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I read a post about Alex a few months ago that basically said Riordan's portrayal of genderfluid people was problematic because of the way Alex explained being genderfluid to Magnus. I beleive they said it was unnatural and that no one would explain it that way.
I think they may be forgetting that Magnus Chase is for young kids who probably have never heard of the term before. Alex explains genderfluidity in a similar way other characters explain mythology. The characters aren't just explaining the subjects to each other, but also the audience. Who are meant to be children.
Of course you may think that its a rather patronizing way of explaining it to kids, which is fair.
That being said, Riordan definitely made many mistakes in portraying his minority characters accurately/respectfully, and he didn't respond to criticism well, but I don't think this particular criticism is fair. If anything it should be a criticism of his writing style.
Of course this is just my opinion, and I couldn't find the original post so I may have misinterpreted it (apologies if I did, feel free to set me straight💙)
i need the magnus chase series to be better known, we're like 3 people on this fandom and still no one drew a gyaru alex?????
Who is Dr. Dolittle? Does he live in Valhalla?
MCGA, The Ship Of Dead, Rick Riordan
The Ship of Dead
Magnus: *surrounded by enemies on the ship*
Magnus: *being roasted into oblivion by loki*
Magnus: *in charge of stopping ragnarok*
Also Magnus: When Alex kissed me under the blanket yesterday, it was the best thing that ever happened to me...
And you've got to flaunt the weird, my friends.
MCGA, The Ship of Dead, Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead
Magnus: I will use the mead of Kevin!
Aegir: Do you mean, the mead of Kvasir?
Samirah and Alex: *bury faces in their hands*
The Ship of the Dead
Magnus: You want to come with me to a creepy mansion and look through a dead guy's stuff?
Alex: I thought you'd never ask.
I have an addition:
Nico: Magnus: Nico: you're dead. Magnus: I SWEAR I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE YOUR SNACKS I'M SORRY- Alex and Will: *eating popcorn*
Percy: I put the 'bi' in 'bitch' Percy: Percy: Wait, fuck, 'bitch' doesn't have a 'bi', does it? Hazel, whispering to Annabeth: Should we tell him? Annabeth, whispering back: No, just give him a minute.
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Leo: Okay, let's go back to basic math - what's 7+3? Octavian, without hesitation: 10. Leo: Incorrect. It's 'ten' not '10'. Octavian: But they're the same thing..? Leo: I hate you, so it makes a difference when I say it.
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Reyna: Weak ass bitches, running around screaming that they wanna be royalty. Reyna: Peasants.
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Will: I want to hug you, but I don't want to overstep your boundaries, so pinky promise me you'll hug me when you're comfortable. Nico: What- Will: I SAID PROMISE ME Nico: But- Will: DO IT Nico: I'M ALREADY COMFORTABLE YOU FUCKING AIRHEAD WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 5 YEARS AND WE'VE HUGGED MULTIPLE TIMES JUST DRAG YOUR CUTE ASS OVER HERE
(S)He's my little girl boss meow meow
Alex fierro is the funnest most bestest character to draw.
Fight me
my oldest vs most recent drawing of Magnus Chase
Bonus alex fierro:
Here it is again for anyone who wants it! I redid the test, and I got Sadie!
EKKEHE9EJSFIEBW I IN LOVE YOUR STYLES SO CUTE 🥰🥰
who are these DIVAS 🩷💚
Listening to dnd podcasts is fun till you want to make a genderfuild frog character who fights with knitting needles named Feirro and no one to play with (this is totally not inspired by a Magnus Chase character)
Shortly after writing this I got an idea for another character that's weapon is a pallet knife (maybe also Rachel Elizabeth Dare inspired)
