Name: 史蒂芬宇宙如何拓展我們的家庭觀念？| 思想頻道｜PBS數字工作室 (How Does Steven Universe Expand Our Ideas of Family? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios)
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demonstrates that there is no universal concept of family.

"Steven Universe" is an animated Cartoon Network series

created by former "Adventure Time" storyboard artist Rebecca

for a moment to acknowledge that Adventure Time is

kind of like SNL in the '70s just churning out talent.

lives in Beach City with three aliens called

the Crystal Gems-- Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.

Steven is the child of a gem, the late Rose Quartz,

and a human, Greg Universe, who lives in his sweet van

Steven and the Crystal Gems protect earth

from extra dimensional threat, and, of course, always

But really the focus of the show is the characters, their home,

to make much about each character explicit.

in the first season when Mayor Dewey asks--

Is there anyone else I can talk to about this?

Regardless, or maybe because of that ambiguity,

I think Steven Universe gets the idea of family really right.

is that it is a group of people that one has a blood

that a family is a network of supportive individuals.

Maybe your coworkers or friends or collaborators or even

You're not just a guest, you're part of our family.

of people who care about one another with the implication

that you should care about people you have a blood

But, I mean, come on, it's so much more complicated

Families are almost, by definition, hierarchical

is based on the nuclear family and reinforced

by laws, tax codes, and institutions, none of which,

I think it's worth saying, can really make you love someone.

Relatedly, families traffic to varying degrees

A family is a group of people that encourages the behavior of

That behavior and knowledge is frequently

the family an important political institution as well.

and not wanting, under any circumstances, to repeat it.

In other words, family is a cultural process

that exists in tension with it's biological factors.

And I think Steven Universe does family really well.

For instance, in the Universe family unit blood relations,

like the one between Steven and Greg, are celebrated

about himself and the world, how he fits into its history,

but they don't force that history onto him.

They support and encourage him, but they also

worry, underestimate, overprotect, and enable him.

But in return, he challenges and surprises them,

teaches them about his world as much as they do the same.

Everyone, mostly, doesn't assert more authority over the others

They are eventually honest about their problems.

And they keep secrets because they are unsure

or want to reveal themselves responsibly,

I think, because Steven's family is highly functional,

I mean, besides the fact he lives with literal aliens.

Its structure is not externally or institutionally determined.

look like, but determined based on their situation.

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史蒂芬宇宙如何拓展我們的家庭觀念？| 思想頻道｜PBS數字工作室 (How Does Steven Universe Expand Our Ideas of Family? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios)

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