With great homage to the brilliant bell hooks, I offer these thoughts on how we might actively refuse to be seduced by violence. They come from a speech I gave a […]
Tag: Twilight
Why “Vampires Suck” Doesn’t Totally Suck
It may not be brimming with hard-edged analysis, but the new parody of the Twilight series, Vampires Suck, is certainly more satirical than sucky. This parody, written and directed by […]
Bella’s Eclipsed Role in Twilight Lacks Fangs
As The Twilight Saga: Eclipse hit theaters this week, fans and critics alike anticipated a film packed with both more action and more romance, and they weren’t disappointed. But feminist […]
Who’s the Best Vampire Dad?
Here’s hoping that you have a good father or father-figure in your life to celebrate this Sunday. I don’t mind at all if that figure happens to be a vampire, werewolf or even a woman!
Who Ravished Robert Pattinson?
In her March 5 column – rather sensationally titled “The Ravishing of Rob Pattinson” – Wall Street Journal columnist Nancy de Wolf Smith admonishes the young star’s women fans for their age-inappropriate obsession with him, criticizes the media for promoting his hyper-sexualization, and bemoans his rapidly dying innocence. Hmm. And here I thought he was just another chain-smoking, beer-guzzling, 20-something-year-old celebrity jerk who talks about hangovers and vaginas during magazine interviews.