Truebie or Twi-hard: Shouldn't even be a debate!

With the premiere of season 3 of True Blood and the release of the 3rd installment of the Twilight Saga almost everyone has chosen their side. Everywhere I turn someone is asking me if I am a Truebie or a Twi-hard. This should not even be a debate. If you are a teeny-bopper, your answer should be Twi-hard, if you are a grown adult it should be Truebie. I only say that teeny-boppers should be Twi-hard because they should not be watching True Blood. Apparently, people have this mixed up. I know grown women who fawn over Twilight and girls as young as 15 who are all about True Blood. (By the way, I think 15 is old enough for True Blood if the person is mature enough to understand the situation) So I have decided to tell you why True Blood is better than Twilight any day of the week. And before any of you Twihards get your panties in a twist, I have read all the books in both series as well as seen the Twilight movies, and I never miss an episode of True Blood, so I know what I am talking about.(*Note there is an article IGN.com that is similar, but my points and opinions are my own.*)

1. (Maybe the most important) VAMPIRES DO NOT SPARKLE!!! I really have no clue where Stephanie Meyer came up with this doozy, but vampires are supposed to be deadly blood-sucking powerful creatures with some major weaknesses, and sunlight is one of those weaknesses. You know what sparkles? Damn fairies! It is very evident during the first few episodes (and pages of the first book) of True Blood that these are the vampires I grew up with. They are deadly, strong, fast, blood sucking, die by sunlight, downright scary VAMPIRES! Guess what? Not a single damn one of those vampires sparkles. Why do you think that is? That is right you guessed it! Vampires do not sparkle. To be honest if vampires really did sparkle, I would most likely quit being intrigued by them. I mean why would anyone in their right mind be scared of something that sparkles like a freaking fairy in a strip club? I don't care how strong you are or how deadly you are, you are not scary if you look like you just lived through an explosion at the glitter factory. I do have to give Stephanie Meyer points for trying to reinvent a myth that has been in many cultures for many years though. A+ for effort, it just did not work on this girl. You want to know why that is? I am "smarter than the average bear" ( <----- is a Yogi bear referance for those of you who don't know! Ha ha ha. You are welcome Marmie!)
2.Sex Sells. You can deny it if you want to, but that does not change the fact that it is true. This has held true for many years, over a century at least. When you have a story with vampires, you have to have sex in the story. I mean even Bram Stoker understood the sexual allure that a vampire has when he penned "Dracula" back in 1897. I already hear some of you saying "Twilight has sex! And sexual allure!" Okay, I will concede that it does, but it is more on the wavelength of the way they handled sexual situations on T.V. and in movies back when my grandparents were young. It tries to hide sex and make it look like something dirty or like something you should only do when you are married. It screams to me that sex should only be done missionary, in your bedroom, with the lights off. That is not reality or even fairy tale to 90% of adults, so why do we even pretend that it is? In Twilight you have Edward and Bella lusting after each other, but only having sex once and that is after they are married. I understand that many people teach their children abstinence, but come on! That is just another reason that adults should not be treating Twilight like it is the end all of books. Believe me if you have ever picked up another book in your life you know there are much better books out there. Who is to say that the movies will even incorporate this one-time after marriage sex? Then there is Charlaine Harris, who fully understands the sexual allure and dominance that a vampire can have over a human. She understands how dynamic the vampire-human relationship is. In the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Ms. Harris does not try to hide sex behind closed doors. She lays everyone's dirty laundry out in the open, but she does so in a way that it does not come across as trashy. I mean look at it. You have Jason Stackhouse who is for lack of a better word a man-whore, who has sex with just about anyone he can. Vampires are having sex all the time. Sookie is thinking about sex with vamps until she actually does then she is having it. Ms. Harris doesn't go into complete detail like Anne Rice did in her Claiming of Sleeping Beauty novels (very good trilogy by the way, but I am going to warn you if you decide to get them they are EXTREMELY graphic!), but you get the picture and understand the feeling nonetheless.
3.Abuse is not romantic! The Twilight Saga revolves around Bella feeling that she has to live her life by Edward. I may have missed something, but I do believe that this is 2010 not 1940. Women burned their bras, and have fought for decades to be treated equal to men, not have their entire existence defined by a relationship with a man. Edward emotionally abuses Bella continuously throughout the entire Saga. He does not ever listen to what she wants, only what he thinks is best for her. He never lets her make her own decisions. Since when is that considered romantic? I do not know about any of you out there, but personally I do not want a man who is going to stand in front of me, or who is going to stand behind me. I want a man who is going to stand beside me. I know Sookie's relationships may not be that healthy, but they are a hell of alot more realistic and "women's lib" than Bella and Edward. Sookie is the type of girl that takes no shit off of any man. She is definitely my kind of girl.

To Be Continued....