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Tag Archives: New Moon
Being Native in the Twilight Saga and The Importance of Being Sam and Emily…
I’ve gotten more than a bit of attention for my post on racism in the Twilight Saga, and more than my share of criticism. Apparently if you don’t think that the over-description of non-white vampires and other non-white people is … Continue reading
Eclipse: I Had To Blog It Sooner Or Later
I put it off as long as I could… and then I rolled up to Fast Food Establishment after a swim one day to get a veggie burger and LOW AND BEHOLD I had to drink my unsweetened effing tea … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Eclipse, New Moon, oy w/the poodles already, pop culture, sexual assault, STOP LOOKING AT ME EDWARD!, Team Edward, Team Jacob, Twilight, violence against women, Why is there no Team Bella?, WTF?
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In which I fast forward because it's just that bad…
I have been trying to think of a way to make the middle portion of New Moon interesting for you all. But truth be told, it’s kind of not an easy task. So Bella finds herself in the all too … Continue reading
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Racism in Twilight?
So I have taken us to about the middle of the second book in the fangirl acclaimed Twilight Saga, New Moon. We have discussed many things, such as intimate partner abuse, personal autonomy, agency, and myriad other topics on this … Continue reading
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Tagged books, movies, New Moon, pop culture, race/racism, Twilight
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Loving your hallucinations…
New Moon, chapters 4-9 I can cover most of this section of the book easily. It is mostly the same for five chapters. Bella’s sad. Edward McDreamyVamp is gone. Life holds no meaning for her anymore, in true teenage melodramatic … Continue reading
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Smeyer owes me $.29
Which might not seem like a lot of money, but in this economy people need to save what they can. Allow me to explain. At the end of chapter 3 (“The End”) of New Moon, Edward tells Bella that, … Continue reading
Vampires, Souls and the Silent Treatment as Abuse…
I guess it is time for me to get off of my duff and continue w/ my New Moon blogging. I think we last left our heroine w/ a fatal paper cut? Right? Good. Moving on. After the near miss … Continue reading
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Dreams and Choice and the Horrors of people liking you…
Or, New Moon, chapter 1. Back by popular demand! OK, no one was demanding it, but I actually had fun w/ my critical analysis of Twilight and I can’t really help myself. One of my compulsions is sequence and completion. … Continue reading
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