How Steven Universe can be translated to social justice issues

 


              In May of 2013 many things happened Aaron Paul from "Breaking Bad" got married, Longshot Oxbow won 138th which congrats, I guess (that horse was slaaacking) but also Steven Universe was released on the 21st. It was like Chowder, Adventure Time, and Star vs. the forces of evil had a magical baby. It also helped that it was the brainchild of Rebecca Sugar like yes, please! If you have not seen Steven Universe go watch it, like now. Gooooo!!!!! Okay let's continue; between fusion, the off colors, the diamonds, and Rose Quartz we'll talk about it all. Keep in mind though if there is anything I don't touch on or you disagree with you can comment down below.
 
          Steven Universe on the surface seems like a regular kids cartoon however it really translates to all age groups. The first thing we're going to brush on is fusion. Gems are looked down on for fusing, it is also seen as taboo. Bottom line it is not allowed between gems of different cuts for example Ruby and Sapphire. I interpreted this to interracial relationships, when african-american people would be in relationships with white people it was loooked at as taboo. There was the same animosity towards many other races however in America it was predominantly  african-american people in couples with white people that would be discriminated against especially because many people were still angry about integration.

     

Analysis of the tall girl meme

                   



                 Netflix released its original romantic comedy tall girl on September 13th 2019. It followed the life of a girl Jodi who is ashamed of being tall until she realizes in the end that she should accept herself; basically almost every other teen rom-com. However it wasn't it's not so unique plot that had everyone talking it was a single thow-away line in the first five minutes. 

The main character Jody the first 5 minutes says "you think your life is bad I'm a High School junior wearing size 13 Nikes men's size 13 Nikes beat that" this triggered just about a thousand and personally made me cringe so hard i almost puked.  But it also gave birth to a meme where many people compared their own situation to hers. For example a video would start with her line you think your life is bad I'm a High School junior wearing size 13 Nikes ;men's size 13 Nikes beat that" then the teen would say deadpanly i have cancer. 

This is not only an excellent example of the dark humor of our generation, it's also an example of how we compare our own situations to others. This is especially prominent in the mental health community where people compare schizophrenia to anxiety. Which you can't because they are two completely different diagnosis. We all have our own problems never compare your situation to someone else's because you are not them. But as always that's just my opinion and i would love to hear yours comment down below. Anyway I'm Tuesday Addams signing off🔥

Why's Gen Z so caught up on dress code?

             

                             Many adults (especially teachers, and parents) don’t understand why teens have such an aversion to dress code. Well let me break it down for you; in a society where women are highly sexualized, it’s disappointing to go to school and have to deal with these same issues. We are sexualized to the point where showing our shoulders or wearing jeans with rips is unacceptable. In this social media era in which what you wear has become increasingly important. This drives us to want to look cool, or cute, or kawaii to explore our own personalities, but we are barely able to because half of our closets consist of ripped jeans and spaghetti straps. We dress in what we like and what we feel comfortable in but dress code teaches us to dress for rapists and sodomizers. It teaches us that showing the most innocent piece of skin such as a shoulder is putting ourselves in danger. Seeing as this is a school what do you think this teaches us about the world. But that’s enough about me let’s see what others think.

  Junior Kylisa Wurthman says this about dress code "I think it's redundant, because the clothes I have are mine and I am going to wear them and dress code is ridiculous. It makes me feel objectified repressed and angry." She then went on to say "-It's in place- to oppress females and make them feel ashamed." And Kylisa isn't the only one who feels this way. Senior Tyla Reed had this to say about dress code "-I don't really follow it- It's unreasonable and hinders personality, It's discriminatory." Kaleab Jarett another student says "I think it's there to protect females it's just not done right, some rules are dumb but it's a rule so we should follow it." And in the end he is absolutely right so join me in protesting dress code so that it becomes fair for everyone. So how do you feel about dress code? Give me your opinion on the subject and comment down below.Together we create the change we want to see in the world. This is Tuesday Addams signing off😘.