At the same time, I'm not convinced that it's necessarily wrong to make light of the Twilight books, or teenage girldom in general, or any of our other fan tropes and excesses;
Critique and meta and mockery I do not mind; that's the destiny of writing in all its forms. The third part, though, I have to stay with; we don't talk about the irrational stupidity of teenage boys unless it's framed in positive terms--recklessness, courage, stubbornness. Our mockery of teenagers is to wahat we perceive as weaknesses; cowardliness (screams like a twelve year old girl), romance, what's seen as important to them. No wonder teenage girls are conflicted, if they actually are; imagine going through your teens hideously uncomfortable with your body and biology with a world mocking you for what you are.
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At the same time, I'm not convinced that it's necessarily wrong to make light of the Twilight books, or teenage girldom in general, or any of our other fan tropes and excesses;
Critique and meta and mockery I do not mind; that's the destiny of writing in all its forms. The third part, though, I have to stay with; we don't talk about the irrational stupidity of teenage boys unless it's framed in positive terms--recklessness, courage, stubbornness. Our mockery of teenagers is to wahat we perceive as weaknesses; cowardliness (screams like a twelve year old girl), romance, what's seen as important to them. No wonder teenage girls are conflicted, if they actually are; imagine going through your teens hideously uncomfortable with your body and biology with a world mocking you for what you are.