‘White is going to be there, everything has to be perfect!’ I’m convinced that, many of Homeworld ideals that Blue imposes to Pink were done in fear of White.

loycos:

fearlessinger:

loycos:

im sure that Blue and Yellow truly believe these ideals. But in more of a “mom said it’s right so that’s what’s right” kind of way. I dont think they ever questioned whatever White told them… because I think that out of the 4 Diamonds, Blue and Yellow are the dumbest. 

OK i didnt mean like theyre actually lacking intelligence, but like i’ve stated before, i think theyre the most literal and single minded of the diamonds- unlike White, who probably came up with those ideals, or Pink, who was clever enough to question and rebel against them.

Unclear why they’re the only two like that. My guess is that White artificially made them, while Pink was created naturally by accident. So Yellow and Blue are programmed like any other gem is.

That’s why I dont think they’re beyond a sort of redemption.

But yes, I agree- fear is definitely a factor at play here as well.

Not to downplay Blue and Yellow’s dumbassery, because they are dumb, but I think attributing all or even most of their life choices exclusively to their being dumb is… unfair? And also kinda selling them short?

These past episodes have dropped a lot of hints re: the Diamonds’ family dynamic and while it’s too soon to draw definitive conclusions, I think there are at least two things that we can already say for sure set apart Blue and Yellow from Pink, and must have been important factors in their continued choice to accept and make theirs and never ever go back to question Homeworld’s ideology. 

The first is that they are not alone in this.

They have always had each other. They are a pair: opposites but equals, and complement each other perfectly. They have a strong healthy relationship based on mutual love and respect. Whatever happens, they face it together, and it makes it all more bearable, and makes them way less inclined to want to rock the boat and risk losing this very good thing they have. 

The second is that they had a little sister/daughter to worry and care about.

I agree, and i don’t actually think they’re dumb- it’s just my way of saying that i don’t think it ever occurred to them that they can do anything other than follow the rules. like i wouldn’t call Peridot dumb, and yet she still blindly followed HW rules and believed in them before she had any reason to question it (and also let’s not forget the CG and steven’s influence). 

Blue and Yellow don’t think out of line. they ARE the ideal HW gem- follow the rules and their role without any doubt or hesitation. you’d assume that as the highest ranking gems on HW they’d have some autonomy, but nah. I think the next episodearc whatever will show us just how lost in the system they are.