Board Thread:Magnus Chase & the Gods of Asgard/@comment-27218746-20151125014914

Let me just say this first, I am not a big fan of Rick Riordan's work. In my opinion, He screwed everything up after Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters. Throughout the Kane Chronicles and Hero's of Olympus, He has had people of color and he always screws it up. Instead of focusing on if they are a good character of not, He tries to make there backstory a sob story. Take Piper for example, She was discriminated against for being Native American. And another one, Hazel, He had to pull the evil white man card so she could be liked more. Then comes Samirah.

When i first heard that Riordan was writing a book about Norse gods, I almost screamed. Seeing how he culturally appropriated the Greek gods, (He made Thanatos, a WHITE god black and for some reasons its not racist) I was scared of what was going to happen. I soon found out that there was a black dwarf in white mythology. I was mad but not furious. Then came Samirah Al-Abaas. This is when i lost my shit.

A MUSLIM VALKYRIE?!! So he is aloud to culture appropriate white mythology but if white people dare touch black mythology, Its a big no-no. Besides, She not really a original character. She is the standard cookie-cutter demigod as well as the rest.

Somebody please tell me i am not the only one that thinks that having other races in white mythology is stupid. 