March 2013
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Anonymous asked: To the impressionable anon: "impressionable" doesn't equal "I am modeling my entire future love life on this and using it as a set of instructions." Sometimes that happens, but more often it is internalized impressions. It's not being in a controlling relationship and thinking "Edward was like this, so it's ok and how love is," it's being in a...
To our 11,000 beautiful followers,
You may have noticed that this blog seems to be less full of hilarious Rpattz gifs and more full of my personal anti-Twilight beliefs lately. And that is, whether you like it or not, where this blog is headed. Only because, given the fact the Twilight franchise is over, the amount of self-loathing our dear Rob is spewing has drastically decreased.
If you’re not interested in reading my...
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Anonymous asked: Also, your excessive use of the word "impressionable" is laughable. Should we chain these girls in a dark cave, prevent them from moving their limbs and necks, forcing them to stare only at shadows we project on the cave wall? Why yes, that was a reference to Plato's Allegory of the Cave; thanks for noticing. Whether or not girls are exposed to a fictional, abusive vampire and his...
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Anonymous asked: Though I've had minimal exposure to the books or movies, I feel it must taken into account that these are works of FICTION. There are plenty of books with misogynistic themes, and plenty of books chalked full of poor role models. Whether someone reads a book about a damsel in distress or a child rapist, it doesn't matter; readers aren't forced to assume the persona of a character...
February 2013
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Kickstarter Campaign: There Came An Echo. →
dontstartlethewitch:
Hey guys! My amazingly talented friend, Jason Wishnov, just launched the Kickstarter for his new video game, There Came An Echo! You can read all about the gameplay and the goals on the Kickstarter page, but what you should know is that the lea character is being played by King of the Internet, WIL FUCKING WHEATON.
Go to the page, watch his hilarious video with WIL...
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themyskira asked: It's also worth noting that upon finding out that Bella is pregnant, almost the first thing Edward does is try to take AWAY Bella's choice. He never asks her if she's okay. He never asks her what she wants. He doesn't even consult Bella before making plans with Carlisle for an abortion. (Which is of course in large part Meyer setting up a pro-choice strawman argument for her...
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Anonymous asked: the whole point of feminism is choice, therefore bella choosing to keep her baby instead of aborting it doesnt mean she is anti-abortion at all, its just what she decided to do. not everyone who has children is agaisnt abortion. and if you didnt notice edward doesnt want bella to keep the baby because it is killing her, but he loves bella and trusts that they can save both her and the baby. im not...
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coituskid asked: I think that last anon also doesn't know that Fifty Shades of Grey was originally a Twilight fanfiction. So if they're going to point to it as an example of media that insults and degrades women, they need to admit that Twilight does too.
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“This thing with everyone knowing you, it’s weird, because people have this...”
– You poor, miserable little hobo
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Anonymous asked: pt 2:media is degrading, to some degree, to women so why aren't you reprimanding those things too? Take for example, Fifty Shades of Grey. Also, you shouldn't blame the film industry for these types of films because the film industry is just trying to satisfy their audiences. They're just trying to make what sells. Yes, it's a bit cheap that they are promoting these negative...
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Anonymous asked: pt 1:I'm curious as to how this blog isn't a hate blog. It's content is filled with Robert Pattison's hate of the Twilight franchise so to some degree, though indirectly, your blog is hating on Twilight. If I'm correct a hate blog is just a blog dedicated to hating one group, person, object, etc. I totally respect that you guys want to voice your opinions and props for you...
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“[TW: Sexual Assault]
His lips crushed mine, stopping my protest. He kissed me...”
– Twilight: Eclipse p. 331 (Bella and Jacob’s first kiss)
This is rape culture.
Young women are taught to think of this passage - which describes sexual assault - as erotic. Young men are taught to force their will on young women, regardless of any (non)verbal cues, because sex is conquest and women...
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Escape From The Twilight Zone - an amazingly... →
You guys, this is amazing. Rob could not hate his life more if he tried.
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“Having a persona people recognize, it’s the thing that probably gets you paid...”
– Rob, on how Twilight has essentially ruined his career (or at least will pigeonhole him into roles for the rest of his life).
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thetoymakers asked: Another thing that 13 year-old anon can do is write an email explaining the situation to her counselor, ccing the teachers AND the principal, naming the kid with the grabby hands and stating that it is affecting her ability to feel safe at school. If she feels that her writing skills are not up to snuff get a trusted grownup/parent to help her with the wording. By ccing the principal you force...
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Anonymous asked: Thanks, guys. I'm going to pitch-slap him so hard, his man boobs are going to concave! And I seriously have no intentions of apologising
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Anonymous asked: It's pretty related to the abuse/stalking in Twilight, but many other novels/movies that are claimed as romantic and oh so sweet glamorize stalking (for example, and I know many people don't want to hear this, The Notebook in which Noah threatens to kill himself if Allie doesn't go out with him etc) and the fact that men stalking women is so normalized as romantic (he only does it...
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Anonymous asked: ugh while we're bitching about all the sexual manipulative bad in twilight can i just take a moment to let out my exasperation over how people try to defend edward and bella's "relationship" by comparing it to literary relationships like heathcliff/catherine or erye/rochester LIKE SERIOUSLY none of the other books tried to glamourise how bad their male characters were the way...
