Comments on: The Edward Cullen Underpants Conundrum

By: matthew

matthew — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:18:33 +0000

In general, i agree with most of what you say, and I think that the word “objectify” has become a buzz word much in the same way that the word “socialist” has. However, there is something that is uniquely bazaar and disturbing about the Twilight mania that is sweeping the nation. It is related to the kid hipster purity ring phenomenon that happened a bit ago. Edward Cullen was written as a character that is also morally perfect (he’s a gorgeous 100 year old VIRGIN!). This strange contradiction between what he was meant to be (perfect) and what he is (porn, which he is in a very true sense as he is a distortion of some reality (i.e. nature) explicitly as a vampire, and implicitly as an untouched, untainted sex god) is what makes Twilight a scam. It would be the equivalent of having Megan Fox in transformers playing a well behaved virgin nun who just happens to be sexy and give teenagers boners, and then you find out in the end of the story that she is also a transformer…”Perverse” in a word i think. No more perverse than porn that is explicitly about sex or dildos that you refrigerate, but perverse none the less. add that it is marketed for tweens and young teenagers, and that bella is the weakest female lead in a long time (terrible and unrealistic role model for our youth) and you get a trifecta of dysfunctional dribble.

By: Cherie

Cherie — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:31:04 +0000

Hey! Um, you’re like, the coolest person? ever?

By: vanessa

vanessa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:09:53 +0000

This article is made of pure undistilled awesome.

By: Rowan Watson

Rowan Watson — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:14:43 +0000

StumbleUpon brought me here, and I nearly didn’t read it because I can’t stand Twilight. Man, am I glad I did! I’m a lady clerk at a porn store in portland, oregon, and matched in bookworm-ism only by a few. I read voraciously. I know from good. And this is good. Great writing, well-thought out and beautifully presented, and sister, you are spot on all down the line! I’m bookmarking your site and coming back when I’m not all tired from working at the “adult bookstore” all day.

By: Robert Pattinson « Pop Culture Diary

Robert Pattinson « Pop Culture Diary — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:42 +0000

[...] Little Ashes) may be tweens and the morbidly obese, YOUR personal demographic just happens to be the entire female population of this fair planet. And FYI on that front, we all have one of the “V” words downstairs. Not that I want to ruin my [...]

By: Download Movies

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By: The only good thing about Twilight « I Am In Dire Need Of A Butler

The only good thing about Twilight « I Am In Dire Need Of A Butler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:47:06 +0000

[...] This lady pretty much sums up what I was trying to say with these last two posts, except she’s actually clear and articulate about it. Also, I promise I wont bitch about Twilight next time, sorry that I made you guys go through that. [...]

By: Doriinatrix

Doriinatrix — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:59:52 +0000

Oh man, you just articulated every thought I had about Twilight and wrote about it in a more precise way than I ever could. Definitely following this blog now.

By: To the Wolves » Blog Archive » Of Twilight and Sexism

To the Wolves » Blog Archive » Of Twilight and Sexism — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:53:44 +0000

[...] around for a few months now, but I wanted to comment on Sady at Tiger Beatdown’s post, The Edward Cullen Underpants Conundrum. I think said post offers one of the most original and level-headed discussions of Twilight mania [...]