Board Thread:Percy Jackson & the Olympians/@comment-31481772-20170602080801/@comment-27518339-20170626022305

VidiaPhoenix wrote: The joke about a jackalope was a reference to a myth. I believe a random male hunter saw Artemis bathe naked and she turned him into a jackalope. Then, she set his own hunting dogs on him and they tore him apart.

Also, I noticed a lot of people angry at Bianca. While what she did was very selfish, it is understandable. She was a 12 year old raising her 10 year old brother. She had been raising him by herself for years. Grown adults have enough problems raising kids but a 12 year old with no guidance? This is basically a child raising someone about two years her junior 24/7 around the clock, no breaks. Her whole life was revolved around taking care of herself and Nico.

Normally, this is the type of situation that gets child protective services to come but she didn't even have that. Bianca was alone not only having to act as a completely independant adult at 12 (not even a teen), she also had full responsibility for her brother who was nearly the same age. I can't even imagine the psychological burden it must have placed on her.

She also greatly regrets her choice. It's not like she looked back at it and thought, "Yep, I was so in the right. Screw Nico!" She looked back in sadness and wished she had stayed with Nico. A little too late, I'm afraid. She wasn't referring to Aktaion. Artemis even says in The Titan's Curse:

"You must forgive my Hunters if they do not welcome you. It is very rare that we would have boys in the camp. Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp... " She looked at Zoë. "Which one was it?"

"That boy in Colorado," Zoë said. "You turned him into a jackalope."

"Ah, yes." Artemis nodded, satisfied. "I enjoy making jackalopes."

I myself have nothing against Bianca, and I can understand her choice to a degree. My point is that Artemis and the Hunters are horribly biased towards males in general.