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darkesttiimelines · 2 years ago

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this whole percy jackson reboot thing really grinds my gears because i remember the backlash jkr got over hermione being cast as black in the plays- when her physical description in the books could easily suggest that she was black.

annabeth, on the other hand, has been described as blonde. so. many. times. it is a significant component of her personality (not being taken seriously due to the blonde stereotype) but then here comes spineless riordan, defending annabeth being cast as black. (and being celebrated for it.)

#if anything it would make more sense if percy was black #or even grover #its not the young actresses' fault #shes just doing her job #its hollywood and white men that are butchering beloved characters #and then present this to poc and say 'do you feel represented? are you happy?'#like no i would rather not you recast white characters to fit your quota #you can write poc characters if you tried #but we all know you wont #you idiots

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