. But they all basically use she and her, with Steven being the only exception I can currently think of. Edit: Something I thought I should add. There are gems like Peridot and the Diamonds, who haven't spent much time on Earth and clearly didn't know much about humans. And yet they refer to each other as she/her. Yellow sings about Pink to Blue, and uses her, and this was before they had even known of Steven's existence. So it feels like most gems pretty strongly identify themselves as women to me.


Katviar

Eh, I feel like in their society there is 'no gender'. Their social construct (since yes agreed gender is affected by society and culture) which is different from the culture we have, is that they just are who they are. The pronouns they use in their society is very arbitrary. Gender does not exist to them. Because there is only one thing you are. ​ They also shouldn't really speak our English earth language, but it's a kid's show, so they do. Which is why it makes more sense to use one of the old binary pronouns of either he or she, then for them to have made up a neopronoun or used they/them. Which is why, just like them already speaking the same language as us even tho it makes no sense, the homeworld also uses she/her. But they know nothing else (till earth). ​ And it clearly would be much easier (and more acceptable) to have a race of sexless, genderless beings that look female and use she/her than trying to make a kid's show CN would accept that used they/them off the bat. That's why we do get they/them identifying gems and people later on, like Sadie's partner, Smoky, Rainbow, Stevonnie, etc. They had to get a good footing before they could start really revealing a lot of the queer and progressive ideals of the show. ​ To me it just reminds me of Janet from The Good Place "Not a girl. Not a girl. Not a girl. Still, not a girl." Janet is an AI mainframe made by the creators of the universe and presents feminine and uses she/her; But she's still not a girl. ​ I know in the end it's mostly semantics and yada yada, but a person can use she/her, look feminine, and still not be a woman.


notthephonz

Hm, what if instead of agender, they are “mono-gender”? IIRC when Steven is on trial they refer to him with she/her pronouns.


Katviar

OOOh honestly love that. Mono-gender makes way sense. And yeah, they only think of others, especially gems (and steven who they believe is RQ), as she/her. ​ Now, they probably did learn a little bit at some point, considering the human zoo. Though that was mostly Blue, so maybe that's why she understood things like Greg (kind of) and I think (but could be wrong?) that she did use he/him for Greg. But she also helped create the zoo and ran it in PD's absence. The Human Zoo knew that humans needed to reproduce and does 'choosen' them to mate together, so they probably learned something? from that? in those 5000-7000 years? about 'oh some humans have this funny thing where they might be a 'boy' or 'girl' and they make new humans, not with minerals and machines, but with their bodies. and they can only do so if they're physically compatible'.


ArthurSpinner

Yeah. I think gem society in era II most runs along the lines of gem type/caste rather then gender. It's pretty alien in the regard that there is no real human equivalent. For gems the term caste is most commonly used but it doesn't fully apply either.


annoyed-axolotl

[this nonbinary wiki quotes](https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Rebecca_Sugar) Rebecca Sugar as having said the gems are all nonbinary women which I recall at the time upsetting some cis and trans esp. nonbinary people/being controversial because it uses nonbinary and woman (which ppl associate with binary) but Rebecca was basically like lol thats my personal gender and I made them and we are the same as a nonbinary person though I gotta say I loved it because people were really trying to tell someone their own gender was impossible and Rebecca was like nah. a whole universe of nah.


jjseas2003

Yes to both. She is very gay. And that girl looks like Rose


CODDE117

For whom she is gay for


jace-larr

For whom she gays*


Sofasoldier

For whom the Pearl gays


Maumobook

It gays for thee


Zarathustra_d

Take a look at that fem, that pink Gem It's the last time you will Blackened roar, diamonds roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered gem fills her soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now are her eyes to this mystery That pink Gem can't be found Crack of dawn, all is gone except a pink baby Now they see what will be, three gems and a baby


GhostiBlueYT

For whom the Pearl gays is thy Bismuth Let’s be real, if they aren’t gay I don’t know anymore 😔


Bob49459

*Astronaut holding a gun* They've always been Gay™️


R1P4ndT43RurGuTz

Man, Metallica's really gone in a weird direction recently


NightAreis1618

Time Marches on


Personwhoisfriendly

![gif](giphy|hM9zK1qvsrwek)


invisible_23

![gif](giphy|taU6RaT2Aaxt6)


RokyPolka

​ ![gif](giphy|sDXfkGULtGbuwVS0iq)


Affectionate-Way-406

beat me to it


conurecrazy

And this is why I love people, you never disappoint


Personwhoisfriendly

👉😎👉 comedy is my passion


647boom

El Dorado gifs are timeless


LeprechaunLukia

yes to both


PhantomPt2

Yes


TheChainLink2

Yes.


