Taking My Anger Out On Stephanie Meyer

ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS BLOG IS APPARENTLY TAMORA PIERCE APPROVED. :D

Tamora said "You go, Girl," in response to this rant. I think that's the only real approval I need.

Note: If you are a fan of Stephanie Meyer's "SPARKLY VAMPIRES OMG!" series of books, stop reading. NOW. I will have nothing positive to say about any of it. I will be ripping your favorite series of books apart in my own blog and telling you why it hurts me to see so many girls eating this shit up like some kind of sugar coated orgasm drug. If you are offended after I have given you this disclaimer? It's your own fault.

EDIT: This is a rant. It is not supposed to be entirely rational. And I did warn you what I say here is angry.

I wanted to read Twilight. Honestly, I did. I saw it in a bookstore and thought "Hey, this looks good." And smartly, instead of spending the money on it, I decided instead to check it out of the library.

I'm GLAD I didn't give that woman another cent for her disgusting series.

Wendy covered a lot of my problems in this journal entry, and I've ranted about the series before, but I'm angry, I need a rant, and today seems like the day for it.

Girls? Ladies? Women. WHY DO YOU IDOLIZE EDWARD CULLEN? Will someone PLEASE explain it to me? If you want eternal love with lots of brooding and woe is me, I have another suggestion for you:

Because at least when HE'S a total controlling asshole towards you it's literally because HE HAS NO SOUL. He doesn't try to cover it up with "I love you! I love you!"

If he locks you in his house, if he tells you who you can and can't be friends with, if he disobeys your wishes "for your own good" when it's something as silly as not wanting to go to your own prom, if he treats you like property? HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU. This is not love, IT IS EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION AND ABUSE. No matter what he might call it, no matter what he might convince you of, it is not good for you. It is good for him, it is a power trip, it is him feeling in control of you maybe because he knows he can't control himself. Edward can't totally control his hunger for Bella so instead he controls her as much as possible. And not even just after the mess with the other vampires coming after her, even before that.

And yet I see otherwise rational and extremely intelligent teenage girls talking about how WONDERFUL he is as a boyfriend. And it hurts me. I know, it's stupid, it's not my business, but ladies it HURTS ME INSIDE. I know that it is possible for someone who is strong, is intelligent, is worth more than a guy who's going to treat them like shit to be broken down, all because she believes in true love. I have seen it happen to people I love and care about...I have seen it happen to myself. And I don't want to see it continue in part because of a sparkly vampire who treats his girlfriend like utter SHIT.

Abuse is not romantic. Even if the guy doing it looks like this, but with fangs:

Trust me. There are better books/shows/movies/comics about vampires out there. Please look into them.

EDIT 2: ELECTRIC BUGALOO: I am not saying that liking Twilight will make you a victim of abuse. I am saying that excusing abusive behavior in a fictional character just because he's a "total hottie vampire" speaks volumes about the opinion we as a society have about abusive relationships. It's okay because he's attractive, and because he REALLY REALLY loves her. Except that it's not. Excusing it fictionally makes me worry that some day these same women will excuse it in real life. Emotional abuse is hard to pin down, just because he never hit you doesn't mean he never hurt you. But it's okay, right? Because he said "I love you" when it was all said and done.

EDIT 3: TALKING TO A BRICK WALL: Please read MiseryxChord's comment to this post. She pretty much sums up the point I was trying to make.

Also, if you're not into literary criticism or reading something fictional in order to explore the psychological aspects of it...such as what a book says about the opinions and attitudes of the author and the prevailing attitudes at a point in history? I suggest you avoid these majors in college:
-fiction writing
-literature
-psychology
-sociology

