Pearl makes a disgruntled noise, sounding like she's going to launch off into a rant, but... No. Steven has a point.

She's silent for a moment before she answers. "It's not wrong of them to want to defend themselves, but... That doesn't mean they're right, Steven!" The very thought of it fills her with anxious dread, making her volume increase involuntarily. Exhaling, her hand on his shoulder tightens its grip ever so slightly before she continues. "It doesn't give them the right to generalize and persecute an entire group of people."