Internet Pet Peeve of the Day

[lyrangalia]

"It's just fiction. It shouldn't be critically analyzed because it doesn't matter."

*rage*

Comments

[ishte]

Wha?? So in other words writers don't need to make sure that the story makes sense, or that facts relevant to the story actually be verified, histories accurate etc? Because it's just fiction and doesn't matter?

Who said this? I'll help you beat them up.

[lyrangalia]

Twilight fan who was offended by people who found the strong Mormon subtext of the books (esp the predestined infant bride of Breaking Dawn) to be creepy.

Apparently since Meyer didn't meant for it to be written as a moral lesson means that we are reading too much into it and thinking too hard about books.

[cornerofmadness]

was this from someone who just wants you to tell them it's good and leave it at that

or from someone who just doesn't get it period

[lyrangalia]

Two words:

Twilight fan

[cornerofmadness]

so both then

[lyrangalia]

Precisely.

Have I mentioned that I really want to bait Twilight fans by posting All That Glitters in the Twilight section of FFN?

[lyrangalia]

They self-identified as a TwiMom, so I think they're at least 25.

Granted, the author (who has a degree in English literature*) also uses that defense of her own books.

*Guess we know what a degree from Bringham Young University is worth, eh?