Twilight!

[gremcint]

http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/2009...2-09-new-moon/

[jackfaire]

Your momma was a snowblower!

[Fryk]

I fart in your sparkly direction!!!!!!

[Lace Neil Singer]

But when they demand to know why I don't like them and I tell them why, suddenly I'm getting reamed by six different sources and grilled left and right and it basically feels like 'how DARE you not LOVE the books??"

By their reaction you'd think I'd stated an opinion that I think Hitler and his ideas were pretty good.

Yeah; it's like suddenly finding out that the phrase, "I hate Twilight," means "Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries". -.-

[Rageaholic]

I have nothing much to add except that while I've always hated this teeny booper fandom, I never realized how much of a pervert the vampire is.

I now absolutely despise this fad!

[LewisLegion]

If you dislike the Twilight books it's really a Catch-22. Take my office for example. EVERYONE here is obsessed with the books. They've been talking about nothing else but the movie since it came out, including getting midnight tickets for the premier.

I stay silent but inevitably they drag me into the conversation. "So, when are you going to go see it? Have you read the books?" etc. When I tell them I have no intention of seeing the movie and dislike the books, I immediately get blasted. It's not a case of them saying 'oh, ok, that's cool' and going back to their discussion. I would have no problem with that and I have no problem with them enjoying the books. But when they demand to know why I don't like them and I tell them why, suddenly I'm getting reamed by six different sources and grilled left and right and it basically feels like 'how DARE you not LOVE the books??"

By their reaction you'd think I'd stated an opinion that I think Hitler and his ideas were pretty good.

I'm a writer. Technically amateur but still a writer. I've been reading and writing since I was six years old. It is my personal OPINION that the Twilight books are poorly written, grammatically incorrect, rambling, unrealistic Mary Sue twaddle that reads like someone's romance fan-fic blog. That is my opinion. I don't care if someone else likes them, more power to them, that's great.

Personally, I think that fans of the book feel the need to defend themselves a bit too vehemently for whatever reason. As if someone saying they dislike something they, themselves, like...that person is telling them that they're inferior or 'wrong' somehow. I don't know why they're so defensive. People have different likes or dislikes in this world. It's ok, really. You don't see mountain climbers harrassing people who don't like heights or calling them idiots, haters, or demanding they list their reasons they don't like that activity.

Why so much fuss over a book? *shrug*

[Nyoibo]

You have to be kidding me.....poorly written, extremely lame......

Hey, just like what we're bitching about now!

Except, martial arts and giant robots!

And no sparkly as far as the eye could see.

[IDrinkaRum]

OoO!

Okies ... I was watching the daytime soap, Days of Our Lives, on Soap Net this morning. (There wasn't anything else on, and it was yeterday's epi, and I don't watch DOOL every day).

So, Arianna (character's name) was talking to her little sister about how she was in love with someone and he was in love with someone else. And her little sister was like, How can you love him when he doesn't love you but someone else!?

Arianna said: "You're young you don't understand about being in love."

And the little sister's response?

"I've read Twilight!"

[jackfaire]

oooh I loved She-Ra! Princess of Power! Wooo! And she had a flying horsie! I had those action figures. Along with He-Man. I started collecting the He-Man DVD set...talk about corny! LOL Especially the PSA's at the end! Hilarious!

I had a friend who only caught the tail end of She Ra/He Man thing. Didn't know the whole story and asked "When are they going to get married"

If you don't know why that's funny I ain't tellin you

[DesignFox]

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At least my generation had... um, cartoons created to sell toys! Tho let's face it, She-ra is a better role model for young girls than Bella is, by far. XD

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oooh I loved She-Ra! Princess of Power! Wooo! And she had a flying horsie! I had those action figures. Along with He-Man. I started collecting the He-Man DVD set...talk about corny! LOL Especially the PSA's at the end! Hilarious!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Maybe they're talking about how not to write? Or maybe they are pointing out the misuse and abuse of the English language in the books and telling them not to do that? Hopefully?

My English teacher did that with Mills & Boon. XD Honestly, we had an entire lesson devoted to picking them apart as an example of terrible writing.

At least my generation had... um, cartoons created to sell toys! Tho let's face it, She-ra is a better role model for young girls than Bella is, by far. XD

I just wanted to point out that the statement about being "vegetarians" was made as a joke. The book recognizes that blood =/= vegetables.

The book, maybe, but the twihards? Not in my experience. Apparently the veggie vampirism is somehow something along with the sparklies that's attractive. Can't think why. O_o

OK, I seriously loled when I saw the following picture: http://quizilla.teennick.com/user_im...1706_full.jpeg

[RootedPhoenix]

There's also the fact that Edward can NOT be a vegetarian, cuz any kind of blood be it animal or human is a MEAT PRODUCT.

I just wanted to point out that the statement about being "vegetarians" was made as a joke. The book recognizes that blood =/= vegetables.

As for anything ELSE in that book.... *shrug*
I only read the first one, so I'm pretty uninformed on the whole thing.

[DesignFox]

I loved the Green Ranger. Particularly when he was evil.

All teenagers love something that we, as adults, think is complete trash. Oftentimes looking back on what we liked as a kid brings fond memories, but as adults we realize how crappy it really is. LOL

[blas87]

Yeah, I'll admit I loved the original Power Rangers....I mean the original ones and maybe even when they changed the black, red, and yellow one.

The pink one was always my favorite.

[IDrinkaRum]

That being said, I find it saddening to hear more and more reports of high school and even college English professors are devoting entire classes to Twilight, especially given Mrs. Meyers' gross misuse and abuse of the English language in her books.

Maybe they're talking about how not to write? Or maybe they are pointing out the misuse and abuse of the English language in the books and telling them not to do that? Hopefully?