Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Twitarded in the News. Oh, and Announcing our Fundraiser for Bail Money...

Just kidding! About the bail money, anyway...

[Note - We will definitely talk about New Moon soon, I promise. We want to give folks a chance to see the movie before we start discussing which parts were awesome, which blew nuts and which were just plain fucking hokey.]

Until then... let's talk about our next favorite thing. Us! [Wow. I actually kind of wanted to punch myself for writing that. That took "Jerkface" to a whole new level of douchebaggery.]

With all the hype that has surrounded the opening of New Moon, it's of no surprise that there are a lot of media outlets eager to jump into the brouhaha. What IS surprising, however, is the fact that a few of these outlets wanted to talk to us. At first I was kind of suspicious - I mean, why the hell would anyone want to speak with the dildo-wielding, f-bomb dropping, anti-political correctness (and apparently anti-English, too) Twilight related website?

Inquiring minds want to know what you assholes have to say

As always, our curiosity and inflated sense of self-importance won out and we decided to chat with these reporters to figure this out. So, Snarkier Than You and I agreed to be on our best behavior [soooo hard] and answer some questions [note from STY: does the fact that I pre-gamed the interviews still mean I was on my best behavior?]. Plus, I wanted to see if it was physically possible for me to speak to another human being for longer than two minutes without saying "fuck". Turns out it is - just don't let Mommy (not a)Jerkface know. No sense in getting her hopes up.

We previously did a post about an interview we did with CNN but we were also lucky enough to speak with USA Today, the Washington Post and The Weekend Australian Magazine. Like CNN, they totally didn't make us out to look like a bunch of loony tunes and I thought all the articles were pretty fair and accurate. Obviously, since I don't have some kind of photoshopped "XYZ Magazine sucks a dirty dick!" banner floating around on this post they were all nice to us. Because, unlike them, I don't have to follow any journalistic ethics. Suhweet.

Here's a few excerpts from The Weekend Australian Magazine: [taken totally out of context and randomly, natch.]

Certainly, Twilight is not the first movie to have attracted a passionate cult following. But few fan groups have aroused such broad and savage hostility - from mainstream critics, feminists and, most revealingly, other fans - than the Twilight Moms and their more anarchic sisters.

For if there is one thing that is ironic about the
Twilight saga, regardless of its clunking prose and passive heroine, it is that a romantic epic penned by a Mormon mother-of-three – in which the leading couple do little more than exchange passionate glances and careful kisses – has done so much to encourage women to celebrate sex. There is also something oddly inspirational about how, under fire from conservatives, its older fans have simply become louder, more plentiful – and funnier.


An excerpt from USA Today:

It has been three days since The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened, and it's increasingly obvious that adult – even mature – women are making as much noise as teen girls over this tale of a great love between a teenage girl and a vampire, with a few werewolf complications.


And an excerpt from The Washington Post:


People, be warned. "New Moon," the "Twilight" movie sequel, opens on Friday. Everyone is vulnerable.

One minute you're a functioning member of society, the next you're succumbing to the dark side, wondering how deep you're willing to go -- and what that longing says about you.


I have to admit that STY and I were a tad hesitant to do any of these interviews. We didn't want to misrepresent all of you and we knew that we were probably a target for some sensationalist-y reporting. Because, at the end of the day, most of the rest of the world doesn't really want to know that there are a bunch of sexually charged, racy, foul-mouthed women mostly over the age of 25 who aren't ashamed to be this way.

Fuck them.

In the end we decided that we wanted to do them because we wanted people to know that not only does this community exist, but that we're pretty fucking proud we do.

So, we hope we did you proud.

This has nothing to do with the actual post. I just love this picture. I'm such a whore.

And is Jerry Springer still around? I'd totally go on that show and cat-fight with STY...

61 comments:

  1. Just wanted to be first is all. Btw, I didn't know SM was a Mormon, not that I actually know what exactly a Mormon is (I've heard of them yeah, and know they are some freakish religious group), but somehow, I'm still appalled.

    Off to read the articles now.

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  2. Oh, and I just want to add that you're freaking amazing for postponing the review until everyone has seen NM. As probably one of the few, if not the only one, who still hasn't had a chance to make love to NM, I give you my blessing to post an official review, as I'm sure others are dying to hear what you gals have to say, and to vent in your comment box.

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  3. I'm glad you were shown in a positive light and thank you for letting the world know that if you are over a certain age you can be funny about your love of "Twilight."

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  4. I'm happy to have "you" represent "us" to the media! I <3 you two and adore the community of Twitards!

