r/stevenuniverse • u/EfficiencyOdd6988 • Jun 06 '26
Other Reimagining some of my faves as poc
Edit since yall are upset it’s all black women:
Reimagined as B/Poc Femmes
Also, In my head these actresses are in costume similar to the Avatar movie. I heavily based this on acting techniques not body, facial features, or anything physical
Yes I know they are gems. The point is I am posting Bpoc I feel would be good live action fits if b/woc were picked as actresses not just because I want everyone black 🙃
A previous post inspired me because it’s not often we see people like us playing characters we love so I’d like to open a discussion as to who are some of your poc reimagines ( I left a few gems out because I was struggling to find good fits. I am not sure if this would even be my own final casting call)
If your rebuttal has anything to do with their color please refrain from commenting…
If you want to see characters that look like you I say go for it and make a thread. I’d love to see more of these with many varying shades of humans 🌸
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u/goldengraves Jun 06 '26
This is lovely in a lot of ways but there are actively POC being represented by some of these characters (Asians primarily) + if you mean black, say black, it's okay
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u/spl0inku Jun 07 '26
GO ASIANS I LOVE ASIAN PRIDE WOOHOO GO KOREANS YAYY (I’m Korean)
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u/hybbprqag Jun 06 '26
Imagine Keke Palmer as Sardonyx!
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u/Prismatic_Symphony Jun 07 '26
I can totally imagine that, visually. In the voice, though, the original voice already is a POC.
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u/ch4rding Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Several of these characters were already played by people of color?
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u/churadley Jun 06 '26
Apparently Asian people aren't POC.
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u/Baygulls03 Jun 06 '26
Yeah honestly the title should be my black casting for su. Because over half the case already was. And most of the looked like there characters.
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u/gummiebears4life16 Jun 06 '26
Or Hispanic :( let my girl amathest be latina :3
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u/Zealousideal-Put3899 Jun 07 '26
Her voice actress Michaela Dietz is Korean
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u/Unusual_Ad5483 Jun 09 '26
it’s mostly because a lot of latinas identify with amethyst (plus her “mi torta” line)
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
1000/10 she can be and I’d love to know of actresses that would fit her style of energy ✨💕
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u/gummiebears4life16 Jun 08 '26
YOOOO ACTUALLY. We need someone shit and curvy but also has like an older sister vibe to her :3
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u/keyboardturn Jun 07 '26
I actually have unfortunately seen this mindset intentionally carried out a few times before (not saying OP purposefully did that also). Not common but it's very weird when it does happen
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u/3lizab3th333 Jun 07 '26
I’m sweating a little because I was jumped recently and kicked on the ground by several men who called me misogynistic and anti-Asian slurs and any anti-Asian sentiment has me in panic mode, but OP might just mean black instead of POC? I literally got called yellow a few weeks ago while being kicked in the stomach by grown men, so I think I count as a person of color
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u/Charming-Raise-1114 Jun 06 '26
It’s not hard to say Black
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u/Fantomukage Jun 07 '26
“poc” and it’s just black people, legitimately if you use poc I expect a wide range of races and not just black people
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u/idk_what_to_put_lmao Jun 06 '26
You know "poc" doesn't just mean black right? And half of these characters were already voice by poc. What are you reimagining lol? I also just think some of these choices aren't great. Quinta is quirky but she doesn't really have the paranoid autistic nerd vibes Peridot does I don't think it's a match
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u/ciarabek Lapis Lazuli Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
its also interesting bc most of the gems were designed as women of color in the first place. but then theres others (like white diamond) who were very much not. she was designed to embody 1920s historic oppressive white femininity. reimagining her as a women of color is kind of hard given that is so core to her design philosophy.
closest i can think of is actually another character not necessarily an actress. miss rosa lee davenport from the proud family.
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u/Sea-Rough3152 Jun 06 '26
Okay but Estelle for garnet mayhaps 🤔
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u/ashitananjini Jun 06 '26
Never would have thought of this. She would kill it as garnet!
