#reminder: PIRATE PJO!!

[byfulcrums]

There's a guy here that gives off the ultimate Lester vibes

[chimaeraonwards]

reading pjo when you were 10 and watching the pjo TV series in your 20s is finally understanding exactly why poseiden fell in love with sally jackson

[peculiaritybending]

Kind of annoyed I never got into Percy Jackson as a kid, I always meant to read the books because I had friends who were really into them and watched the movies when I was very young so I was always interested in it but now I feel like maybe I’m too old for it, seems like everyone who likes it my age read the books as a kid. I kinda feel like I missed out on it. Is it still worth reading the books?

[lesbalixn]

I know we're all super excited for the Percy Jackson show but here's your reminder to PIRATE IT, we are boycotting Disney and don't want to support a Zionist company.

BOYCOTT DISNEY, PIRATE PJO

[connabeth]

friendly but stern reminder for those of you excited to watch the premiere of the pjo tv show:

DO NOT stream it on disney+ if you have a subscription (& cancel that subscription while you’re at it).

disney has notoriously funded isnotreal’s war crimes and gen*cide in palestine with millions in donations. riordan took a “neutral” stance on the genocide, pledging support for both isnotreal and palestine, which is nonsensical at its core and completely avoids the history and gravity of the issue at hand.

DO NOT give these people your money if you have even an ounce of humanity in you. there are SO many free online p*rating sites, of which i’m sure you all have your favorites—i’ll put some of mine in the tags. episodes will be uploaded onto them almost instantly in HD quality, as they are with any show released on big streaming platforms (even if there was a greater “inconvenience” that came with pirating, it shouldn’t really affect your decision to funnel less of your money to gen*cide because this show is SO trivial in comparison).

anyway, decolonize palestine 🍉

[artcinemas]

unfriendly reminder dior goodjohn is a fucking zionist. rick riordan has used the both sides card (not to forget his very islamophobic writing). pjo show literally has lin manuel miranda. the actors for hephastus and medusa are vocal zionists. idc if you are pirating it, still sharing about the show and sharing about the show waters down the whole thing of boycotting in the first place. pjo is a disney plus show and bds has explicitly said to boycott disney. to people saying childhood nostalgia to defend this, let me say this once: pjo has been one of my first fandoms growing up, the books once upon a time shaped my childhood, it has created an impact for me but if i (who had once waited for a pjo show for years) can denounce it, so can you. it is not an easy process but amidst a live genocide happening the least y'all can do is watch the show via pirating and not say a word about it online.

[incorrect-riordanverse]

It's really disheartening that Rick Riordan stance on the war I understand that he wants to be neutral on this stance but in my opinion by becoming neutral he only worsening the issue as many Palestines are dying that are mostly children, how the majority of Israeli are supporting the Genocide of Palestine, and how the government is trying so hard (but miserably failing) to justified the genocide. I will hold him accountable for what he said on this issue as during this period the choice is basically "you are with us or against us."

Part of me wishes he will realize what he said was wrong and understand the bigger issue that plays at hand. I will criticism for his actions as how can a man who promotes LGBTQIA and representation of minorities and disabilities in his books turn a blind eyes to Genocide of people. However we can only wait and see on his next move.

One last thing about your previous you said you don't group Riordan with other authors where do you would group him with? Also this is more on an opinion base answer but many people are boycotting companies that support Israel there as been another post on Twitter on boycotting authors. Rick Riordan happens to be one of them. Do you believed that he should be boycotted with other authors or he should be properly educated and apologized for his previous statement? If you believed he should be boycotted what do tou have to say to those who might have the mentality of "separate the art from the artist"

thank you for this ask, and i completely agree with you! it is extremely hypocritical of him considering what he preaches for in his books. i think he’s convinced he has properly addressed the apartheid by using very vague language that can be applied to anything, and in doing so, he’s addressed nothing really.

your first question on who i would group him with— probably other authors who are doing the exact same as him in their virtue signalling. i always like to link my other blogs to each other, so i don’t think it’s a secret that i have a red queen account and i’m pretty passionate about that. unfortunately, victoria aveyard is another fantasy author who has literally wrote a whole four-book series on the uprising against oppression but is now playing neutral in her address of the apartheid. rebecca yarros is in the same boat, although i haven’t read ‘fourth wing,’ fans have said there are large themes of oppression within the book. so if i had to group riordan it would probably be in the ‘i-like-to-write-about-it-for-profit-and-praise-only’ group.

