Bonus Comic: Gemder

Chekhov

I have no idea what that is 🤔 but Sumerian is a real language that was spoken around the time period the gems came to earth! Geographically it's not quite a match for Pink's arrival spot, but I'm sure she and Pearl got around!

SeventhSon

Sumerian? Have you been watching spirit science😅😅😅😅

Kruh-Daze

Love Steven’s cheeky little grin when he says “Gemders, if you will.” White Steven has had fewer chances to grin like that and I relish every time he does.

Victoria Goodwin

dang, that felt like way more than just a bonus! more like a whole chonkin LESSON, and it makes you really think about the human irl side of things too. :o (btw looove Pearl's expressions here, and love that Amethyst doesn't have,,,clean-shaven pits? if "shave" even applies...does she shave, does she shave for fun, does she just retract the hair as she pleases hfdghdfsh

IamAstupidHerdOfMulticoloredSheep

Aw, Steven. "Shoot, am I using Pearl pronouns?"

Nuke

I have puzzled over this in my head a few times and honestly you did a way better job than I've ever done with it internally. I love this, and I think it's my new HC.

Rubombee

wonderfully tasty, what an exquisite hc

Chekhov

When Pearl refers to "you humans" she's not speaking to Steven, she's talking to the audience/the asker :)

Thannak

So when does this take place? Pearl implies Steven is human, and Steven indicates he thinks he’s a Gem. Unless Pearl had a slip, Pink having uncharacteristically confided her suspicions about him Fusing with Connie?

Jay15951

Could be cool to follow up and have steven asks earl about pronoun preferences

Thannak

Isn’t it implying Pearl killed him, and they were able to bullshit that he died of old age?

Thannak

I like the referencing of the Sumerians, and implied accidental racism of Gems.

Brushfeather

Fantastic conversation about cultural boundaries and gender /categorizing living peoples. Love this. ❤️

Mak

Oh man. Gender be weird, y'all. PS - I feel like I just did this whole gender vs biological sex talk as part of an explanation on a fanfiction I wrote so I totally get going down that rabbit hole. I loved your explanation - leaves some flexibility but also helps give meaning to why they do 'she' and also have their own pronoun system.

Lauren

Yeah, this is a good explanation, this is now my headcanon 😌

Has Amethyst always had that armpit hair? If so, neat. I don't usually see females drawn with hair anywhere other than their head, which is a shame, because that doesn't reflect women in real life. Awesome detail.

Elaina

Fantastic 😎

Xavbeat03

This is a prickly topic? I must live under a rock or something then. Exploring fictional cultures and how they relate with modern human cultures as well as the interactions between the cultures is generally a fun topic.

Red

love it

emylisis

This is really cool! I could totally see Gem language following that kind of structure, and as a result Gems going "oh English only has three different pronouns for sentient beings? wow that's so easy!" haha

Julie van der Staak

Oh boy, I just subscribed to your Patreon and just got notified of this! I love how Amethyst low key implies it's a good thing Dewey's grandpa just kicked the bucket.

Rachel

I LOVE EVERY INCH OF THIS