infoMania | December 04, 2008 | 35 comments

Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Vampires

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It's love at first bite. Sarah Haskins goes on a field trip to find out why vampires -- like the one Robert Pattison plays in Twilight -- are driving women batty. These are the only two vampire puns in the piece - I promise.

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  • roxysweetie7
  • remanns
  • niuzai069
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  • kyne
  • mikespen
  • ruffiantedd
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      ruffiantedd  

    • Sarah -
      this is hilarious! I love your work and appreciate your interviewing technique. The vampire genre is on its way back up: read Ruffian Tedd "The Winter's Child" by Sean Lorigan. It's a no foo-foo read that will leave you wanting more of the hottie Callum McGinnis!!

    • 1 year ago
  • TabulaRasa
  • sjdizzzle
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      sjdizzzle  

    • Not only did you make fun of everyone's lust for Edward Cullen, you also threw in the Chuck Bass reference. You are my absolute hero, Sarah Haskins.

    • 1 year ago
  • jeteye
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      jeteye  

    • Why are American teenage girls so stupid? Oh yeah, because they are all spoiled brats! I thought the low was the Titanic, but no, we can go lower....

    • 1 year ago
  • MizPiz
  • arcticspirit
  • justher
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      justher  

    • Oh gosh, Twilight. The books are a horrible guilty pleasure of mine. Team Jacob, ladies.

      And there's no way the fourth book will be made into a movie. Just sayin'.

    • 1 year ago
  • mith167
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  • ArtOfMe
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      ArtOfMe  

    • Funny, but Sarah should have mentioned how controlling and harmful the relationship between Edward and Bella is. It's really not a good example of a positive relationship for young people.

    • 1 year ago
  • liliya
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      liliya  
    • ArtOfMe:

      Yeah, the ~bad boy~ thing isn't my biggest gripe with the book series either--that might be the godawful writing, the banality, or the irritating lead characters with zero substance (why does Bella love Edward? he's pretty, oh so pretty, aaand that's about it)... and as far as Target Women-worthy content goes, there's the way the protagonist is bailing on college for ~*~wuv~*~; the way Edward's stalking behavior is portrayed as oh so romantic; the creepy emphasis on perfection, etc etc etc. If she hit on every one of its flaws, the clip would go on forever.

      That said, I watch T:W expecting 3-4 minutes of funny, not a thorough and brutal critique or anything--I'm not criticizing. This take on the book resulted in the interviews with that hilarious and sassy mom who loves "FORBIDDEN!" romance and the straight edge kiddo, so it was more than worth it.

    • 1 year ago
  • Sarah_Haskins
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      Sarah_Haskins  
    • ArtOfMe:

      Hey there - That's a great comment. I actually think that the controlling aspect is part of Edward's appeal. He'll NEVER leave, which, when you're a young lady looking to embark on your first serious romance seems great. And not limiting.

      Also, I haven't read all the books, but in the first one, Edward seems to still want her to go to college.

      Probably so he can go to frat parties.

    • 1 year ago
  • schoolmarm
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      schoolmarm  
    • ArtOfMe:

      you don't have to read the other books. you just have to read cleolinda: http://cleoland.pbwiki.com/Twilight#Bookdiscussionentries

      bella and edward get married straight out of high school and immediately make a spine-snapping vampire baby who edward has to deliver himself through c-section. with his teeth.

      from book one i would have dearly loved some more focus on how hotness justifies anything in meyer's world. most of these kids wouldn't be nearly so swoony for edward if he wasn't gorgeous -- but if you're pretty, it's not called stalking; it's love! the sparkliness and mind-reading are also good for laughs. another example of women being unable to resist shiny things?

    • 1 year ago
  • Holly_Huffstutler
  • middle_east
  • liliya
  • carre
  • carre
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      carre  

    • Twilight! A book series targeted to teens but has readers of every age excited about the series because of its obscure subject. Stephanie Meyer had a dream and it turned into a book series and then what she hoped for, a movie.
      The books are luring with love that grows throughout each book but has an action charm that brings the reader in to be excited about the work and the characters. I read the books and became just as excited as a screaming teenager on opening day or at a signing. With each book leading to a new plot it stimulates the reader to be excited about reading and about the series. I am very excited for the movies to continue just as any reader could be about Harry Potter.

    • 1 year ago
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  • amethystrose
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      amethystrose  

    • Hilarious!

      Ugh I read the first and second books, definitely not going to read the rest. Edward cannot compare to Lestat and Louis. If you want to read about REAL vampires, read Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.

    • 1 year ago
  • feminish
  • ruffiantedd
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  • liliya
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  • xfgha
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      xfgha  

    • Well, every woman in America may be in love with one man; but according to Wikipedia, he's 108 years old. Yikes. Loved the comparision to drug dealers, btw.

      The 'bad guy'-attachement might be the feminine version of the Madonna/Whore-complex - it stems from a rebellion against a bourgeoise moral which sees sexuality as dirty and sinful; bad guys therefore promise freedom and excitement. Yet as the rebellion is only one in and for appearance, women simply need to reveal the inner, romantic prince charming of every bad guy --- so that they may become a happy Disney princess!

    • 1 year ago
  • seanalyn
  • jade_azul16
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      jade_azul16  

    • the ultimate gift!

      lmao

      twilight, my god!

      one of my cousins convinced me to read the first book

      mmm, let's just say i never read the second one

    • 1 year ago
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