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	peterismyplaymate: 01/24/2008 8:52 AM This is just more reasons that I'm reading Anne Rice's books instead. Good job, Ash.
	superblitz: 01/24/2008 9:31 AM The only thing I liked about Stephanie Meyer's books is this: I'M BETTER THAN HER! But there's something wrong with that statement... that a new unpublished writer could read something on the bestseller's list and cringe over the errors and plot holes and... UGH. I would start another debate just with this. At least I know if she can get published with that kind of crap, there's hope for me yet. And apparently I don't even need to do the two years of polishing that I was told to look forward to, because heaven knows she didn't!
	"I enjoy the way Carlton dances.": 01/24/2008 10:18 AM I have never read it...I tried to stay away from the "SPARKLY VAMPIRES OMG!" lol....I read oooooold boooks, they are more interesting in general to me...
	kassady: 01/24/2008 12:02 PM sometimes i feel like i wander around this site extolling the virtues of poppy z brite but im going to do it again. she writes proper vampire books. and she writes proper eroticism.
	New Age Amazon: 01/24/2008 12:11 PM kassady said: sometimes i feel like i wander around this site extolling the virtues of poppy z brite but im going to do it again. she writes proper vampire books. and she writes proper eroticism. Lost Souls is still one of my favorite vampire books. Not only were the vampires great, but the whole way she wrote Ghost and Steve's relationship.
	kassady: 01/24/2008 12:19 PM [ newageamazon said: Lost Souls is still one of my favorite vampire books. Not only were the vampires great, but the whole way she wrote Ghost and Steve's relationship. she knows how to write about relationships - theyre a really strong theme in all her books. to me she's genius.
	Seb ™: 01/24/2008 12:29 PM I have no clue who Stephanie Meyer is... ummm but that kind of book isn't my kind of book. Great anti review it's sometimes great to rant sometimes.
	trigidentity: 01/24/2008 12:40 PM I've never read these book but you seem like you are overreacting. Also the guy who plays Cedric is HOT
	"I enjoy the way Carlton dances.": 01/24/2008 12:49 PM oh yeah, I love the show Angel...wait, isn't that the show...I thinik it is, bnut I'm not tooo sure, I watch it at like 3am sometimes...with the guy from the first pic in it....last episode I watched he got another vampire pregnant and she bit the love of his life, and yeah...I like the green dude who runs the club...lol. seb said: I have no clue who Stephanie Meyer is... ummm but that kind of book isn't my kind of book. Great anti review it's sometimes great to rant sometimes. dido, I've heard of the book twilight though....
	sweettaaangerine: 01/24/2008 12:58 PM It is just a book. He is just a character. Its called fiction. I dont see how you can get upset about the character when they ARENT REAL. She is a good reader and I do like her books and that is not why I am responding to this. What your saying is rediculous. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. You dont need to over react so much. But you do have your opinion and I respect that.
	sweettaaangerine: 01/24/2008 12:59 PM sweettaaangerine said: It is just a book. He is just a character. Its called fiction. I dont see how you can get upset about the character when they ARENT REAL. She is a good reader and I do like her books and that is not why I am responding to this. What your saying is rediculous. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. You dont need to over react so much. But you do have your opinion and I respect that. I meant she is a good writer.
	megheartmcr: 01/24/2008 1:14 PM sweettaaangerine said: It is just a book. He is just a character. Its called fiction. I dont see how you can get upset about the character when they ARENT REAL. She is a good reader and I do like her books and that is not why I am responding to this. What your saying is rediculous. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. You dont need to over react so much. But you do have your opinion and I respect that. I totally agree, i understand what people are saying, and im not a bitch so im not gonna say that your views are stuied or wrong (which they arnt, i do very much so respect your opinion) I quite enjoyed the books, i loved edwards character, i never saw him as an "emotional abuse" i just love the book for what it is...
	New Age Amazon: 01/24/2008 1:14 PM sweettaaangerine said: It is just a book. He is just a character. Its called fiction. I dont see how you can get upset about the character when they ARENT REAL. She is a good reader and I do like her books and that is not why I am responding to this. What your saying is rediculous. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. You dont need to over react so much. But you do have your opinion and I respect that. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. But she wrote a book about a guy who treats his girlfriend like property and yet I see so many girls going "I want a boyfriend like that!" If you want a boyfriend who treats you like Edward treats Bella? I'm seriously worried. As I stated, this is a rant. It might be overreacting. But that's how I feel. I worry about girls letting themselves be abused because of some ridiculous idea that "It's okay so long as he always says 'I love you!' in the end." And as a writer myself? I think she's mediocre as a writer, at best.
	xjesusxwasxwrongx: 01/24/2008 1:24 PM I respect your opinion but, COME ON its a book. FICTION means FAKE. The girls who hurt your 'insodes' thtas their opinion. Sorry, doesn't change anything.
	freakyfantasygrl: 01/24/2008 1:28 PM sweettaaangerine said: It is just a book. He is just a character. Its called fiction. I dont see how you can get upset about the character when they ARENT REAL. She is a good reader and I do like her books and that is not why I am responding to this. What your saying is rediculous. She can write a book on whatever she pleases. You dont need to over react so much. But you do have your opinion and I respect that. I agree..I was just about to say something like that..but you already said it..so yeah =]
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