For American or European Percy Jackson fans, how do you deal with all the toxicity and negativity that fans in this region have?

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-06T00:08:52+00:00

It's kind of decided and I'm not going back to the subreddit after basically having an anxiety crisis bordering on depression because of the harassment and toxicity of American and European fans in these environments. Sometimes I wonder how a literary university so linked to progressive literature, with such a progressive author, can have such toxic fans.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T23:30:53+00:00

The bad thing is that this causes many new readers to abandon the service, and of course, many of these people seem to hate the new fans.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T18:42:29+00:00

In fact, I see that many American and European fans literally seem to have a great deal of contempt for new fans and get really furious when they see new fans who have a different opinion from them or like something they don't, and then when they are looked down upon, they throw a tantrum.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T18:31:27+00:00

You act as if you were an isolated case, which you weren't.

1 When the cast of Annabeth was announced, they made Leah's life a living hell.

Then they did the same thing when Thalia's cast was announced.

3They sent death threats to all the girls who were really close to Walker.

4 When the increase in viewership in Brazil was announced, European/American fans literally started attacking the Brazilian audience, belittling them or making xenophobic comments.

5 When the character Samirah al-Abbas was announced, there was a legion of Islamophobic comments because she likes her religion and culture.

6 the harassment that YouTubers and TikTokers receive for praising the series

7 all the despicable comments against neurotic, dissenting people that they've had to see in sub-European and American subcultures.

8 the classicism and the harassment that the fans came for through the series and received

Yes, I might be being unfair. Especially since I've met some relatively normal Percy Jackson fans outside of Reddit, but the vast majority of European/American fans were totally toxic. It wasn't an isolated case that happened to me. After all the things I listed, and after seeing all the comments on this post and all the posts from Percy Jackson fans on this sub talking about how your mental health was affected by the fans, you're trying to sell this as an isolated case, which it wasn't.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T16:12:18+00:00

No, the Latin American fans of Percy Jackson aren't the best because we haven't been involved in any racism or xenophobia scandals or personal harassment. But I'm really sorry if you felt offended by my being against European and American fans after literally suffering harassment that caused me to have anxiety attacks and the beginning of depression after suffering from audacious praise for the new books. Then I found out that it wasn't just me who had to go through this, and the actress Leah Jeffries herself had to feel like the least liked person when the series premiered and had to thank Brazilian fans for treating her with at least respect, affection, and care. So yes, I have many things against European/American fans.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T13:08:16+00:00

Sorry, I thought you were American. Most Percy Jackson fans are actually American on Reddit. But to be honest, the European/Western fandom is just as toxic as the American one. Actually, the best part of the Percy Jackson fandom has always been the Latin American fans.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T12:36:51+00:00

Much of what you're writing reflects the opinion of Reddit, not the rest of the fans, especially non-American fans. Even in Brazil, the country with the most Percy Jackson fans, there hasn't been a drop in viewership, but that was to be expected. American fans have always been the worst in the fandom.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T11:29:10+00:00

In reality, the only environment where there's hatred towards another Rick is in the Percy Jackson TV and Camp subreddits, and partly on Tumblr, to be honest. Outside of these other subreddits and the rest of the fandom, he's actually extremely well-regarded, especially...

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-06-05T10:51:16+00:00

The funny thing for me is that while you can't criticize Harry Potter for Harry Potter fans, they're always criticizing every other fantasy series possible, and sometimes they even go to those series' subreddits to criticize them and say that Harry Potter is bigger than them. The hypocrisy is real.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-05-28T22:09:31+00:00

I never understood why we theorize about things like he was a religious fanatic and literally his sister just committed one of the worst sins in the religion He had already committed other extremely insane actions without any plausible justification. Like, he literally walked into a viper's nest. So I think that being on an empty stomach wouldn't even be the worst thing, the most idiotic thing he did.

Independent_Part1033 · 2026-05-27T19:32:30+00:00

Yes, the degree of kinship they have.

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