Some people I talked to think your criticism of PJO is being overly sensitive because Percy Jackson got so many kids into Greek Mythology. What can you say to disprove that?
Well, there are always going to be people like that. They don't like criticism because it cuts into their nostalgia and forces them to lift their rose-coloured lens and look at where it went wrong.
Listen, there's absolutely nothing wrong with getting into Greek Mythology for Percy Jackson. I'm serious! I know plenty of people who've done that.
But there are too many inaccuracies and misconceptions of the Greek Gods due to the series and someone has to call it out. I'm just one of the many people who dislike the way he portrayed them and I'm criticising it.
Also-he did disrespect Greek people by taking their gods and putting them in America and using the pathetic excuse of 'Oh, America is a great civilisation now, so the Greek Gods are going there instead of staying in tiny, boring old Greece'! That is downright disgusting.
Not to mention all the racism and sexism and the fact that he didn't even bring one Greek person in it despite him trying to add different cultures (and no, Zoe and Apollo don't count, I'm talking about an actual Greek demigod who could inform us about Greek culture and traditions and modern-day Greece.)
Also, the way he made fun of Lester's name was disrespectful. If you can't pronounce Papadopoulos, please go back to kindergarten.
The way he wrote their gods was just disgusting. I mean, this has probably been repeated ad nauseam, but it's true. You can find plenty of posts criticizing their disgusting portrayal (including my PJO ultimate, though don't take my posts only.)
If we look at the criticism of PJO overall, mine isn't different-it's just the same. There are people who are far angrier and more intense than I am, actually. You can like something and also be critical of it. Multiple people do that and it's actually better than just blindly bowing down to it and refusing to accept that it has any flaws, which is a harmful stance.