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Anonymous asked: this is less an ask and more a shoutout to the 13-year-old anon being harrassed, from somebody who's dealt similarly with bullies: strike him. knee to the groin, fist to the face, whatever you like. i'm not kidding. yes, you will probably be suspended from school for a day. it will be worth it. in the principal's office, name the teachers who "laughed" at your complaints....
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Anonymous asked: I'm a thirteen year old girl, and because of our movie culture that says it's OK to force yourself on girls, already in my short life I have a dickhead trying to force himself on me. Like, trying to feel me up every bloody second of the day. And the teachers that see this nimrod coming on to me? They laugh. Yeah, the problem we have is portrayed in movies, but it's ingrained deeply...
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nellmyself asked: I think what I hate most about that Bella/Jacob kiss is that after, when she goes home and tells her dad that Jacob SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER, he blows it off and is actually HAPPY about it. A goddamn cop.
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Anonymous asked: Hey there, I agree with pretty much everything you've said and am not sticking up for Twilight at all, but just wanted to note that the last message said that the violent kiss was with Edward, when the one posted shortly ago was actually with Jacob, which always makes me confused as to why some fans will admit that Edward/Bella is messed up but offer Jacob/Bella as a healthy alternative -...
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Anonymous asked: So, that passage about Edward violently kissing Bella. I've been kissed in a pretty similar way twice, years apart. Neither was sexy or fun. Both times left me feeling pretty upset afterwards. It is the antithesis of romance.
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“It’s great, when you walk through a day and you know someone is talking to...”
– Rob, on not being recognized.
This man could literally not hate his batshit fans any more than he does.
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Anonymous asked: @1918AnonTwihard: Furthermore, people change. Good characters often change. The entire hero cycle, in which a likable protagonist becomes something we root or, or associate with, is based on his inevitable change. Plus our thoughts and opinions change all the time; and as something that doesn't age, he would have HAD to change his opinions from the early 1900's to suit the 21st century!...
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Anonymous asked: If you're totally frozen in the mindset of your time when you become a Vampire then Carlisle wouldn't have adjusted to modern medicine at all- Edward is abusive because he is a total dick, not because of when he was born
“TW: sexual assault
His lips crushed mine, stopping my protest. He kissed me...”
– Twilight: Eclipse p. 331 (Bella and Jacob’s first kiss)
This is rape culture.
Young women are taught to think of this passage - which describes sexual assault - as erotic. Young men are taught to force their will on young women, regardless of any (non)verbal cues, because sex is conquest and women...
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Anonymous asked: Have you forgotten what year Edward was born in? 1901. The year Carlisle bit him? 1918. When you become a vampire, you are FROZEN. Nothing. Changes. Your body doesn't change, your personality doesn't change, and your opinions don't change. If they DO, it's irreversible. In the early 1900s male-dominant relationships were very common. It's just NORMAL to Edward. And his...
January 2013
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Anonymous asked: Has anyone tried using Midnight Sun for any evidence for Edward's abusiveness? Because at least we're inside his mind for that one. I've only read it once so I don't remember much from it. I'd be curious about it xD
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Anonymous asked: whats your favorite video interview of Rob?
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gifs-to-wear-pants-to:
story of your life, dude.
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Anonymous asked: As someone who's witnessed and suffered from various forms of abuse, it's really distressing that so many people can read the Twilight series and not see how abusive/manipulative/horrid Edward is. I fear for the women of my generation. Side note, your blog is fantastic and always makes me laugh.
“So he wears lipstick, has a little bouffant, and does little circus acts as...”
– Robert Pattinson (Twilight commentary), speaking of the apple catching scene. (via robbie-pattinson-love)
Mmmmmm, loathing.
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Responses to Responses by Smeeshlove
everything’s under a cut, because i’m nice like that.
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Calling someone human is not a put-down, it’s a fact.
Except when she’s made it clear that being human and not a vampire is something that upsets her. It’s like if you told me that, idk, being a redhead made you self-conscious and I made a point o being like “GINGER YOU’RE SUCH A...
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Anonymous asked: You guys are so annoying. You dwell on these tiny pinpricks of possibly-abusive moments in the Twilight books, and yet you never go back to check if they're actually true. Yes, you may have read them, but that doesn't mean you remember every single detail. And because you thought you were right for a long time, now you think that all your arguments are facts. You might say, "Edward...
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So, I felt to really get a grasp of how wrong that twihard was it would be good to get quotes that support the evidence. I only barely skimmed through the first two books for most of it, and the last two for specific examples, so there’s more that I’ve missed. And keep in mind that these are from Bella’s(and Stephenie’s) point of view, and she obviously doesn’t know...
hiiro-langley:
robert-pattinson-hates-his-life:
Here I have copied and pasted the official criteria for an abusive relationship. I will basically accept the facts (I love Twilight), but I will also defend what people may SAY is abusive. (That made no sense. Whatever.)
I will write the answers for Edward and Bella’s relationship in bold:
(EDIT: We’ve put our responses under a cut because it...
