#dare me usa

[ruben-rawbone]

And she told me the story of Fatima, how she was stirring a pot when her husband came home with a new wife. Brokenhearted, she let the ladle slip from her fingers and kept stirring with her own hand, not noticing the pain. “The hand protects you,” she said. “Nothing can hurt it now. Nothing can touch us now.”

[8awat]

One thing about Dare me that I miss is the way Beth so desperately needed Addy and the way she did EVERYTHING for her. And Addy was either oblivious or she was using Beth. She wanted Beth to be there for her and do things for her but she didn't want to do the same. I love Beth so much that even at the end she was still trying to help Addy :/

[halfthebrain]

Harvey found a brick of gold in the midst of endless dirt so can we even blame him for his actions?

[that-soccer-guru]

This half might be the best Mexico has ever played. Aside from all the yeeting of the ball, this is tactically the best I've ever seen them play. If they can keep playing like this, the sky is the limit.

[lovinnelily]

Y'all do know you can't make Jason be NOT white without changing his whole character, right?

For other characters, yes, because their physical appearance are not that influential in their story, on how they are viewed by people, on their personality formation — you can have a black/asian/indigenous/arab/brown/latino/etc Nico and yes, the hate he gets will have a undertone of racism but at the same time nothing significant on his story, motivation or personality will need to change. This is also true for other characters: Clarisse risks repeating the "aggressive WoC" stereotype but the character itself doesn't change.

This isn't true for Jason, whose main character trait is how he is perceived by others and how he showcases himself to others based on that perception. (specially with how little effort Riordan put on him besides making him perfect-er Percy who's somehow also weaker and less important than him).

Let's not pretend a black, Arab, indigenous, Asian, Latin man, etc, in the USA would ever be treated with the universal reverence Jason gets from New Roma, you can't have the illusion of perfection and most of all, of invincibility they have about him when you see him suffering racism or xenophobia in the middle of a mission. In theory, nothing in his life has ever gone wrong, that's his image, destined to be king, he is supposed to have no weakness on his peers eyes.

He is not trying to prove people wrong, he is trying to prove them right; he isn't worthy despite their prejudice, on the contrary, he only tried to make himself worthy to fulfill their expectations. He can't be a woman or an immigrant or have a visible disability or any other thing that strays him from a perfect ideal by western society standards, and be that same character.

[inkprincesse]

Hey if you promote voter suppression in the US i’m blocking you. I know the lesser of two evils isn’t a choice anyone wants to make but I know three things for sure:

1. Trump will not help palestine either, he doesn’t give a fuck

2. A third party option literally cannot happen under our system

3. Things will get materially worse for a lot of people I love— especially trans people— if Republicans here get more power.

You should absolutely be vocal about Palestine and criticize Biden loudly for what he’s doing, but unfortunately when it comes time to vote, this horrible genocide not an issue we’re being allowed to have voting power over. Both options present the same issues, and not voting is just handing control of the country to ignorant white republicans. I literally cannot understand why anyone thinks there is an option here.

[nellisdownterrible]

WHY DOES USA NETWORK HATE THE GAYS?! Genuinely still in shock both shows got canceled after one season smh

[imwritesometimes]

I think a lot about how if I'd have been born like 200 years ago I would have been sent to the sea side and dosed with cocaine every day for my Mental Maladies but instead I'm walking around in 2024 and ppl are trying to make me feel like shit for not opting into hustle culture or convince me AI & crypto currency are the future...

[makerscockandballs]

HELLO MAYBE DO NOT GLORIFY THE GDR JUST BECAUSE THE USA SUCK

[notastranger]

[ruben-rawbone]

“Oh, Addy, I took it a long time ago. That time we slept at her house.” “But that was before everything. Why?”

[mrsmileytheunstitched]

breaking news: Republican Party is actually anti Christianity not only because they violate our god given rights, but also because several times in the Old Testament god praised and encouraged infanticide and harems.

pro-abortion. pro-divorce. i believe we have the god-given right to give up

[taichissu]

i swear i put more care into this fic than any arg maker ever

[thingsifoundongeoguessr]

LUBE ON WHEELS

[imsobadatnicknames2]

Didn't want to leave a whole rant in the tags of that post but... the level of "the curtains are just blue"-ism among people who like Percy Jackson is really astounding (even compared to other fandom people).

Like, the books straight up tell you to your face "The Greek gods now live in the USA because the USA is currently the epicenter of Western Civilization, which in this universe is a real metaphysical force of literally divine origin which sets western european cultures (especially whichever *imperialist* western european culture happens to have the most powerful empire at the moment) apart from the rest of the world as the specialest, most cultured, most divinely favored people in the world" like they literally just SAY that

What you call ‘Western civilization.’ Do you think it’s just an abstract concept? No, it’s a living force. A collective consciousness that has burned bright for thousands of years. The gods are part of it. You might even say they are the source of it, or at least, they are tied so tightly to it that they couldn’t possibly fade, not unless all of Western civilization were obliterated. The fire started in Greece. Then, as you well know—or as I hope you know, since you passed my course—the heart of the fire moved to Rome, and so did the gods. Oh, different names, perhaps—Jupiter for Zeus, Venus for Aphrodite, and so on—but the same forces, the same gods.” “And then they died.” “Died? No. Did the West die? The gods simply moved, to Germany, to France, to Spain, for a while. Wherever the flame was brightest, the gods were there. They spent several centuries in England. [...] And yes, Percy, of course they are now in your United States. [...] Like it or not—and believe me, plenty of people weren’t very fond of Rome, either—America is now the heart of the flame. It is the great power of the West. And so Olympus is here.

And if you dare mention anywhere that this whole worldbuilding element *might* have some fashy undertones they all look at you like you have three heads and act like you're looking way too deep into a silly children's book bending over backwards to find anything to feel offended about when like. It's literally right there in the book it isn't even subtext it's literally just text.

[nebulaofchaosandwoe]

life is awful but one thing that warms my heart is remembering that there are at least seven openly queer teachers or adults in important positions in my school. and they don't hide it!! they don't have tooo!!! my philosophy teacher always talks about her wife when she has the opportunity and it's just so adorable to know that i'm safe here, at least regarding the adults. my country may not be the most perfect place but things like this make me love it :3