If you do the math (one-and-a quarter years Steven's junior), Connie--born circa mid-November--is quite probably a Scorpio. That would be awesome, allowing a heroine to possess yet another attribute stereotypically assigned to villains in Western media, along with her dark complexion and long aquiline nose..
I like this idea. We could delve into an entire discussion on white-washing in mainstream media, and we could also talk about the symbols commonly associated with antagonists.
And I’d like to add the idea that Connie-as-female is one more thing we can talk about. It has taken a while for women in media to be portrayed with depth and dimension, and it’s mostly a matter of having more women create that media, letting them in to positions in which they can decide what they’re creating. To bring up an example, Rebecca Sugar is the first female show creator on Cartoon Network. We’re talking about a decades-old network in the 2010s.
Looking back, intelligent women were often cast as villains who were both manipulative and untrustworthy or sidekicks who conveniently offered information for the “real hero” to use and take action. For either of these arcs, becoming the love interest was a very big possibility.
That we’re more and more seeing diversity in well-rounded characters, even if they’re not the protagonists, sensitively handled shows that we’re all taking a step forward. That there isn’t massive backlash in her portrayal is another.