shes beauty shes grace

After much thought about the people i admire i've chosen an artist whose field might not seem that deep or revolutionary, but it actually is. Not in the convoluted way of academia or fundamentally politic works, but in how it relates to their intended audience, and it how it shapes the worldviews of children (should we like it or not). This author in particular promotes equality, kindness and self-expression through her art, she's Rebecca Sugar, the first woman to ever create and direct an animated show on tv (namely on cartoon network). Her show is called Steven Universe, and it currently has 2 seasons and has another one already in the making, and since it's premiere in 2013 the show has constantly broken many unspoken rules of mainstream child's media. It was the first kid's show to include an openly lesbian couple who actually get to kiss on screen, the first on CN to portray a boy wearing a dress without making him the butt of a joke, it has the most non-white characters of any american kid-aimed show on tv right now, and it features the most diverse cast of female characters I can think of in children's media. All of this comes from the efforts of Rebecca, who has said on multiple occasions that she strives to be as authentic as possible with her show, and to make something she had needed as a kid. 

I believe mainstream media tends to be so toxic, and so formative in today's society that an artist who strives to make something a little more genuine and kind is a huge deal. I first learnes about rebecca from her work in another CN show, Adventure Time, where she story boarded and composed songs for some of the best episodes of the series. I was a fan of her episodes because they always stood out because of how heartfelt they seemed. When she left the AT crew in 2012 I was eager to see what her next project would be and she did not disappoint. 

this is a short film she made while still a student!