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Twilight, the Uncertain Knight, and the Distressed Damsel
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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5029861" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>I bash it because the writing is sub-par (imho) and the relationships are abusive, but portrayed as positive. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>True, but Chalker didn't have anything like the popularity or marketing that Twilight does. Perhaps the difference lies not in the content, but in the prevalence?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, let's think about if for a moment, then....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, but you see, you are casting the broad plotline into language that reads like these are negative themes. But what about the specific events in the story?</p><p></p><p>For example, in the Twilight books...</p><p></p><p>Boy forces himself on girl (okay, it's YA, so he forces kisses on her). She fights back, and breaks her hand in the process. Boy drives girl home. Girl explains to her Dad how her hand got broken. Dad <em>congratulates</em> boy, and makes point to girl that maybe this will teach her not to fight back in the future. </p><p></p><p>Or maybe this...</p><p></p><p>Different boy is going away for a while. Boy <em>locks girl in basement</em> while he is gone, because she is so stupid and clumsy she might get killed while he's away, and he loves her so much he could not bear to lose her. Girl takes this as a <em>good thing</em>, and spends time in basement musing on how much boy must really and truly love her to take care of her so...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5029861, member: 177"] I bash it because the writing is sub-par (imho) and the relationships are abusive, but portrayed as positive. :) True, but Chalker didn't have anything like the popularity or marketing that Twilight does. Perhaps the difference lies not in the content, but in the prevalence? Well, let's think about if for a moment, then.... Ah, but you see, you are casting the broad plotline into language that reads like these are negative themes. But what about the specific events in the story? For example, in the Twilight books... Boy forces himself on girl (okay, it's YA, so he forces kisses on her). She fights back, and breaks her hand in the process. Boy drives girl home. Girl explains to her Dad how her hand got broken. Dad [i]congratulates[/i] boy, and makes point to girl that maybe this will teach her not to fight back in the future. Or maybe this... Different boy is going away for a while. Boy [I]locks girl in basement[/I] while he is gone, because she is so stupid and clumsy she might get killed while he's away, and he loves her so much he could not bear to lose her. Girl takes this as a [i]good thing[/i], and spends time in basement musing on how much boy must really and truly love her to take care of her so... [/QUOTE]
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