#and i dont care how TSATS was labeled. the alleged themes they were ''representing'' were either nonexistent or horribly depicted

[aroaceleovaldez]

actually one of the details that frustrates me the most from TSATS, relating to how much the book completely erases or absolutely bastardizes neurodivergence, is how Percy's cameo is characterized.

One of the consistent things aspects of Percy's relationship with the education system throughout the series is that Percy is smart, and he does try in school, but he has a learning disability. The only reason he gets bad grades is because he has a learning disability and the way the modern american education system is built is inherently at odds with that. In the first series we actually have explicit references to Percy doing better in school when he's in environments that actually accommodate for his disabilities! It's not that he's not trying, he's disabled.

So it is so disheartening and horrible to see Percy characterized in TSATS as just being disinterested in school, and his failing grades being made a joke about implying him ditching classes because he just doesn't care. That's the number one ableist thing ADHD/dyslexic students hear! Implying that they "just don't care" and dismissing their disabilities. It is so horrible to see that joke being made in the Percy Jackson series of all franchises. Especially when you add that on to the rest of the quite frankly ableist characterizations in TSATS and how much the book erases Nico and Will's disabilities/neurodivergence.

#pjo #percy jackson #riordanverse #tsats crit #rr crit #tsats #the sun and the star #adhd #yes im back on my BS i was randomly reminded of this #YOU CANNOT DIVORCE PJO FROM DISABILITY/NEURODIVERGENCE. YOU CANNOT. #IF YOU DO IT IS NO LONGER PJO BECAUSE THAT IS THE LITERAL CORE OF THE SERIES #and i dont care how TSATS was labeled. the alleged themes they were ''representing'' were either nonexistent or horribly depicted #this was in the drafts cause i was thinking abt it the other day #but i am sick today and annoyed about disability stuff so into the wild it goes #i was in a complaining mood that day and now my brain has ceased functioning but w/ever #i will queue some cute art for a lil bit after this #cause i do not like to be negative