Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-5896827-20160731081509/@comment-5896827-20160804214305

SayuriDarling wrote: No, it's her actual father. I think Apollo made it 100% clear that that was her dad. Trying to deflect because it's a gay couple makes you look dismissive and homophobic. That's uncalled for. All of us agreed that it is physically impossible for two men to have a baby. Utkar simply took the next logical assumption which is that the mortal parent is a step-father or non-related. By calling him names so quickly and jumping to the conclusion he despises/has a crippling fear of homosexuals makes you look too easily offended and rather immature.

We know those two men did indeed have Kayla together but it may have not been clear to Utkar. Heck, he might have not even read the book. Simply suggesting a different idea doesn't mean he is attacking the LGBT community.

I usually don't get this worked up but homophobic isn't a small, harmless term. You are essentially implying Utkar has a deep-rooted, hatred towards an entire group of people. That's a pretty big accusation for him suggesting another idea. For all you know, he may have friends and family that are LGBT. He may be LGBT.

We all know his idea is wrong so let's move on and not label other people again.

To be honest, Riordan is grasping at straws at this point in trying to explain how gods genetics works. The excuse, 'They're gods, it doesn't matter' isn't really good enough. It makes Riordan look lazy and that he has put a lack of effort into his story.