Neither Walker Scobell nor Leah Jeffries look book-accurate. Every time I think about this, I get so angry because Walker received very little—if any—hate for not looking like book Percy, but Leah received endless amounts of it for not looking like book Annabeth, and it reminds me that people aren’t mad because she’s not book-accurate. They’re mad because she’s black.
i still don’t understand why recovery isn’t romanticized more. getting better after being at your lowest point? working hard and doing what it takes to feel safe again? knowing that occasional dips aren’t the end of the world? changing yourself and ridding your life of toxic behavior/people? i’m sorry that sounds better than any edgy miserable story i’ve ever heard.
honestly props to Biden on his timing. Dropping out after the republican convention but before the democratic convention was a smart move. It means the republican arguments about him are now all meaningless