A Brief Thought on the Vampire Obsession
Not an original thought, mind you- don't be silly! This is LiveJournal, there's no room for "original thought" here.
Today's Diesel Sweeties comic, excellent as ever, interested me enough to click through his link to the Esquire piece he based it on, "Vampires as Gay Men" by Stephen Marche. The idea as expressed in the headline is somewhat incomplete, of course, but the article's well done. It highlights the historical idea that vampire fiction has always peaked at times of cultural upheaval, particularly in regards to sexual mores.
And it contains the following sentence: "Vampire fiction for young women is the equivalent of lesbian porn for men: Both create an atmosphere of sexual abandon that is nonthreatening." To me, that rings kinda true. Your thoughts?
Oh, and speaking of sad vampires, hit the link in the music field- a happy little suicidal-nosferatu ditty seems appropriate for this rainy October morning.
Today's Diesel Sweeties comic, excellent as ever, interested me enough to click through his link to the Esquire piece he based it on, "Vampires as Gay Men" by Stephen Marche. The idea as expressed in the headline is somewhat incomplete, of course, but the article's well done. It highlights the historical idea that vampire fiction has always peaked at times of cultural upheaval, particularly in regards to sexual mores.
And it contains the following sentence: "Vampire fiction for young women is the equivalent of lesbian porn for men: Both create an atmosphere of sexual abandon that is nonthreatening." To me, that rings kinda true. Your thoughts?
Oh, and speaking of sad vampires, hit the link in the music field- a happy little suicidal-nosferatu ditty seems appropriate for this rainy October morning.