in terms of boycotting, i think that’s a great idea! i would also like to remind everyone that the percy jackson tv show is coming out in a little over a month, but disney is a huge industry financially supporting israel as well ($2 million in funding), which is obviously far more damning than a poorly written address by one person. there is a boycott happening for disney as well— and the pjo show will be released on disney + . i implore everyone to not watch it on that platform!! personally i will be pirating it online (idk if i’ll get into trouble saying that here but lol oh well), because im pretty sure the boycott is only for withdrawing financial support, not simply consuming media.

i feel like separating art from the artist only works if that artist is… like, dead, and you’re using that art and its values as a historical insight to how the world was during its time. you can still like a piece of work that has a problematic artist, you can engage with the work (to an extent). but separating art from the artist barely works because either:

to engage with the art is to support the artist in some way, so that artist is making money based on your interaction with that (particularly in the case for singers and streaming of songs)

that artists’ views and values are so rancid that it’s literally embedded within the text itself. to ignore it is harmful.

harry potter is my all-time favourite example to use, because jkr is the scum of the earth, and her views are entrenched in her work. a lesser known example is sarah j maas and her books (she’s also not as dogshit as jkr, but then again, its not hard to be a better person than her). i’m not going to bag on these people for liking things by problematic people (would be hypocritical of me), i just think it’s cowardly not to address it when you come across it, or at least admit to it. to simply write things off as ‘separate to the artist’ is like purposefully turning off your critical thinking skills.

on whether boycotting or an apology is enough— if riordan did apologise and used specific language and not the nonsense he had in that blog, expressed his remorse for his ignorance and then actually did or said something to support the people of palestine then, yeah. that’s fine and that’s how we learn ig. but he should educate himself, too many activists, people from the arab community and especially palestinians are expected to be all-knowing and to educate everyone else on an already draining and personal tragedy. it’s been exhausting for me, i can’t imagine what they’re going through. if riordan (or anyone) needs to be educated, he should do it himself, and (at least in my opinion) i don’t think the info is very hard to find now. it’s just about weeding out the misinformation.

i think boycotting is a good idea as of now. it can serve to be a catalyst for self reflection for many people. also, as much as i hate most online discourses, talking about it online needs to happen. i don’t want these authors to forget, for a moment, about the ignorance they posted online during a time of international crisis.

[cupcake-complains]

Reminder that if you’re going to watch the PJO show, pirate it!! Fuck Disney and fuck what Rick is saying about Palestine right now. Also pirating is fun <3

Though I will say, if you are okay with not watching it at all, do that instead. Only pirate it if you can not handle giving it up (understandable for many neurodivergent people and just huge fans of the series in general)

[inamagicalhallucination]

reminder boycotting also means to LIMIT/STOP posting about shows

now that pjo is out, remember disney supports isreal and rick riordan is "neutral" in the face of genocide

pirate pjo if u must and do not engage w/ the show on social media, do not post about it, do not give disney and riordan good publicity

[byfulcrums]

Every time I read a fanfic about Artemis and Apollo, I'm just. Left disappointed. Bc no one thinks of them the way I do and it's sad

[forrpercyy]

With the new episode dropping in an hour, this is your reminder to PLEASE remember to pirate the new Pjo episodes and not watch them on Disney+.

DISNEY ARE ZIONISTS! THEY HAVE DONATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOWARDS ISAREL AID!! THEY ARE FUNDING GENOCIDE!

Do not give Disney any more money or views.

If anyone needs any good 🏴‍☠️ sites I will give some that I recommend and have found to be trustworthy.

Please find ways to help in any way you can. Keep posting, keep donating, keep signing petitions, and keep talking about what’s going on.

The people of Palestine are more important than a new episode of a tv show.

[ethannku]

tidal wave love

as a reminder, please PIRATE THE PERCY JACKSON SHOW to hold disney accountable for their financial support of israel

for @smithsparker as part of @rrversesummerbang's 2023 pjo gift exchange! word count: 2,667 author note: i promise it wasn't planned that we ended up getting each other haha. i hope you enjoy this because i certainly enjoyed writing it :D

read on ao3

Jason is flat on his bed, drumming his fingers on his chest and wiggling his toes. He stares upwards, losing himself in the marble smoothness of the cabin’s ceiling. The cabin seems to be devoid of any warmth, the marble walls sucking in all the sunlight streaming in from the central oculus.

When Leo was discharged, Jason couldn’t look at him. All he could remember when seeing his best friend were images he never wants to see again. 

Leo saying he loved them. Leo throwing himself into the sky. Leo lying broken in an infirmary bed, almost his entire body covered in bandages, and cuts riddling his face.

