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Unbreakable Josuke Higashikata99 wrote: VidiaPhoenix wrote:

Unbreakable Josuke Higashikata99 wrote: Klimenreal wrote:

I didn't read ship of dead, but I don't mind spoilers right now. How did end those political mouthpiece or in the end, did Riordan manage to handle Alex's character and being genderfluid well? To answer this, Alex has calmed down around this time and isn’t beating the Heroes (And by that extension the audience) over the head about her pronouns as much (She only mentions it like once or twice compared to Thor), buuut we get things like weapons having genders, or the golem made by Magnus, Alex, and T.J. being non-binary, a mention of “mansplaining”, and my least favorite thing being Alex disliking the book collection that Randolph owns (Magnus and Alex visit his mansion, after he dies in the second book for something.) because the books were written by “Dead White Dudes” as if that matters. So, Alex is a racist too now? I'm so glad I stopped reading Rick's book's if "mansplaining" and "Ew, Dead White Dudes" is the quality writing he is putting out.

Also, non-binary? Rick really did become tumblr? How disappointing. This is why I'm glad for Rick Riordan Presents. I can continue to get the modern retelling of myths with new authors, ones that aren't disillusioned political SJW mouthpieces. The only books written by a white male Alex showed any form of approval was Lord of the Rings, while Plath and the author who wrote The Left Hand of Darkness.

Kinda ironic that the character created by a straight white male is bashing the books other authors made, huh. I just noticed that...and, you know what's even funnier? Riordan's dedication reads: "To J.R.R. Tolkien, who opened up the world of Norse mythology for me"..... and then, one of the Riordan's characters actually says about Tolkien that he is a white dead man *What* ...?....Mindblown.....?