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The irony of Percy Jackson being a staple character for abused minority kids who didn't do anything wrong only to be abused nonstop and smearcampaigned by grown ass adults and Leah Jeffries getting constantly cyberbullied for playing an originally white character all because she's a darkskin darkfeatured black girl without even giving her a chance is not lost on me.The lack of media comprehension in the Pjo fandom is and was literally dangeous and i hope you raggedy old bitches fucking kill yourselfves for what you did to her
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!
if i see one more person saying that annabeth’s character is “ruined” because leah’s not blonde, i’m actually going to go insane. if you think that annabeth’s motives and character are entirely defined by her hair color, you did not understand the books. her character goes so much further than her appearance. “but leah doesn’t uphold the dumb blonde stereotype” leah being annabeth ENHANCES annabeth’s character arc by covering racism as well.
every single character in the riordanverse has been outcasted and turned away. this includes annabeth. you think that leah’s annabeth, a black girl in the early 2000s, is an exception to this? fuck, even in the episode with the chimera, it’s noticeable. now i dont know if this was intentional, but someone mentioned that the police officer had no problem with walker/percy’s blatant disrespect, but the SECOND leah very normally asks, “are we under arrest?” he accuses her of having a disrespectful tone.
annabeth’s intelligence is in no way related to her hair color. leah portrays annabeth beautifully and i couldn’t ask for anyone better.