On AlterNet: twilight

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "twilight"

Porn, Glenn Beck and Nudie Pics: Is Our Mass Culture Turning Kids Into Sex Crazed, Right-Wing Automatons?

Branwyn Lancourt, The Faster Times. September 14, 2009.
Kids today are exposed to vast amounts of sleazy, pornified media at the same time that they are hammered with silly puritanism. The future doesn't look good.

"Twilight" Pushes the Harmful Gender Stereotypes We've Fought for Decades

Esté Yarmosh, The Women's Media Center. July 7, 2009.
Young readers of the popular books encounter women shoved back into traditional gender stereotypes that have taken years of effort to overcome.

Vampires, Werewolves, and "Scary" Female Sexuality: the Sexist World of Twilight

Carmen D. Siering, Ms. Magazine. May 19, 2009.
Adults have an obligation to start a conversation concerning the darker themes and anti-feminist rhetoric in the extremely popular Twilight series.

Love Bites: What Sexy Vampires Tell Us About Our Culture

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. November 28, 2008.
Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception.

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