So, now, he’s hiding in the Zeus cabin. Like a coward.

A gentle knock shakes him out of his thoughts. Jason doesn’t get up, only craning his head upwards to see who it is before falling back onto his pillow.

It’s only Piper.

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[itsalifefullofstuff]

Just a reminder…. We’re not watching the pjo series on Disney+. Cancel your subscription. I know your excited and I’m excited and everyone’s excited. But we’re not gonna be giving money to someone that paying for a genocide are we? Pirate that shit. Percy would 100% be okay with it. In fact he’d be pirating it right next to you.

[fictionkinfessions]

This is your reminder to keep boycotting Disney and pirate the PJO show if you really must 👍🏼 Having it as a source isn’t an excuse to fund oppressors, lets be better than that. — Percy Jackson (#☀️🔱, fictive)

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[dandelion-blues]

A PJO Headcannon

Idea time:

So, I was reading this fic (it's really good so far btw) and the author was thinking of making Nancy a demigod, and who her godly parent should be, and I thought of Laverna.

Laverna, the Roman Goddess of thieves, cheats, and the Underworld. She was believed to rule Rome's underground with her army of outcasts.

Here I'm thinking that Nancy is just a kid acting out, abandoned by her mom, and being a bully when seeing someone that's like her and has one parent (Percy) and taking it out on him. Also, in the books, Rick described Nancy in an unflattering way, which could go with her feeling like an outcast and whatnot.

It's not an excuse to her behavior, but I think it'd actually be pretty cool to give Nancy a bit more of a backstory. Like how some bully's lash out to hurt, so they don't feel the hurt themselves. And we only knew Nancy as a 12 year old.

But what if when Nancy grows older and learns of her heritage, she doesn't join the Legion like many demigods, but ends up forming a group of other outcasts who feel unloved and were thrown out by society.

Backstory:

Nancy wasn't sure how old she was when she knew that her dad didn't love her like other parents loved their kids. Five? Younger? Nancy didn't know, but she knows it's been a fact of her life for a very long time.

But Nancy got by. After all, even if she didn't have her dad's love, she had his money. That's why she went to expensive boarding schools was sent away and wore pristine itchy uniforms.

Nancy grew up around the cold walls and fleating sunlight of dorms and schools, and it was home to her. Moreso than the beach house her dad lives in.

The damp underground smell when the rain soaked the cracked cement and the running tracks dirt was euphoria. While the sea salt smell on her dad was like a smothering perfume on his skin that was a reminder of all the nonexistent hugs and loving caresses she would never have.

And Nancy's mother. Well, as far as Nancy is concerned, she doesn't exist. Ignoring all the times she cried for a parent, a mother, to love her.

Dad called her mom some whore, and left it at that.

Still, sometimes Nancy's dad would say how Nancy was taking after her mother's unappealing beauty.

Her too orange freckles smeared across her face like powdered cheese instead of like glinting bronze or perfectly clear skin.

Ignoring how Nancy actually liked her freckles. She loved cheese because she imagined it was for royalty to be served at balls like the most divine dishes. At least she loved cheese until other kids started making fun of her cheese powder freckles like they were disgusting.

And that's not even touching on Nancy's frizzy red hair. Hair that Nancy thought was like Ms. Frizzle, the most adventurous and brave woman Nancy saw as a kid. The woman that Nancy looked up to and learned from on TV.

But of course, her dad hated her hair. While his hair was brown and straight, her's was a mess. A reminder of her mother.

And all these unapleiang beauty marks just added up and up like a neverending pile of stone titering precariously over her, waiting for her to give up and let the stone's fall and crush her under the weight of her ugliness.

Each insult from her dad, from her peers, from adults around her added more cracks to the stone tower. Her crooked teeth (she thought she looked like a fiercesome pirate), her prominent nose (a good detective always has a big nose), her tallness (she like being taller than kids her age, made her not feel as small), her squinty eyes (like she was looking to steal something. It's true, she likes shiny things, besides surely they can do without it to smile so carelessly without a worry).

So yeah, Nancy gets it. She's not attractive, but so what? Because of this, she's learned to use her words and body language to get what she wants. Other kids will use puppy eyes, and she'll call an adult a pervert and pickpocket from the "concerned" adult around her. And guess what? She'll get more than the kid who uses puppy eyes.

But she won't ever get a parent's love.

And now that Nancy's twelve, and going to sixth grade, she knows all the tricks. How to be the top dog at school, and be the teacher's favorite.

She'll surround herself with worshipers, and her heart will finally not feel so empty.

But why?

Why?

Why are there still people ignoring her?

