The Ruby and Sapphire Peanuts promo
Wow, I didn’t expect so much anger over a cute picture of Ruby and Sapphire.
I’m pretty sure Ruby and Sapphire are supposed to represent Peppermint Patty and Marcie in the picture. Sure, “bestie” isn’t how you describe the relationship between Ruby and Sapphire, but what else could you really choose for this type of picture? Sure, you CAN do Steven and Connie, but you’d have to have one guy and one girl for both Steven and Connie. For something to represent Peanuts, Charlie Brown and Linus or Peppermint Patty and Marcie are probably your best options. I think the latter works. I mean, Ruby and Sapphire kind of look like they can fit in the Peanuts universe as well.
Tl;dr version: They’re trying to appeal to kids, and not everyone is going to be dating. No need to get mad over CN for it. Of course they’re aware that Ruby and Sapphire’s relationship goes much farther than being friends.
Marcie and Peppermint Patty were pretty gay anyway.