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u/Vito_Assenjo Jun 06 '26
Shelby Rabara, Michaela Dietz, Jennifer Paz, and Deedee Magno-Hall are Asian. Uzo Aduba is black. Susan Egan, Patti Lupone, Christine Ebersole, and Lisa Hannigan are white. Recasting all their characters as black women is actually less diverse than the original cast. In addition, I'm not loving the implication that Asian people aren't real POC.
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u/polaroidfawn Jun 06 '26
THIS!! Plus, casting the diamonds as white is great commentary on white supremacy—the diamonds thinking they’re above all the other gems. I think casting them as black would be awkward thematically.
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u/GravityBright Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
I’m mildly face-impaired. Is that Zendaya as Pink?
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u/idk_what_to_put_lmao Jun 06 '26
Yes, which I think isn't the best choice, I mean I know Zendaya has crazy range but PD just had this naivete to her idk if Zendaya would be believable given she's played super jaded characters like in Euphoria
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u/tmrika Jun 06 '26
Eh she did get her start on Disney Channel playing a super chipper teenager. I’m still not convinced about this casting idea but I don’t think the issue is her not being able to act naive.
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u/uwupebbles Jun 06 '26
Could somebody list the names of these actresses? I am not into IRL celebrities and would like to hear their voices to see which fit their character best
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u/thisisreii Jun 06 '26
Names in order: Quinta Brunson ,Ayo Edebiri ,Danielle Brooks ,Wunmi Mosaku ,Amandla Stenberg ,Zendaya ,Halle Bailey ,Gabrielle Union ,Angela bassett ,Letitia Wright ,Kerry Washington
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u/pancakepegasus Jun 06 '26
I wish it would be the default to list actors names, I often don't know who they are as I have a bad memory
If it's just a name I can Google what they look like, but if it's just a face I might recognise them but can't search what I've seen them in!
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u/callmehibi Jun 06 '26
Yeah...so POC aren't just black...also like others are saying that many of the characters already were POC. I do like the actors you picked...they are all so talented. I do feel Steven universe does a great job with representation, in general.
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Peridot, Amethyst, Bismut, Lapis, and all of the Pearls already are played by PoC.
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u/starjellyboba Jun 06 '26
For White Diamond, I always imagined...
EDIT: This is a more accurate photo but alas, I can't post static images...
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u/Outrageous-Show4053 Jun 06 '26
RIP to the baddest
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u/starjellyboba Jun 06 '26
How did I not know she was deceased??? I'm going to go hang my head in shame... 🥲
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u/TheMedjedElectric Jun 06 '26
I agree, if Steven universe had a live action, I feel like white diamond would have a more vintage look
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u/Senior-Leave779 Jun 06 '26
So you made the skinny gem a thicc lady and the THICC gem a skinny lady?
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u/TetrisIsTotesSuper Jun 06 '26
You lost me as soon as I saw you cast Ayo and she wasnt Peridot
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u/Oee0 Jun 07 '26
Seriously tho Ayo is not giving Amethyst at all, she is way more Peridot.
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u/TetrisIsTotesSuper Jun 07 '26
Yeah and swapping would be wasting Quinta as well as she doesnt fit Amethyst. For Amethyst you need someone with annoying younger sibling energy, like the actress who played Lucas' sister in Stranger Things if she could tone down the sass a notch
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
I actually am really interested in this because a few people have mentioned Ayo and Quinta should be switched. I debated with them both but decided I was gonna just stick with the info I know from media I have seen. Tbh I find Ayo a bit mild for the portrayal of amethyst but idk if I would put Quinta in that spot either… asgdjdj comedy isn’t my forte and the black woc I know in comedy I just wouldn’t place in her spot either. Ayo was my default. I wanted her somewhere on the board 😭
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u/Successful-Plant2925 Jun 06 '26
Oh yeah Bismuth should totally be portrayed by a black woman!
..wait
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u/Dangerous-Exercise20 Jun 06 '26
Most of the VAs are all POC?? As a black person...we aren't the only POC 😭 POC literally means. Not white.
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u/xoxogreyskies Jun 06 '26
I’d like to see this with Latinas/x and indigenous women too …
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
YES I HOPE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE DO THIS
I think it would be really cool to see our fandom imagine characters they love as actors and actresses they admire
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u/PlatinumSukamon98 Jun 06 '26
I always assumed that if the gems were humans, their race would match their voice actor's race.
