Vampires aren’t just sex, they are violence. By providing kids with vampire mythology as a way to explore sexuality, our culture creates another psychological link between sex and violence. Kids that go through puberty reading about Edward Cullen, I predict, will be more likely to think that sex has to be not only rough, but brutal and violent. To give one example from Twilight (spoiler alert), Bella wakes up from her first time having sex with Edward to find her body covered in bruises. What’s upsetting about this plot point is the fact that she loves the experience; this correlation between being badly beaten, essentially, and experiencing sexual pleasure has some disturbing consequences for the young reader.
Another reason Twilight is a terrible example for young girls
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