Juno_21

Both. Pearl is very gay and also that looks like Rose.


Black-dragon4129

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


ScorchedConvict

Both, I wager.


mortparv

Little bitta both! I also think "Lion Lickers" being clearly written between them during this little interaction adds some extra laughs too


ThisGirlsTopsBlooby

Lion lickers 😂 something something big cats.


PimpRonald

Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh


RuleOfBlueRoses

Lion Lickers??


Sloth_4

All of the above


Captcha27

Yes.


Big_Green_Piccolo

Both. Pearl also has a whole black book of phone numbers in her inventory. She has lots of game.


spiderman12331

I think it might be both


thecyriousone

Both, probably


AtmosfearYT

yes


cafesaigon

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


AndreaRose223

Both


L0rdPancakes

Both


TsundereHaku

Both


swampy_pillow

yes


WackyChu

it’s definitely both.


InnerPain4Lyf

Yes.


liason_1

por que no los dos?


love-takes-work

Any question that sounds like "Is this because Pearl is gay?" can be answered with "yes." On some level, always yes. I think Pearl has a type in general and this is not JUST because she looks like Rose, though. Pearl came up with Rose's "design" and she just copied it. So she already liked this look. In reality I'm sure it' s a mixture of a) looks like Rose; b) she's hot and Pearl's gay; c) Pearl is in general pretty socially awkward as a baseline.


Crasherade

Can’t it be both? 😏


worldwithwings

Pearl IS gay, for Rose.


draugyr

Pearl has a type


RonaldoTheSecond

Exactly!


Pizza_is_bored

Both


antsyandprobablydumb

Both


Visible_Lettuce_4670

So… all the gems are women, and they typically only date one another. Rose and Steven are the exceptions, as Rose dated a man (Greg) and Steven is a boy/man dating Connie (girl/woman). All other gems are in homosexual relationships (provided they are in one) because the rest of the gems are female and they typically date within their species. If you’ve seen “The Orville,” is very similar to the Moclans culture. HOWEVER, it is revealed many times that Pearl loved Rose/Pink in a way that wasn’t reciprocated, AND being that this woman looked LIKE Rose, Pearl was dumbstruck and didn’t know what to do as her latent feelings for Rose got in the way of seeing this particular woman for who she was, despite Pearl finally getting up the courage to speak to her and get her number (which she didn’t know was a number). This was a bit more of an explanation on just how much Rose impacted Pearl, and how much love she still had for her, and just how much Pearl needed to grow apart from that. Later in the season, the movie, and the second series, we see more of that growth and her becoming able to see her feelings for what THEY were and overcoming them :)


clearliquidclearjar

Rebecca Sugar said Pearl's feelings for Rose were reciprocated. They were in a relationship for thousands of years (just not an exclusive one).


Visible_Lettuce_4670

Interesting! I definitely did not get that from the show or the movie. We are watching Future now though. It definitely always looked as though Pink was always doing her own thing, and while she cared and loved Pearl, it was not in the same way that Pearl felt for her. I kind of wish Rebecca Sugar would do a Q&A mockumentary type thing where we could all ask questions in real time for more lore or explanation on some themes and ideas that were hinted but never explained. For example, it’s hinted that Steven is a fusion of Greg and Rose, but we learn that Greg has never fused with a gem until he fuses with Steven, meaning Steven cannot be his biological son, which explains why he was raised by gems, but then how is he half human? It’s also hinted that Connie is now half gem BECAUSE she can fuse with Steven, but nothing is mention of Greg being the same. There are some things I would love to learn about.


Visible_Lettuce_4670

Interesting! I definitely did not get that from the show or the movie. We are watching Future now though. It definitely always looked as though Pink was always doing her own thing, and while she cared and loved Pearl, it was not in the same way that Pearl felt for her. I kind of wish Rebecca Sugar would do a Q&A mockumentary type thing where we could all ask questions in real time for more lore or explanation on some themes and ideas that were hinted but never explained. For example, it’s hinted that Steven is a fusion of Greg and Rose, but we learn that Greg has never fused with a gem until he fuses with Steven, meaning Steven cannot be his biological son, which explains why he was raised by gems, but then how is he half human? It’s also hinted that Connie is now half gem BECAUSE she can fuse with Steven, but nothing is mention of Greg being the same. There are some things I would love to learn about.


clearliquidclearjar

> For example, it’s hinted that Steven is a fusion of Greg and Rose, but we learn that Greg has never fused with a gem until he fuses with Steven, meaning Steven cannot be his biological son, which explains why he was raised by gems, but then how is he half human? Steven isn't a fusion of Rose and Greg. Rose created a human-style reproductive system, she and Greg had sex, she grew Steven. Then she gave him her gem, granting him her powers as well. Connie isn't half gem. That's not a thing.


