On AlterNet: vampires

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

The Bloody, Twisted, Inverted World of Twilight: Violent Vampire Sex, Demon-Babies and Overwhelming Female Desire

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 21, 2011.

Twilight is saturated with sexist tropes--to the point of being disturbing. But that disturbing element is compelling, too.

Is the Sex on True Blood Too Violent?

Benjamin Riley, PopMatters. September 13, 2010.

Does the violent sex depicted in True Blood go too far?

Anyone Noticed That We're Turning into a Nation of Blood-Sucking Vampires?

Will Durst, AlterNet. June 26, 2010.

Taking a breather from our Gulf Coast miasma in order to focus on an even ghastlier blight of cultural crude washing up on American shores.

Cerberus Capital: Literally Blood-Sucking the Poor to Make Their Billions

Mark Ames, AlterNet. January 9, 2010.

How one company made $1.8 billion by paying peanuts to human plasma donors, and then manipulated the market by restricting supply to the desperately ill.

Rough Sex With Vampires: What Does "True Blood" Tell Us About Women and Sexuality?

James Brady Ryan, Nerve.com. July 18, 2009.

The show seems to be growing towards a more natural and nuanced depiction of sexuality for the women in the vampire-filled town of Bon Temps.

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.