Do I have to read Twilight in order to have an informed opinion of Monica Hesse's theory concerning why smart, literate, feminist women find themselves being bitten by Meyer's execrable prose and frightening worldview [warning, link contains some abelist slurs]?

In "Twilight," Edward Cullen waffled between wooing and eating new girl Bella Swan. He ( Read more... )

I've been sitting out RaceFail, for a lot of reasons: because I didn't want to speak on behalf of other people, who are perfectly capable of speaking for themselves with eloquence and grace. Because it's not about me, and I didn't want to be one of those would-be helpful people who throws oil on things. Because I don't want to hurt people, and I ( Read more... )

redbird picked up on something I said in a locked follow-up to my guilty pleasures post ( Read more... )

Points and questions for discussion:

1) It is at best impolite to date or sleep with your good friends' exes.

( Common teen-mag wisdom says )