Even more, one of them is a fusion of two female characters who are in love, and another used to be in love with Steven’s mom. Steven, for example, is surrounded entirely by female superheroes, and often mirrors their feminine behavior. (One who identifies as queer, to boot.)īut the show is also boundary-breaking for the way it portrays queerness in fact, it may stand as the most progressive cartoon on TV in terms of queer representation. The show has elicited critical raves, and stands as Cartoon Network’s first-ever animated series created entirely by a woman. The show - which centers on its eponymous hero, Steven, and the trio of magical space guardians who care for him as they protect Earth from alien invaders - has quickly eclipsed any notion of what “all-ages programming” can or should be, having built up some of the most complex characters and storylines on TV today. All this week, Cartoon Network has been premiering new episodes of the all-ages cartoon Steven Universe.