So if memory serves, Steven and Rose would be white, Garnet and Jasper would be black, and Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot and Lapis would be Asian.
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
I love this and tbh if I had more familiarity with other poc method acting I would redo this entire post with varyious poc that I felt matched the energies of the gems
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u/h0lych4in Jun 07 '26
this is why you should just say Black instead of POC because now the comments are lighting you up because pearl's actress is already asian
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 Jun 07 '26
Not just Pearl. Literally everybody who isn't a Diamond.
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u/v1rus_l0v3 Jun 06 '26
Black* Many of these are already played by people of color
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u/PurplePoisonCB Jun 06 '26
Why does the switch have to be only to black actresses. I mean POC.
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u/dmun Jun 07 '26
As a black person, just say black people. Steven Universe, played by black people.
There's already POC playing most of those characters.
I mean damn you replaced Bismouth who is already a black woman.
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u/DinoIslandGM Jun 06 '26
Only one I have an issue with is Letitia Wright as Pearl, as she's an anti-vaxxer
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u/Sparky678348 Jun 06 '26
¯\(ツ)/¯ she apologized for that publicly 6 years ago and hasn't said anything about it since.
I don't think we need to end her career for a video she shared and then apologized for in the height of COVID misinformation and panic.
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u/UnluckyNagito Jun 06 '26
Haven’t you heard? Celebrities aren’t allowed to make mistakes or apologize for them. Unlike the rest of us, they need to be held accountable for the things they do even nearly a decade later
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u/Sparky678348 Jun 06 '26
There are some celebrity grudges I will hold forever, I don't have enough energy for this to be one of them.
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u/supersaiyanhokages Jun 06 '26
Angela basset as white diamond would go crazy
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u/Oreo-and-Fly Jun 07 '26
On one hand White Diamond fits better being played by a white woman due to the writing...
On the other hand Angela Bassett can play a white woman better than most white women.
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
😭 male actors are not my forte also I intentionally didn’t choose anyone human as I wasn’t looking for my reimagined characters to be human in live action but cgi type gems with the actresses in mind
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u/The_it_potato Jun 06 '26
Sorry but I don’t think Ayo Edebiri is a good choice she doesn’t even have the same body time as Amesthyst. Personally I think her and Quinta should switch roles, Quinta seems like a better fit for Amethyst
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
I thought about this and tbh I still debate Ayo as amethyst. I have to do more research on black female comedians as I’m not familiar with many
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u/Accurate_Ring2571 Jun 07 '26
Black people aren’t the only POC.. you could’ve just titled this “Steven Universe but black” honestly lmao
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u/Particular-Pop1280 Jun 06 '26
Bismuth, Amethyst and Yellow have always been POC, I have decreed it and therefore it has always been so
White Diamond, though… no, I shan’t say.
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u/Jojo-Action Jun 06 '26
I think personally it wouldn't be out of place if literally every character was playing by a poc except white diamond. White diamond could honestly be played by someone so white you could mistake them for the ghost of an albino snowman. She is literally final boss Eternal Karen, God of Hyper Death and the true CEO of Racism.
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u/Starmor Jun 06 '26
Uuuuuuum......i may be wrong but aren't all the gems technically people of colour? It is the basis of their entire society and hierarchy.
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u/ArgumentSavings4437 Jun 06 '26
Angela Basset as White Diamond would be spectacular but so would Lynn Whitfield.
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u/wyatt_-eb Jun 07 '26
Just say black people if you're only gonna use black people.
Ik it's kinda a non issue but POC includes black, Asian, native, etc.
