A book series that destroyed decades of progress in young adult literature, as well as passed up strong female protagonists like Eowyn from lotr (who kills the king of the nazgul and fights alongside men, disregarding stereotypes), Hermione from Harry Potter (who, when her boyfriend leaves fights evil wizards instead of moping), and Celaena from Throne of Glass (an all-around badass) for a stereotypical, apathetic, and unrealistic main character, Bella.
Bella is the complete opposite of a strong female protagonist, basing her entire self-worth off the opinion of her boyfriend, disregarding all other aspects of her life, including her family, schoolwork, a future career, and her physical and mental health for her boyfriend. She stays with and pursues a man who has an unhealthy power dynamic in their relationship and threatens her multiple times with physical harm.
Stephanie Meyer successfully upholds unhealthy gender stereotypes through these books, teaching young girls that without a hot boy you are nothing. She also teaches that a 109 year old man watching a 16 year old girl in her bedroom without permission is sexy, a grown man vowing that he is in love with a newborn is appropriate, and that your significant other's opinion of you is the only measure of your self-worth.
Also, VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE and it is ridiculous to propose that they do. Meyer once said "the idea for Twilight came to me in a dream," and that dream may have been drug-induced.
Bella is the complete opposite of a strong female protagonist, basing her entire self-worth off the opinion of her boyfriend, disregarding all other aspects of her life, including her family, schoolwork, a future career, and her physical and mental health for her boyfriend. She stays with and pursues a man who has an unhealthy power dynamic in their relationship and threatens her multiple times with physical harm.
Stephanie Meyer successfully upholds unhealthy gender stereotypes through these books, teaching young girls that without a hot boy you are nothing. She also teaches that a 109 year old man watching a 16 year old girl in her bedroom without permission is sexy, a grown man vowing that he is in love with a newborn is appropriate, and that your significant other's opinion of you is the only measure of your self-worth.
Also, VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE and it is ridiculous to propose that they do. Meyer once said "the idea for Twilight came to me in a dream," and that dream may have been drug-induced.
TWILIGHT FAN: omg Edward is so hot omg omg i'm going to go reread the series i wish i were bella can you believe Breaking Dawn?!?!
ME: Get a life. Also, you realize you are crushing on a 109 year old man who stalks teenagers, right?
ME: Get a life. Also, you realize you are crushing on a 109 year old man who stalks teenagers, right?
by allthatisgolddoesnotglitter December 4, 2016
Get the Twilightmug. A movie and book written by some girl named Stephanie but I don't know what her last name is. The main idea of the book/movie is about a forty thousand year old guy trying to hook up w/ a sixteen year old girl.
Edward- Hey!!! Wanna' go out?!!!
Bella- How old are you?
Edward- Uhhhh
Bella- HOW OLD ARE YOU!!!
Edward- Only a few *mumbles* thousand *goes back to normal voice* years old
Bella- Only a few what?!
Edward- Thousand okay!!! I'm a few thousand years old okay!!!!
Bella- OH MY GOD!! You little creep!! Or not so little creep!! ... So what anti-aging cream do you use?
The reality of Twilight
Bella- How old are you?
Edward- Uhhhh
Bella- HOW OLD ARE YOU!!!
Edward- Only a few *mumbles* thousand *goes back to normal voice* years old
Bella- Only a few what?!
Edward- Thousand okay!!! I'm a few thousand years old okay!!!!
Bella- OH MY GOD!! You little creep!! Or not so little creep!! ... So what anti-aging cream do you use?
The reality of Twilight
by Freddles99 July 14, 2011
Get the Twilightmug. A series of books, and now motion pictures, that are very popular among pre-teens (with the occasional actual teenage GIRL). It tells the story of a misunderstood "vegetarian" vampire and the new girl in school and their oh so tragic love story. The character of Bella (new girl in school) has little to no personality which is most likely the literary device that made it so addicting to young women. These love starved girls can very easily put themselves into the place of
Bella because there is very little know about her that readers need to remove from their minds. Edward (misunderstood vampire...who sparkles) is portrayed as the "perfect man" in every aspect possible, however the writer fails to actually expand on all the reasons he is so very "god-like". There is no actual plot until about the last 70 pages so the rest is used to convince young girls to toss aside all other men that do not live up to the standard they have created for Edward Cullen in their mind.
