Is still find it funny that while (some) complaints about PJO and it's writing are valid, some just miss the point of the book itself.
Does the fact Demigods have ADHD and Dyslexia make sense because they're "wired for battle and ancient greek"? No.
But the meta of the books is that RR only wrote them because of his son with ADHD and Dyslexia. There would be no book without it- and say what you want about his bad descriptions of Dyslexia but honestly as someone with ADHD Percy’s dialogue reads like someone with ADHD.
This also goes into things like queer and POC rep in earlier books: is it good? No. Should it be the standard now adays? no.
But this was a book series published in the early 2000s. Having a series overtly state a character was mentally ill was out of right field at the time. Nico coming out as gay was unheard of. Even if the coming out scene WAS bad, I NEED people (both who glaze the whole thing or who despise it) to realize it's not written well, but it was still written despite the time it was. Which again: is better then most series at the time.
This also goes for POC rep: are there several issues with it? Yes. But unlike most rep done stereotypically its not purposely cruel. It's not done this way because RR thinks less of POC, its done this way because hes a straight middle aged white man. To actually name a first nation's person in your book (even if he choose the most "stereotypical" one) was a big deal at the time. To have several characters who were not white and important was a big deal at the time.
I'm not meaning to glaze RR. Anyone can have their opinions and choose what they want to read.
But guys, PLEASE these books were written in the 2000s/2010s. Gay marriage was only legalized in the states in 2011. Percy Jackson (at least in pop culture) is thought of to sit just below Harry Potter- which is owned by a bigot hell bent on destroying people's lives.
RR isn't the supervillian some of you make him out to be (unless I've massive missed something), he again is just a middle aged white man who is trying to write rep into his books. Which is better then 99% of books on the market today much less on the market in the early 2000s.
Time period does matter, and trying to "cancel" an author whos legit just trying to write rep for communities he's very obviously not in is not helping anyone. Especially not when a writer of another childhood series is literally helping strip people of their rights.
