Yup. This Is What I Think of Sparkly Vampires.

[bashfullyshameless]

This, right here? This is what I think of every time I see or hear about "Twilight."

http://9gag.com/gag/3769468

...that, and I think anyone who'd sleep with a vampire must suffer from severe self-esteem issues.

I may be a bit judgmental.

But damn. Vampires. Ick.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

People just need to get over it.

It's crap made for teenagers. Crap has been made for teenagers since the dawn of motherfucking time.

 

[lovecraft68]

This, right here? This is what I think of every time I see or hear about "Twilight."

http://9gag.com/gag/3769468

...that, and I think anyone who'd sleep with a vampire must suffer from severe self-esteem issues.

I may be a bit judgmental.

But damn. Vampires. Ick.

My fantasy is for the Twilight Vamps to run into Brian Lumley's Wamphyrie from The Necroscope series. Those were not only some blood thirsty violent bastards, but there were a lot of BDSM aspects to them as well.

Yup Twilight is to "horror" what Debbi Gibson is to "real music" Trendy with no substance, but that's what sells these days. Real Vampires are too scary for the sensitive teens of today.

 

[lovecraft68]

People just need to get over it.

It's crap made for teenagers. Crap has been made for teenagers since the dawn of motherfucking time.

I'd get over it if teens were the total audience. There are a lot of adults into this crap and that is what's frightening.

Enough to spark the 50 shades BDSM twilight version and eventually enough to come out with a sci fi version where it will be a troubled bad boy martian that the goofy naive girl falls for.

 

[bashfullyshameless]

Meh. It's just easy to mock because it's so ridiculous. But when I was a teen, I wanted stuff that was aimed at my demographic to be smarter, too.

...that, and vampires in general are just plain stupid.

 

[Stella_Omega]

If you don't want to fantasize about sleeping with sparkly vampires, don't fantasize about sleeping with them.

If you don't want to read about naive goofy female protags in vampire fantasies, don't read that genre.

All your fears are laid to rest.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

That's why I love the hunger games craze. Strong female protagonist who is so romantically inclined that she thought that the love-struck Peeta was using the romance as a survival method the entire time.

 

[lovecraft68]

Meh. It's just easy to mock because it's so ridiculous. But when I was a teen, I wanted stuff that was aimed at my demographic to be smarter, too.

...that, and vampires in general are just plain stupid.

I was always more of a werewolf fan, but can handle Vampires if they have an element of bad ass to them

Tow of my favorite books are by Robert McCammon and feature great takes on the vampire in They Thirst and the werewolf in Wolf's Hour.

Matter of fact I bet a lot of people who enjoy the were stories in NH would love wolf's hour.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Twinkle Sprites. The things in Twilight are Twinkle Sprites.

 

[autoplot]

Kind of laborious, considering that two or three years ago someone managed to tell that joke in one Photoshop panel.

http://i.imgur.com/bIj7i.jpg

But yeah, it's time to move on with your life. Kids like what they like and all the "in MY day" in the world isn't going to change it.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

This one doesn't sparkle...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBYq5Hieh_A

 

[RjThoughts]

Well done, Marvel!! Get 'em Blade!!

Teenage son's best friends - "girls who are friends, but not girlfriends", one of which is my wife's "FAVORITE CHILD - tried to get him to read the Twilight series. He read more than me: I made it barely past the first chapter, he went to chapter 3 before tossing the drek! Now, he's reading "Hunger Games" with NO peer pressure!!

 

[persorosa]

As much as I despise the sparkly vampire and the entire ridiculous world that is Twilight, the author (as poorly written as it was) gave those kids and WAY too many adults what they wanted. Romanticized supernatural beings. And the fell for it hook, line and sinker. It's gross. Let me be honest, it's pathetic but she's enjoying the steady flow of money. We may think it's shit but it sure as heck paid.

The books are trash. Haven't read 50 Shades yet and I'm not looking forward to it but I feel I must in order to know what I'm talking. At the end of the day, not all teenagers like to be challenged or educated while reading. Hell let's be honest, a large portion of adults don't like it either so they choose to read crap and sadly crap sells. I don't make the rules, just live in the messed up world that lives by them. I'm just thankful when I meet people who agree because when they don't I worry for them.

Quick side note, yesterday I got my hair cut for the first time in 8 months (I have naturally curly hair and am very picky about who cuts it) anyway she brought up Hunger Games then moved on to Twilight and I was about to laugh about how bad it is until she said she loved them. I shut up right quick I was worried about my hair. She had scissors and I like long hair but it was the longest hair cut EVER. I really liked her up until she said she loved them.

I think I just rambled a lot, sorry.

Rose

 

[beatrice_dreams]

People just need to get over it.

It's crap made for teenagers. Crap has been made for teenagers since the dawn of motherfucking time.

Agreed. It also explains such phenomenon as the Sweet Valley High series. Thankfully I interspersed those with hefty doses of the Turbo Cowboys, so I turned out somewhere near normal. No...wait...

