EternalBibliophile

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The official casting for Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood has just been announced. Both are POC actors, and while Grover’s actor has been widely accepted by the fandom, Annabeth’s actress has not.
          Annabeth Chase will be played by 12-year-old Leah Sava Jeffries, a black American actress. This casting choice is somewhat controversial, as historically Annabeth has been portrayed, in official art, fanart and the movies-that-shall-not-be-named, as white.
          To understand why this change may prove to be an issue, you have to understand Annabeth’s character. It’s not as simple as ‘but she has to be blonde because that’s how I imagine her’ as some have assumed, a problem which could be solved with a wig or hair dye. Annabeth looks the part of your stereotypical bimbo. She’s a tall, blonde, tan Cali girl, the only exception to this rule being her piercing grey eyes. This stereotype is one that has plagued her since childhood and is the reason why she feels the need to prove herself, prove her intelligence and worth, and turns out to be her deadly flaw of hubris. So it’s fair to say that it’s pretty important to her as a character.

silas_ronan

@EternalBibliophile yeah, just write six total paragraphs detailing the casting of the new Percy Jackson show, and then reply to a two-paragraph comment with two words
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strxl1ght

@EternalBibliophile I fully understand this and agree with you, but the thing that I look forward to the most is the script as for the movies-that-must-not-be-named had clearly did not do a good job at. I agree that she is a CHILD FOR GODS SAKE A CHILD! Children who choose this life should be treated with at least some respect, it's not her fault she doesn't fit the full description. Disagree if you must but shaming her and giving hate is not the answer if ,however, you agree then go suffer in the Fields of Asphodel and go throw yourself into the depths of Tartarus and may the arai come for you.
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