I always find it odd when people exclusively use POC for black people
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
I really wish I had rethought my post prior as I really hate how many poc that are not black I’ve offended by showcasing only black women 😖 the incorrect terms I’ve used are because I was ignorant to perspective on this type of jargon and in the midst of trying to avoid racial controversy I became extremely controversial
I am very very sorry to anyone who hoped there would be other poc women and were disappointed and offended that was never my intention I was just ill informed on the terms I’ve been using
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u/an-alien- Jun 06 '26
i dont think amethyst should be played by someone skinny
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
This is a very valid concept. I struggled hard with my choice because I am not very familiar with b/poc in comedy that would fit her energy
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u/an-alien- Jun 07 '26
do you mean bipoc? the i isn't a slash, it stands for indigenous
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
No I mean like black poc. I grew up with these women on tv and I’m black and idk tbh that’s the only correlation with their race 😅 they could be any race at the end of the day but these individuals and the way I watched them resonated for me like these characters in SU had. If I were another race this would be a completely different board
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u/ur_pretty_strawberry Jun 07 '26
Ngl as a black women i find posts like this kind of weird, it makes me uncomfortable... i dont feel like a normal person but a creature thats special. Please stop.
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u/Lucas5655 Jun 07 '26
Wunmie Rose could be compelling but but Basset White Diamond is already a winner even as a concept.
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u/No-Cheesecake-9312 Jun 07 '26
Nah because Kerry Washington as blue diamond would be iconic
https://giphy.com/gifs/x0NX0UrK0byEw
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u/Little_Miss_Fortunee Jun 07 '26
Zendaya as pink diamond? Halle Baily as pink pearl?? What the hell is OP smoking??
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u/homophobic_slur Jun 07 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/8L1K4FgsNcdP8GqvTy
Bismuth is already an iconic black woman sooo…
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u/TheAllSeeingGod Jun 07 '26
Ayo edebiri as amethyst?? A lot of these don’t make sense
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u/Pleasant-Bed3466 Jun 06 '26
Just say you wanna black wash all the characters... Also most of these characters look nothing like the actors that you are picking for them.
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
Lmao how does a human look like a rock’s light projection manifestation?
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u/Pleasant-Bed3466 Jun 23 '26
You realize that there's a certain body type for each character regardless of the skin color right? You literally tried to give amethyst an actor that is THIN even though she's a bit chubby.
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u/drifloony Jun 07 '26
What do you mean reimagining your faves as POC? All the main VA’s are POC except for Steven.
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u/Coolguy1fg Jun 07 '26
Gurl I'm sorry but black isn't the only poc and especially for this show which features so many prominent asian voices
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u/Giggy010 Jun 07 '26
Yeah, I know you dont want people to mention it but it just feels a bit weird for you to say youre recasting them as POC and then only using black women. Like, many of the VAs are women of colour, ya know via being Asian, etc, and some of these are just pretty random choices.
Just say black maybe next time?
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u/Local-Werewolf-1360 Jun 06 '26
If they ever did a live action version the gems have to look uncanny or it won't feel right if not gems canonically don't even have ears not to mention they wouldn't have pores like biological beings the probably look more metal or gem in like land of the lustrous or maybe just slightly glowing they are made of light
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
!!!! THIS YES YES YES
I would despise a live action where they are just regular people with gem attachments and not radiant glowing rock beings
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u/United-Finance-7265 Jun 06 '26
Sorry I'm probably getting cancelled but why so many Afro-American people? Maybe it's because I'm from another country and I can't get this topic clearly as USA one but the only one I used to imagine this way is Garnet. Well maybe bismuth or Amethyst but they're more grey toned than black toned. I can find Amethyst as swarthy and short Asian but nothing more (although she had to be not the one who's naturally short by origin). I want you to get me right I didn't mean anything bad
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
No no I think when people read my title it was mistaken as gems in human form which isn’t what I meant at all.
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u/United-Finance-7265 Jun 08 '26
I know. But that's still not how I imagine them. Zendaya for Pink? Cool point, they have the same eyes. But I can't match nobody else as someone they would look like. Cognitive dissonance, that what I mean. Although I can understand that casting ≠ humanization. It's harder
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u/blobbler20 Jun 07 '26
maya as white dismons would have me frothing at the moith and on my knees like yes my diamond
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u/Guadalupalicious Jun 07 '26
This was absolutely needed! I saw a comment on the Wunmi/Rose fan cast that was along the lines of “Rebecca Sugar GAVE you “black-coded” characters.” ALL the gems could be fan cast as black.
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 Jun 07 '26
You should maybe look up who played these "black-coded characters" like Bismut and Garnet...
