"There are so many reasons. One of the most predominant factors is it is exceptional storytelling in a noncondescending way. What I mean by that is it is technically a kids’ show. It is for kids, but it is accessible to everyone and loved by a much older demographic as well because it doesn’t tell the story like it’s telling the story to kids. It just tells the story and it makes it relatable to a wide swath of people."
Me and @bobservo were so very happy to talk about Simpsons with Rebecca, Ian, and Toby. I love Steven Universe and OK KO so much, and it was incredible to hear tons of insights on how the Poochie episode impacted all of them as both creators and fans. So proud of this podcast pic.twitter.com/wbR70YmDtI— Henry GilBOOOrt (@hEnereyG) October 17, 2018
YOU give me hope! This! My wonderful friends and family that acknowledge that I exist. The chance to get to make art that is a reflection of the truth. I feel like as long as we continue to have that opportunity, we’re moving — this is going on, the world is demanding interesting stories that are about the real world, now more than ever. They’re demanding that entertainment be good and that it be interesting because it’s real and people want human stories and there are humans here that have stories that should be told.
LGBTQIA representation in childrens media, actually, gives me hope. I’m in the show Steven Universe, I play Peridot, and we’re nominated for best comedy series tonight and I think being on a show like that gives me hope because we’re educating young kids that it’s okay to be different, and it’s okay to love someone of your same gender, and it’s okay to identify as different gender identities. Working with Rebecca Sugar and the rest of the Steven Crewniverse gives me hope. When I’m recording, it’s not just a voiceover job. I feel like I’m really adding to a show that is really making a difference. So I think being a part of Steven Universe really keeps me going and it really gives me hope because I had so many kids come up to me at Comic Con and say to me thank you so much for your work, we really identify with Peridot, we identify with her angry outbursts because she says whatever she wants. Just being a part of a show that has so much children’s visibility with the subjects we cover gives me so much hope, and that makes it easy to wake up every day in this current climate.
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