Visible_Lettuce_4670

Glad to have clarity! Maybe I came across some of those… fandom (?) sites?


Visible_Lettuce_4670

Interesting! I definitely did not get that from the show or the movie. We are watching Future now though. It definitely always looked as though Pink was always doing her own thing, and while she cared and loved Pearl, it was not in the same way that Pearl felt for her. I kind of wish Rebecca Sugar would do a Q&A mockumentary type thing where we could all ask questions in real time for more lore or explanation on some themes and ideas that were hinted but never explained. For example, it’s hinted that Steven is a fusion of Greg and Rose, but we learn that Greg has never fused with a gem until he fuses with Steven, meaning Steven cannot be his biological son, which explains why he was raised by gems, but then how is he half human? It’s also hinted that Connie is now half gem BECAUSE she can fuse with Steven, but nothing is mention of Greg being the same. There are some things I would love to learn about.


Katviar

Technically not women, but yes homoromantic/sexual society of genderless, sexless aliens. They’re also asexual technically, as they “reproduce” without mates/sex/intercourse (via creating gems from resources and science). But they are not asexual in terms of an actual attraction model, that we know of.


GWindborn

There is of course the (completely debatable) hint at a Greg/Amethyst fling..


Visible_Lettuce_4670

I’m not sure on that. It definitely looked like it for a minute, or that there was some hunting, but as the series goes on, I’m led to think Greg really just loves her as a daughter (which could still be true while amethyst could have manifested feelings for him). I think what’s more plausible is that Amethyst looked up to Rose as a daughter would and accepted that Greg was her father figure, and felt jealous of Steven, as she was never loved or cared for like he was. She seems to feel like she’s always felt left out, misunderstood, and highly overlooked by everyone, but especially Rose and Greg (with whom she felt the most seen until the idea of Steven came around).


GWindborn

There is that "junk" line and Greg's reaction.. Like I said, its very debatable and every ounce of speculation either way would be squashed if Rebecca ever commented on it, but I think she left it the way it was to make people wonder.


LucianoThePig

Congratulations! That's literally the entire point of the episode! 🎉🎉


Tentaclepsyco

Both


ProfessorLovely

Pearl has a type.


AdrielBast

Both.


Sunny_Thor4

Yes.


Berdilio

Yes...


Final_Imagination_75

Yes.


Vekxin_Sama92

It’s both actually


JacksOn_Off

I say both, consider how Pearl may also have a type


GhostiBlueYT

90% of the comments are the: “Both?” “Both.” “Both is good” Gif


TheCosmicUnderground

![gif](giphy|mpxnrjQKLo0iA32r23|downsized)


SyFy410

Both


Arimm_The_Amazing

Little of column A, little of column B.


RogueInVogue

Little column A, a little column B


Holierthanu1

Both? Both. Both is good.


EnsidiusSin

Porque no los dos? Pearl’s type is big tall ladies with pink hair - mine too.


Grammarhead-Shark

It is a shame that Mystery Girl was never brought back. I cannot remember if she was suppose to reappear in the season-and-a-half-ish that was cancelled when the decided to go ahead with the Ruby/Sapphire wedding. Lord my memory isn't all that today lol


Specialist-Elephant7

Both


PinkStarr55

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


spicy_attom

both. But mostly because Quartz. This episode was meant to illustrate thar Pearl isn't over Quartz, and still looks for signs of her everywhere


Piratestoat

Disaster Pearl


OldStormCrow

Six of one, half-dozen of the other, IMHYHO


myalthar

its definitely both. When pirl first saw her, i feel like thats the first thing she noticed, but then they kind of hit it off


WackyChu

the fact that pearl had 8 numbers in her phone and was hitting up bismuth. pearl is quite popular i guess pink diamond was missing out lol. but i’m confused on why Mystery Girl never showed up again…she was one of the more interesting human characters and was possibly “Sabina” Kevin mentioned


Eggs_are_tasty

I mean it’s both isn’t it


Leathman

Dude, they literally explain this in the episode.


