A piece I wrote yesterday. Too sad to talk about the shootings today, so I'll post poetry

[dungeonwriter]

What if I knew I was beautiful?

Comments

[full_metal_ox]

Here's a key scene from Steven Universe; the context is that this is a tape that Steven's mother, Rose Quartz, made for him during her pregnancy. (Being a rock-based alien who wasn't set up to reproduce biologically, she had to shapeshift a vagina and uterus--and all she had to use as an egg was her own core gem, which is why the two can't both exist and why she effectively died in childbirth.)

Note further that;
(A) Rose--and look at the size of her!--is regarded in-story as a pinnacle of beauty and charisma, and

(B)this speech is an affirmation of every life on Earth--and is addressed specifically to a fat Jewish-coded* kid, young lady!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTCkUvb53HQ

*Rebecca Sugar, herself half Jewish, based Steven on her younger brother (also an animator on the show.)

[dungeonwriter]

I listened to it while holding my niece and cried.
I wish my mother said things like that to me.

It's...beautiful. For a kid's show...wow.

[dungeonwriter]

Hugs, you are the most beautiful to me, you know that!

[laurabryannan]

Beautiful sentiments, beautiful words and you, my dear, are an amazing, beautiful woman. I do hope you find a way to believe this some day. *many hugs*

[dungeonwriter]

Hugs, I'm getting better, day by day with good friends like you!