"You're biased and just hate Annabeth!!"
Recently, I've noticed posts criticizing anti-Percabeth shippers for being biased against Annabeth because we overlook Percy's mistakes. There's some truth to that.
We focus more on Annabeth's actions than Percy's because they're more impactful and harmful, at least that's me. That's not to say Percy is a saint because he's not. While I do see more criticism of Annabeth, I also see criticism of Percy, such as his passivity when Annabeth does something he dislikes or his lack of openness to her. Hell, a lot of anti-percabeth stans feel Percy is a shell of himself and don't like where he's heading. I also see them criticize how he treated Bob in Tartarus because he was manipulative and a dick. I'm sure there's a lot more to criticize him on.
Percy gets criticized as a character and his choices, but for percabeth, he's rarely the issue here.
To keep it short, let's ask ourselves:
Has Percy done ANY of the following to Annabeth?
Has he called her mean names, intending to bring her down, so he feels better about himself?
Did he demean Annabeth for not understanding something?
Did he crap over her accomplishments because others acknowledge her achievements, then get happy when she's being insulted and told she can't do anything without Percy's help?
Has he insulted her family members or friends?
Did he stalk her while she was changing and make excuses for it?
Did he yell and scream at her during stressful times, causing more stress?
Has he made her afraid of him to the point she expects to get hit or chewed out for getting something wrong, even if it's a little?
Has he hit, kicked, shoved, and body slammed her because she ANNOYED or ANGERED him? We're not talking about sparring. Has Percy put his hands on her because she did something he didn't like?
Has he shown a lack of appreciation when she does something kind because she can't afford to do something extravagant?
Has he made her plan everything and hold expectations while he sits on his ass, only to later judge her efforts???
Has he put her life at risk by shoving her into a dangerous situation with a dangerous god/goddess wanting to kill her, watching her getting her shit rocked, and when she asks for help, he sits on his ass and points to his "watch"? Did he do all of this, not knowing if she'll survive?
Has he tried to control her? Make her do something she doesn't like, or make her uncomfortable about interacting, or even think about others?
Has he brought up an ex in fucking Tartarus with the intention of making her uncomfortable?
Has he shamed her for using dark powers that literally saved their lives? Again, showing no gratitude.
Has he gossiped about her to a friend and let his friend paint her as an animal/monster that needs to be leashed?
Has he tried to guilt-trip Annabeth into doing things?
But Annabeth has done them to Percy.
What's worse? She hasn't apologized. Not once.
Now do you understand why anti-percabeth stans don't like her or are critical of her? It's hard to like a character that's not only a bitch but a bitch that faces little to no consequences, on top of stans calling you 'sexist' for not kissing her feet and refusing to call their relationship the "golden standard".
Trying to shift blame onto Percy is annoying at best and scummy at worst. It's victim blaming. Yes, Percy has done some rude things, but that's nowhere near as horrific as what she did.
When I hear stans talk about her changing, part of changing is acknowledging WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. Being aware of your wrongdoings. Please list where she has apologized to Percy for being a cunt? Where does she realize she's being cruel and needs to change?
It's Percy who either apologizes or looks over what she did.
That's not changing or becoming better. That's sweeping your shit under the rug and hoping no one smells it. It's the victim trying to rationalize that what they're going through isn't terrible, and they need to "toughen up".
Yesterday, I saw a stan bashing a fanfic writer for writing Annabeth in a critical light. When the author gave evidence of how Annabeth mistreats him, not only did they ignore it, but they also bash Percy and blame him for things he didn't do or were out of his control.
And that's why I criticize her more. Her actions are more impactful and harmful than Percy's ever will be. The fact Percy EXPECTS her to hurt him is damaging enough. That's probably how fucking Sally feels with Gabe. If I do something wrong, he'll hurt me. Why the fuck can't this be considered the same or similar to Percabeth? Her intent to bring him down and hurt him because of her insecurities is why I voice my complaints, and when I got hardcore stans trying to OVERLOOK and DEFEND her actions, even blaming Percy, I can't help but scorn and bitch louder.
You stans want Percy to share the blame when he isn't required to. You want Annabeth to seem less bad and mean, and I am not okay with that. We should not lessen the blows she delivered. I get that some people can blow things out of proportion, but we have evidence that she's similar to Gabe and is just a nasty person.
Overall, it's not bad that one person gets more blame, especially when they're the ones causing the problems, and that someone is Annabeth Chase, and I won't stop being vocal about that.
Alright. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
