Being mixed race is an endless,exhausting lesson in liminality. There are days youre unshakably confident in who you are and your place in the world, followed by days you are wrecked by the ambiguity of your existence. Genetic caprice digs gulfs of experience between cousins, or siblings,even twins. “Authenticity” is a bullseye you never fairly seem to hit. And when immigration enters into it — well. You can be certain of disappointing everyone back in the ancient country just as often as you disappoint the community that surrounds you.
Perhaps the worst part of it is the silence. perhaps you contain a few friends to discuss this with. perhaps your siblings get it. perhaps you’ve found one treasured piece of media that speaks to the shade of grey in which you live. But in total, there isn’t much that portrays this experience — and even less of it accessible to a wider audience.
Enter Steven Universe.
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Source: comicsalliance.com