Bella because there is very little know about her that readers need to remove from their minds. Edward (misunderstood vampire...who sparkles) is portrayed as the "perfect man" in every aspect possible, however the writer fails to actually expand on all the reasons he is so very "god-like". There is no actual plot until about the last 70 pages so the rest is used to convince young girls to toss aside all other men that do not live up to the standard they have created for Edward Cullen in their mind.
Boy to Twilight reading Girl: Hey i was wondering if you would like to go out some time.
Twilight reading Girl: Do you sparkle?
Boy: Excuse me?
Twilight reading Girl: You heard me. Do you sparkle?
Boy: Um no...
Twilight reading Girl: Will you let me call you Edward?
Boy: But my name is...
Twilight reading Girl: I don't even care just leave. (whispers to friends) god what a loser!
Hint: Twilight reading Girl need to take a look in the mirror
Twilight reading Girl: Do you sparkle?
Boy: Excuse me?
Twilight reading Girl: You heard me. Do you sparkle?
Boy: Um no...
Twilight reading Girl: Will you let me call you Edward?
Boy: But my name is...
Twilight reading Girl: I don't even care just leave. (whispers to friends) god what a loser!
Hint: Twilight reading Girl need to take a look in the mirror
by saddend.by.society. December 7, 2010
Get the Twilightmug. Complete And Utter Shit
by Jointman2756 October 17, 2015
Get the twilightmug. To gang up on someone in a manner of 3 vs 1. Done by the three people aligning side by side and slowly approaching the lone one. As seen in the movie "Twilight."
Those three cars are all lined up and about to race each other straight at us! We're about to get twilighted!
by camcal May 24, 2011
Get the twilightmug. What could have been a good book, just ended up being a big mess. A typical romance novel that no one will remember in 15 years. Though about 'vampires', the whole book is just describing the oh so handsome Edward, and about a girl who can't make a single decision in her life and will always depend in a guy. A lot of people complain about the book being gay, but the whole book is just horrible, besides, Twilight fans never discuss the characters, or the plot, or the sequence the events are put together. The bad stuff of Twilight could be:
1. lack of plot
2. And lack of character development
1. lack of plot
2. And lack of character development
Twilight fan-"OMG, like Twilight is THE best book ever. Edward is so hawt, vampires are so cool, like I want to marry Edward cause he is so hawt."
Non fan-"Twilight a good book?"(goes back to reading A clockwork Orange)
Non fan-"Twilight a good book?"(goes back to reading A clockwork Orange)
by Mr. Mercury June 29, 2010
Get the Twilightmug. an extremely annoying group of fags that obsess and need to get over that stupid book/ movie
it isn't real....you will never meet any of the twilight characters (and no going to that much show and getting 50 yards away from them does not count as meeting them you idiots) nor will you ever have a chance with them not to mention marrying them
all the actors in the movie are terrible and hideous.
the book is fictional, and if you understand what that means it means not REAL
it gets freaking irritating after like 5 minutes of you talking about it.
so stop and shut up about it.
Vampires are not real, never will be existant and you obviously wont meet one.
it isn't real....you will never meet any of the twilight characters (and no going to that much show and getting 50 yards away from them does not count as meeting them you idiots) nor will you ever have a chance with them not to mention marrying them
all the actors in the movie are terrible and hideous.
the book is fictional, and if you understand what that means it means not REAL
it gets freaking irritating after like 5 minutes of you talking about it.
so stop and shut up about it.
Vampires are not real, never will be existant and you obviously wont meet one.
by harrietta lavern March 8, 2009
Get the twilightersmug.