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To: CanadianLibertarian
I wasn't criticizing the Twilight series for pornographic content per se -

Okay, so your statement that "female oriented pornography" was its "only attraction" wasn't really your assessment of the Twilight series - per se - but rather just your way of characterizing those who read the series.

My point was that characterizing the appeal of the Twilight series (which I consider pretty lame by the way) as "female-oriented pornography" seemed a lot like the hyperbolic overreaction of those who used to find the underwear/bra section of the Sears & Roebuck catalog so offensively explicit and erotic; and it was quite ironic and amusing because of your comment that immediately preceded it.

128 posted on 11/23/2009 11:46:30 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
It was nothing of the kind. Just because you see "hyperbole" doesn't mean it exists. You mistook my comment for some sort of prudery when in fact I am a libertarian who defends pornography.

It is simply factual that the underlying mood of the Twilight series is erotic arousal of a kind peculiar to women. That is the root of its appeal - and the reason I condemn the series on literary grounds. It's simply bad writing.

131 posted on 11/23/2009 12:14:16 PM PST by CanadianLibertarian
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