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the judo flip

this has been on my mind for a while but I'm just now getting it out of my head and into binary code.

so the judo flip-New Rome-percabeth reunion is a hotly contested scene, deservedly so. Annabeth expresses her misplaced anger in an unhealthy way that supports the idea that strong women have to be a particular version of “tough” which includes violence or physical domination.

however, I don’t necessarily think the scene should have been removed. rather, I think scenes like this in YA lit need to be challenged. If Rick felt that that’s how the character would respond, than I want to see a follow-up conversation where Percy expresses discomfort with what Annabeth did and/or interrogates her motives behind that and brings up a conversation about what insecurities they’re both feeling in the wake of his eight month absence. Or, Annabeth’s new BFF Piper could have called her out. “I know you’re feeling angry, I’d be angry too {insert rant against godly parents] but that’s not an okay way to express this.”

Another situation that I think this could be applied to is with Piper’s “I’m not like other girls” attitude. A better evolution of Drew could result in more complex character development, better representation, and the chance for Piper to confront her own biases.

We gotta remember that these characters are teenagers who have undergone trauma with limited support from compassionate adult mentors. Even teens not in these situations don't always know how to channel their emotions appropriately or how to challenge harmful biases they have internalized from societal norms. As someone who works with teens daily as an educator, I have a lot of conversations with kids to disrupt problematic behavior or attitudes. 99.9% of the time, those conversations have a more dramatic impact for students when they come from a peer.

It’s important for YA lit to have positive representations of teens expressing themselves in healthy ways, seeking help, and showing oppeness to others. It’s also important for YA lit to model how teens can call each other out in a way that is productive and compassionate AND how teens can subsequently confront their hurtful actions.

I’m not mad that Rick included these moments. I’m mad that he included them without challenging those ideas.

#pjo #riordanverse #rick riordan #hoo #annabeth chase #percy jackson #piper mclean #drew tanaka #express yo self #ya literature #ya lit #representation #call out #mark of athena

it makes me so fxcking happy to see boys wearing makeup

#express yo self #whoever made it a girls only thing was chauvinistic af #let boys wear makeup #let girls not wear makeup if they don't freaking want to

So my parents pastor went on a rant about how paganism these days takes the form of "inviting people to worship at altar of self expression" and I thought that sounded just beautiful. That being said, I think I'm going to construct a travel altar around this and hopefully be able to let y'all know how it goes. I've never really been drawn to altars before now, but I feel very much compelled to do this. Wish me luck! 😉

#altar #express yo self #witchcraft

Nothing's hurt more than the unsent texts and the undialed calls. Just sitting there in drafts, like my finger on the call button. Going back and forth - do you know how I truly feel? Will this make a difference? Will this make things better? Or worse? Obviously you know. So I stop. And let it go..away. I exit out. I delete it. If I cry now, maybe I’ll hurt less later. So I’ve heard. Except when is later. A month? A year? Forever…because that’s what I planned with you. I can’t feel without you. So I don’t.

#express yo self #my writing