 

[lovecraft68]

As much as I despise the sparkly vampire and the entire ridiculous world that is Twilight, the author (as poorly written as it was) gave those kids and WAY too many adults what they wanted. Romanticized supernatural beings. And the fell for it hook, line and sinker. It's gross. Let me be honest, it's pathetic but she's enjoying the steady flow of money. We may think it's shit but it sure as heck paid.

The books are trash. Haven't read 50 Shades yet and I'm not looking forward to it but I feel I must in order to know what I'm talking. At the end of the day, not all teenagers like to be challenged or educated while reading. Hell let's be honest, a large portion of adults don't like it either so they choose to read crap and sadly crap sells. I don't make the rules, just live in the messed up world that lives by them. I'm just thankful when I meet people who agree because when they don't I worry for them.

Quick side note, yesterday I got my hair cut for the first time in 8 months (I have naturally curly hair and am very picky about who cuts it) anyway she brought up Hunger Games then moved on to Twilight and I was about to laugh about how bad it is until she said she loved them. I shut up right quick I was worried about my hair. She had scissors and I like long hair but it was the longest hair cut EVER. I really liked her up until she said she loved them.

I think I just rambled a lot, sorry.

Rose

Very well said. IN general people are looking more and more for mind numbing entertainment. All you have to do is look at all of the reality shows that are on.

I can't tell you how many people I've run into who don't know who Ron Paul is but know what the Kardashians did today.

Twilight would have been spit back 20 years ago, at least from the adult world, I can see the teen appeal, but the adults that like it?

Don't read shades just to read it, you'll be giving the hack writer the satisfaction. MY Wife couldn't get past three chapters and my sister and daughter didn't get that far.

My daughter didn't like it because she did enjoy twilight and said she didn't feel like reading a rip off.

 

[mynameisben]

Sparkly vampires. Indeed.

What we have right here is a tempest in a teapot. If you don't like sparkly vampires, why don't you just get up and change the channel? I've always believed it's better to light a candle than it is to curse the darkness. But I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Give me a minute, I've got more platitudes in the trunk.

 

[persorosa]

My fantasy is for the Twilight Vamps to run into Brian Lumley's Wamphyrie from The Necroscope series. Those were not only some blood thirsty violent bastards, but there were a lot of BDSM aspects to them as well.

Yup Twilight is to "horror" what Debbi Gibson is to "real music" Trendy with no substance, but that's what sells these days. Real Vampires are too scary for the sensitive teens of today.

The Debbie Gibson comment almost made me pee myself.

 

[lovecraft68]

Sparkly vampires. Indeed.

What we have right here is a tempest in a teapot. If you don't like sparkly vampires, why don't you just get up and change the channel? I've always believed it's better to light a candle than it is to curse the darkness. But I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Give me a minute, I've got more platitudes in the trunk.

Well see, that's part of the point. I don't read the crap, I don;t watch the crap, yet somehow it's still everywhere, including this site where the surge of NH popularity is a direct reflection of the wave of sexy, sensitive little vamps and were-whatevers

and as is often stated by the racists and straight hating bitter people here, this is a freedom of speech site.

So please feel free to bring on some more platitudes, you have the right.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Well see, that's part of the point. I don't read the crap, I don;t watch the crap, ...

Yet you never shut up about the crap.

 

[mynameisben]

Well see, that's part of the point. I don't read the crap, I don;t watch the crap, yet somehow it's still everywhere, including this site where the surge of NH popularity is a direct reflection of the wave of sexy, sensitive little vamps and were-whatevers

Okay.

Now, shake your fist angrily in the air and yell out your window, "You keeds! Git off my lawn, you keeds!"

Trust me. It grows on ya.

 

[lovecraft68]

Okay.

Now, shake your fist angrily in the air and yell out your window, "You keeds! Git off my lawn, you keeds!"

Trust me. It grows on ya.

I'll give it shot on your recommendation.

Right now what I do is open the back door and let my two German Shepherds out.

Tell you what, those keeds can run when they need to.

 

[lovecraft68]

Yet you never shut up about the crap.

There's an ignore function if you no longer want to hear it.

But seeing as we all endure your bitter straight hating bullshit and omnipotent knowledge of everything fetish related, I think its an even exchange.

 

[Stella_Omega]

So LC, you're saying that women have no right to pick and choose their own fantasies?

That you know what's a proper fantasy for women, and sparkly vampires is not it?

Let us know how that goes

There's an ignore function if you no longer want to hear it.

But seeing as we all endure your bitter straight hating bullshit and omnipotent knowledge of everything fetish related, I think its an even exchange.

Impotent highschool promqueen resentments.

 

[THROBBS]

I enjoyed the Twilight books. Yep, they were simplistic, but fun.

I loathed the movies. Neither lead has any depth. And most everything else just magnified the stupidity.

I enjoy some light escapism. I do NOT enjoy any "reality" TV....becaus ethat is not escapism to me, it is a reminder of real stupid people> the participants at every level.

 

[THROBBS]

There's an ignore function if you no longer want to hear it.

But seeing as we all endure your bitter straight hating bullshit and omnipotent knowledge of everything fetish related, I think its an even exchange.

Pot! Kettle!
You could ignore Stella, if you chose.

Also, I do not recall Stella ever being/espousing "straight hating"... I think you are reading something into her posts.