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Buffy tells Edward Cullen that stalking ain’t such a good look.


For anyone who was as horrified as I was at the way Twilight reinforced the paradigm of controlling and oppressive/dangerous behaviour within het relationships (see some earlier post that I penned after watching the movie) by romanticising and normalising stalking and violence, Buffy feels our pain.

Thanks to girlie jones.

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8 Comments on “Buffy tells Edward Cullen that stalking ain’t such a good look.”

  1. kardis Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 2:57 am

    That was pretty awesome, I wish that Twilight had been like that instead of idealizing Edward’s terrifying behavior.

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  2. Linda Radfem Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Yeah, it definitely left itself wide open to parody. I’ve noticed even a lot of the fans of Twilight kinda don’t like Bella. Scares me that a woman wrote this shit. Thank sister.

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  3. Hollywood Marie Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 11:10 am

    That made me want to watch Buffy and NEVER see Twilight. Those clips are freaky, esp. as a person who has been stalked before. I can’t believe that crap’s being sexualized and presented as “hot.” Thanks, Spiders.

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  4. Hollywood Marie Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 11:11 am

    PS Can’t wait to catch up on the rest of the blog!

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  5. Linda Radfem Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 11:15 am

    It is pretty effing disturbing that very young women are wearing “I heart Edward” t-shirts. He wants to eat her! Literally. I takes that power imbalance inherent within het partnerships and to a whole new level. Any of your students fans of it, Marie?

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  6. Linda Radfem Says:

    June 24, 2009 at 11:16 am

    It! It takes the power imbalance, damnit.

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  7. abfh Says:

    July 3, 2009 at 2:34 am

    Ha ha! This is great! I like crossover fanfic generally, and that video sure gives Edward what he deserves.

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  8. Linda Radfem Says:

    July 4, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Thanks for visiting, abfh. I’ve been reading your site, great stuff there.

    Linda

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