@people who say stuff like “rick riordan’s representation is amazing!” let’s talk about how the sole asian representation in the pjo universe consists of
raj mandeli the calculus whiz who yells something in urdu which percy thinks means “i have to go potty,” and then runs away from the laestrygonians
why is this problematic? raj mandeli is a very stereotypical portrayal of south asians. the way urdu is treated as a joke is immature and feels borderline offensive. It rubs me the wrong way.
pranjal the healer who is the ✨only named medic at camp jupiter✨
why is this problematic? perhaps i’m being too nitpicky with this one, but a doctor of all professions? seriously? a lot of us receive immense pressure from family members to become doctors. It would have been nice if we could be represented in a way that breaks stereotypes. I’m not saying it’s bad to have pranjal be a doctor, but why is the sole south asian representation in the pjo universe a doctor and a calculus whiz?
drew tanaka the bully,,,do I seriously need to elaborate on this one?
why is this problematic? she’s a bully. I repeat, she’s a BULLY.
mrs. chase the “evil asian stepmom”
why is this problematic? not really gonna elaborate on this one much because i don’t feel it’s my place to talk about how she treated annabeth. but having both of your two female asian characters be portrayed as a bully/antagonist is just,,,not okay.
i’m open to debate about any of this, but non-asians don’t clown please
