I teach English in Japan right now. Kethe’s comment is 100% correct. I can add to this a story told to me by another English teacher. Somehow the conversation came up in class, and she mentioned that due to the statistics, there’s probably a few kids in the school who are LGBT, and even in that class, so they…

There is a friendly rivalry between America(US) and Canada. Each thinks they’re the best North American country. The Bald Eagle 🦅 is a symbol of freedom and pride for the US.

People put as much value in this show as is worth to them personally. Steven Universe resonates so perfectly with my childhood, and with who I am now as an adult, that to me it is one of the most important animations ever produced. But ya know, that’s just me. And thousands of other people who feel the same.