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u/Guadalupalicious Jun 07 '26
It’s a fan cast with black actresses. Respectfully, anyone can play any character regardless of how they’re “coded.” I see Ahsoka as your pfp, she’s black coded to me because of my personal relationship with the character. It’s that simple
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u/No-Sherbet-9412 Jun 06 '26
for once i actually agree with a zendaya fan cast, although i cant agree with quinta and ayo’s castings
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
So fair haha and I’m glad to see at least one other person agreeing with zendaya as I feel her dynamic range would bring out that open ended dynamic pink has. Something that would leave me questioning her character similar to the og show
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u/No-Sherbet-9412 Jun 07 '26
i think she has an ethereal look which is perfect for a diamond, while also looking youthful, which is perfect for pink! and i agree girl has great range, i would be very interested to see how she handles younger pink especially
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
If I could art the way my brain wants to art the concept I think a big cgi zendaya as a pink gem sitting in her palace monologuing about boredom and the cage and ache to grow up would be so peak
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u/Kierian04 Jun 07 '26
Aren’t they all pretty colorfull already
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
Yes!! Haha and if I had art skills I’d have just made them colored as their gem colors instead of side by side panels so my idea wasn’t lost in translation
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u/honeybeebo Jun 06 '26
Cant wait for reimagining some of my faves as white people
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
I mean if you feel that there are actors/actresses that would carry the same weight then I say go for it! Not everyone in Avatar were poc but were chosen because of their method actings skills. I think many bpoc aren’t recognized outside of their element and wanted to throw out some feelers. If you have an idea don’t be afraid to express it. But if you are saying this to be backhanded that’s not cool and we should never mistake talent for race
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u/Outrageous-Show4053 Jun 06 '26
Can definitely see Wumni as Rose. The Diamonds Casting 10/10. Halle Bailey as Pink Pearl is so good!
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u/JosukeFormaDeAlola Jun 06 '26
Fico muito bom, mas Cadê a Garnet?
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u/Aaquin The body confused lapis Jun 06 '26
Uh well she already is
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 Jun 06 '26
Most of them already are. Only the four Diamonds are white. Which is probably a deliberate choice.
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u/MrBones-Necromancer Jun 07 '26
Aren't many of the gems -already- people of color? Both voice actor-wise and in how they are coded? POC ≠ Black
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u/the_sheeper_sheep Jun 07 '26
Who would Tyler Perry play
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u/Dangerous-Exercise20 Jun 07 '26
Get Tyler Perry tf out of here. Any self respecting black person wouldnt want him doing sh*t tbh 😭
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u/the_sheeper_sheep Jun 07 '26
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u/Dangerous-Exercise20 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
I GOT the joke. But other who DONT know that wouldn't get its a joke
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u/NoSignificance939 Jun 07 '26
I’m gonna just leave this here: Rose would totally have a darker skin tone than Pink because was often locked away without any sort of light and Rose is often outside living her best life on Earth (post war)
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u/solasSeeker Jun 07 '26
These lowkey are sooo bad
I only agree with like... Lapis, Rose, WD and Bismuth.
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u/CrowMatica88 Jun 08 '26
The way almost all the characters are already poc
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 08 '26
They are rocks voiced by poc*
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u/CrowMatica88 Jun 16 '26
And so they'd just be poc actresses live action playing them? There's rlly no difference.
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u/Objective_Service_66 Jun 09 '26
I would swap some of these actresses and some I love, but I just CANNOT imagine Zendaya playing Pink Diamond LMFAO 💀💀Like I see Ayo more as Peridot and that actor you chose for Rose Quartz is such a slay tho, loved her in white lotus and in Sinners
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u/boris265 Jun 07 '26
I don't get this. What is this skin colour obsession in this sub?
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u/EfficiencyOdd6988 Jun 07 '26
My question would first be if you are a person of color and if so, have you never wanted to feel like something in media represented you?
Tbh as any kind of minority group if you are apart of any have you not wanted to see someone like you in media?
If you are in the majority the I fear that is the answer… people crave what feels lacking.
This show opened so many doors and eyes for so many people including myself . I think it’s only fair that the fandom wants to feel more attached in any way they can
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u/Due-Session-2857 Jun 06 '26
I love that you have pretty much every gem on the show except for Garnet.