#and so many ppl incl me read the books as little kids

[d4ydream-girl]

LOL they didn't want to set a bad example for having him eat some cans, but the whole show is them running across the country without adult supervision and committing a series of crimes

things they left out of the pjo show that i wanted to see :(

Grover eating cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans (haven't seen anyone else talk abt this? it's so iconic to me)

The picture of terrorst!Percy with a baseball bat making the news

Percy saying hi to the "poodle" (im glad we were all outraged over this)

The trio stealing goofy ass merch from Waterland (again, did no one else remember this??)

The spiders in the tunnel of love (but rick said he hasn't forgotten annabeth's arachnophobia so we good)

Them finding out their whole Waterland adventure was being broadcasted to Olympus

Percy talking to the zebra (we were all outraged pt 2)

“Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" "It only works on wild animals." "So it would only affect Percy."

DOA Records (iconic setting, and best song from the musical!!)

Charon just being a funny little guy in his lux italian suits

“How did you die?" "We er….drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big bathtub.”

Percy vs the scorpion

Percy handing out the number to Gabe's appliance store saying that everyone will get a free appliance (not enough persassy in the show for my taste!)

Sally killing Gabe herself (the rewritten scene in postcredit was funny tho lol)

[strangeite]

[ID: A twitter thread by elaine su | 苏依泠 (@elainesoup) There are pictures from books accompanying many of the tweets showcasing the lack of body diversity (and then later highlighting the presence of it):

I do equity & bias reviews for kids books & mostly I get hired to read for race & gender issues. But there is one area of representation that I flag in almost every book I review. We need more fat people in kids books. CW: fatphobia & body shaming

(Disclaimer: I am thin & have thin privilege & am still v much learning how to break fatphobia both around me & internalized. One thing I've learned is to normalize & destigmatize the word 'fat'. Hope I've done right in this thread but pls correct me if you find cause.)

Look at these pics. Entire communities, diverse in other ways, & not a single fat person to be found.

Do fat ppl go to parks? No.

But do they like to play with friends of all kinds? Also no.

Entire orchestras! But only thin ppl can clarinet.

Yes we can build a scooter from a log & attach literal springs to our feet, but fat kids?! Can't stretch the imagination that far.

MANY of these examples come from progressive books! I'm not talking about old ass Dick & Jane books. Such an ignored & overlooked area.

If you start looking you find that so many picture books exlude body diversity from their "diversity checklists" (barf)

This means that the only representation that kids who are fat see of themselves in books are the BAD ones. The problematic tropes that I won't even give examples of here because they bigtime suck.

Illustrators, pls stop doing this! Draw bodies of different sizes & shapes!! And don't stop there. Vitiligo, birthmarks, stretch marks, different hair, different eyes! Samness is so lazy & also boooring.

So, to help you stock your shelves with great fat positive books: Princess VS Dinosaurs. One of my all-time fave picture books. Tremendous representation on all fronts & hilarious story.

Fry Bread. Big yes to stories about food & joy & no fat shaming!

I Really Want To Win. Another all-time fave & great teaching book. Good message, hilarious story. This girl & her belly & athletic prowess & dancing & kindness!!! Can't get enough.

Abigail the Whale. Flips the narrative on the 'whale' taunting. Plus look at this girl, she is so friggin cute & happy. Big yes to more books with fat characters in beautiful motion and action.

Beautifully Me. I'm not usually a huge fan of books that talk at kids about lessons bc they can be so boring but this one is great. Brand new, tackles the way adults perpetuate body shame in kids. Read this one together!

The Bare Naked Book - but only the new edition with illustrations by Melissa Cho!! Beautiful illustrations & super not boring book for young readers where kids get to play along, "Where are your ears?" A+ diversity across the board.

Our Little Kitchen. I adore this book & the great story. Also an amazing teaching book. But also a great example of how to integrate diversity throughout. My go-to portrayal of a real community.

The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom. Spoiler alert: turns out fat people can clarinet after all.

P.S. Some ppl whose work & advocacy I've learned lots from incl @Justteachingela @freeblackgirl @tararobertson @Trudiagogo @synapse101 @fka_jayesimpson

Gah how could I have forgotten @ljustkat & @NadineNakagawa from this list (three praise emoji)

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