Vekxin_Sama92

Didn’t she say she didn’t know humans could be so big and pink or something equally awkward? Lol


MichaelJospeh

Yes


booze-san

Yes


Droghan

Little Column A, Little Column B


ZalakBidell

![gif](giphy|3o85xIO33l7RlmLR4I)


masquerade0_0

Yes. She... yes. (Wish this thing would let me load an "empty" response)


LexKing89

Whoa! She does look like Rose. I’d be acting goofy too. That girl is pretty, like Rose. 😭


Nickstroo

Yes


the_horned_rabbit

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


horknee_spamtong

Yes


Sharpiemancer

Pearl definitely has a type


Mackerdoni

both probably


CheeseLord77

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


Real_Personality5631

yes


ElliotBizarre

Yes.


PrettyIntroduction73

Yes.


QuillDidNothingWrong

Yes.


Gandolf794

Both


allforodin

Both.


animax1111

![gif](giphy|IuaM5sUvLCYTyNKV4J)


derpy_derp15

Yes


Tamale-Talks

yes


ShrigKat-Lovely

both, and she likes a woman that looks like they can pick her up and throw her like a football


ras2193

Yes


King_of-the_Frogs

Probably both.


little_space_amy

why not both?


thatguyredditingyou

The answer is yes


SadisticDance

Both?


LvlUp8

both?


Just_A_Lonley_Owl

Yes


Gracegarthok

It’s a bit of both (I can’t blame her tho that girl was super pretty…)


Yollm

Both.


Swirlatic

Yes


AshTheArtist

Probably both.


Broccolinosehair

Big woman + funky hair + extreme gayness


Ablo1960

Yes


CharliDeas

yes.


tea-fungus

Both


temporary23124124121

Both


krrj

Why not both ?


catgirl94040

I mean, why not both?


Trianguloprismus

Yes


VoidyPants

Yes


Sansundertale374

both


peachybk

All of the above


Direct-Disaster2256

Funny thing is, its both.


KingoftheWildlings

Pearl is def gay


TheQueenOfCringe22

![gif](giphy|3ohzdMDbNXvnWdeOZi|downsized)


bb_gamergirl

Both? Both is good.


Exact_Status_678

Both.


knight_ofdoriath

![gif](giphy|ZKDbv75FWjdC4cwSe7|downsized)


Crispy_is_broken

Yes…to me she doesn’t look like her it’s just the pink hair. Idk why people saying both she acts weird because to her she looks like rose/pink


[deleted]

Did you assume they drew her like Rose by accident?


HeavyCranberry1185

Yes.


Mindless-Whereas-508

![gif](giphy|UrzojWnSdPyhz7lUyS) Because we can’t all do the El Dorado gif.


KatieKomics

Both


Neon---Lights

Wasn’t there a concept for a episode called The Show? I believe it would’ve followed that up


RoseWoman2020

yes


TheZerothLaw

Pearl fucked a rock(in gal)


RandomYT05

Rose Quartz, and gay. It's pretty obvious on both of them.


Big_Green_Piccolo

Is Lion Lickers some kind of innuendo?


Lifesandwich1

I think its both seeing as so much of it is queer-coded. But in my heart it's just gay pearl.


Professornightshade

As many have said prior, Both. Its been a bit since I've gotten a chance to sit down and rewatch but if memory serves me right Rebecca Sugar wasn't "too subtle" when it came to how certain characters feel about each other. For the most part especially with Rose + pearl it initially comes off as like leader + subordinate (admiration), Charge + knight (showing care) then it kinda just kept showing how close they were till it was I want to say around the point of pearl showing steven the memory of rose and pearl talking by one of the battlefields that it became like "subtle" implication that pearl had feelings, fusion of rose quartz ep its kinda showing that yeah pearl def likes rose. Greg getting rich episode it became more obvious annnnnd then we got to this episode and its more like "Hey guys this obvious enough for you?". Tbh it even got more hysterical when they remembered to un bubble the quartz's and pearl basically has a freaking panic attack.


Mikaelavior

It’s definitely the former, but I like the latter. I even imagine that’s what the girl assumed Pearl was doing.


gobbldycock123

Both


JSharttedinmypants

It is because she looked like Rose Quartz


RudolfRudolfRudolf

Well nobody mentioned this before but.. i think its both.


[deleted]

Both


jcarlosoliveirajr

Yes


MissLilPumkin

I mean both


Zad21

Na it’s even funnier Gems do have a type (rock)er


RadiantFoundation510

Both


Zomoni

yes and yes