And why does the one boy that smells like sea salt bring tears to her eyes?

It's because he reminded her of her dad. Her dad and that horrible beach house that she desperately tries to forget once school starts again.

And why does that boy, who seems to come from nothing, seem to have such a carefree smile?

No, it's not carefree. Nancy can see that it's strained, like hers.

But why does he still seem so happy?

Is it because of that cripple, Grover?

No, if that was it that Nancy would be happy. After all, she has better, more superior friends.

And yet why isn't she happy like him?

Why?

It makes Nancy furious. Her heart hammers in her chest, and her eyes sting. She clenches her teeth and balls her hands into fists.

What right does that nobody have to be so happy?

Is it because he has a mom that mails him blue cookies and handwritten letters in a cheap tuba ware box?

That he has a parent that loves him unlike her?

It doesn't matter because Nancy will do whatever it takes to wipe that happy smile off of Percy's face if it's the last thing she does.

Nancy's face burns bright red with pure retribution when it never seems to work. Her eyes gleam with fury as Grover and Percy seem to have gotten closer than ever after she started to pick on them. At least their math teacher, Mrs. Dodds seems to hate Percy just as much as her.

Whatever, she has more plans. Nancy rolls her eyes and washes her face as she gets ready for bed. She glances in the mirror, looking at all her ugly traits. Her yellowish eyes like pyrite, fake gold, glaring back at her while she scowls.

Ugly, deformed little girl. Trying to fill your empty heart again?

"Shut up!" Nancy yelled at her mirror self, and the other her seemed to grin maliciously back.

Ugh, your voice sounds as disgusting as how the rest of you looks.

"Stop." Nancy's voice cracks, her eyes watering, as she starts to tremble.

Tch, pathetic. Don't pretend to have emotions now. You mons-

Nancy screams and punches the mirror, the glass splintering before her as it cracks and falls.

Nancy sheild's her face in her arms, as the glass shattered and broke completely, thudding loudly as the pieces hit the sink and floor.

Nancy stood there a moment, breathing heavily, her heart pounding wildly. She lowers her arms, her left hand throbbing with pain, and looks at the shattered glass all on the ground and sink. Her blood mixes with the pure white tiles painting her crime scene red.

And for a second, when Nancy glances at the shard pieces, she doesn't see herself, but Percy. Another scarred kid with anger issues and wants to be heard. And then it's gone when Nancy blinks.

Nancy breathes a moment before slumping to the ground, laughing hysterically.

She's going crazy, hasn't she?

Seeing things?

Having more strength than a twelve year old girl should have?

H-how did she even do that?!

The mirror shouldn't have broken that easily!

Maybe she really is some depraved lunatic villain after all.

Nancy shakes her head in disbelief, some giggles spilling past her lips.

She looks at her blood entranced. It shines bright red and leaves her body. Has she ever lost so much blood before? She doesn't think she has.

Nancy continues to laugh and giggle.

She really is crazy isn't she?

Then, Nancy feels a lump in her throat, tears threatening to spill as she shutters a dry sob.

She's a monster!

And Nancy's leaves the bathroom in horror, her heart beating rapidly. She sinks into her bed covers, wincing as her hand is still bleeding, but she ignores it, like she ignores everything else and she forces herself to fall asleep in her single dormitory. Alone, not noticing tears leaving her eyes as she wants to forget everything and dream of everything she'll never have.

And the anguish Nancy feels only makes her feel more helpless and angry. So she does the only thing a twelve year old can think of when she has nothing else. She lashes out at the world at everyone. Especially at those who dare to stand up to her. To be so happy when she never will be!

[papersburning]

highkey pissed with the amount of people hyping up the new pjo shit and like. actively giving money and attention to it as if we have not reminded people for the past 4 months that rick riordan is a zionist and everyone has been like "oh! boycott disney the best you can!! natural boycott don't talk about anything disney don't pay money don't even pirate!!!" and then everyone just. ignores that shit. like it is the easiest thing in the world to just not engage. in fact you aren't even doing anything in the first place. like oh my fucking..... (also are we all going to forget the whole making actual nazis in wwii the sons of hades??? like wasn't that the original reason the whole pack was made??? that the demigods all ended up doing literal genocide??? and wasn't hades described to physically look like h*tler??? are we just gonna ignore this too????? like ya'll i'm not even mentioning some of the other issues with marginalized groups since i'm not a part of them and god knows people more qualified have spoken on them hundreds of times. like jfc rr is just some white guy he is not some holy script writer i hate the way yall idolize your fav celebs....he is a white man.)