theres something to be said about piper as an aphrodite kid representing the "ugliness" of beauty, or rather internal beauty. she gets her hands dirty. she snorts. she canonically dresses similarly to percy. shes outspoken. shes not "demure," like the stereotype of aphrodite kids
For me Barbie was the first feminist icon in animation. Endless careers, no prince needed, just a girl showing other girls they could be anything. That’s why we were all obsessed