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  5. You TOTES did us proud!!! And hell yeah, we want the world to know that there is nothing scarier than a mob of crazed cougars dying for the chance to chase down a hunky young star and sit on his face. And also that we wield ENORMOUS economic power. Maybe now we'll see more women-oriented fare from Hollywood.

    @Jelena - Mormons aren't so very freakish. They're sort of cousins to Christianity. (I'm not one, BTW.) In my experience they're ridiculously successful, hard-working, and clean-living people. I mean, could you survive w/o caffeine? Me neither.

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  6. JJ & STY!!!!! This is fantastic! I'm so excited for you guys & though I've not read the articles entirely as of yet, I KNOW yall did us proud. Look at your, our snarky Ambassadors of Twi :)

    xoxo

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  7. You did us more than proud – “Brain Porn” and the “slutty evil red-haired sister”. LOL
    It’s amusing that the first criticisms of Twi were over warping impressionable teen minds by glamorizing a perfect boyfriend with control issues. Now older women are being attacked for turning a young man into a sex object. It’s the same old crap they use to attack the romance genre – women are incapable of telling the difference between fantasy and reality. As if fantasizing about sex is BAD! And as for the double-standard on the age difference… (can you say Harrison Ford and Michael Douglas?) There is still a real reluctance to admit that women are sexual beings. And if, like romance novels, a little fantasizing about a hot 20 something spices up your love life, what the heck is wrong with that?

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  8. Thanks lynnaea for explaining that to me. Sure I could've googled it, but it somehow is more interesting to get the info this way. :D

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  9. Fuck I'm so proud of you guys! Such fan-fucking-tastic quotes. You guys make so so proud to be apart of "the slutty evil red-headed sister".

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  10. I'm so proud of you two *wipes a little tear from her eye* Y'all fucking represent! As you said, 'Fuck em'. You tell them what's in your heart and none of it will matter. Frankly a lot of douches out there are just trying to get famous off the New Moon title by either doing frivolous specials on tv or stupid youtube shows. It pisses me off, so it's good to get you guys out there, who are the real deal.

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  11. I am soooooooooo proud--I am bursting with pride. I love you both all the more. You done good and FTR I never doubted either of you. Even if you had dropped some F-bombs JJ--it would have just made me love you all the more.

    Thanks for posting beardy Rob again--I know you don't do it for me but you know I love that pic of him just as much as y....so I will just think that of it as an unintentional gift every time. Mwah!

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  12. I love all of these articles recognizing the fact that there are people above "tween" age that like Twilight and that it may or may not have become an outlet for our libidos.

    My main argument to all of my friends that make fun of me for liking this series is the fact that out of everything, it's been the most beneficial to my sex life and my bf can do nothing but nod his head in blissful agreement and possibly a tad bit of shame that he has to admit to my owning his ass in the bedroom.

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  13. I would like to 2nd VitR lurv of scruffward. I really think you should finish every post with him.

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  14. (swallowing lump in throat) I am proud of you two and proud of all the residents of Twitardia, because you can't have one without the other. Thank you for giving us our uncensored voice. Love you guys BIG time.

    Lisa

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  15. Why DO you post beardy Rob? I was totally in the cleaning zone for Turkey Day and now I'm a drooling mess who can't focus on the fucking floor long enough to vacuum. Bitch. He ruins me.

    Oh and I totally want in on the Jerry Springer cat fight. Pleeeeeease?

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  16. Oh and I am proud of you guys too! Especially that you could keep your cursing in check long enough to do an interview. Not sure if I'd have the same self control... but then again, I don't see any reputable news sources contacting my foul ass for an interview. Maybe if Hustler wanted to do an interview about Twilight... LOL!

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  17. *runs to her list of things to do at TwitardedCon and writes "Catfight - STY, JJ and ?Latchkey Wife. ?w/Jello"

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  18. A Jerry Springer cat-fight between you two would be so much fun! Let's see, Jerry could be wearing a Daddy Cullen mask, his bodyguard guy (don't watch it enough to know names) could be Rosalie, and then JJ and STY could rip eachother's shirts off, where of course, there are two 1" Twitarded buttons strategically placed. OUCH, that might hurt! I'm sure you could work something out. I'm going to go read the articles now...

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  19. So PROUD!

    My fav line was: “I believe society still holds women to a higher expectation than our male counterparts … When a man says something sexually overt, we accuse them of thinking with their little guy. But a woman who does these things is still somewhat shocking. She’s rude, crude, crass and (gasp!) bitchy. Puh-lease. We say bullshit to that. Well, we say a lot of things about that but I’m pretty sure you can’t print any of them.”

    AMEN!

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  20. Aw it just warms my soul to be part of the slutty-evil-red-headed-sisterhood! STY and JJ, you do a fine job of reprensenting us. Enjoyed the articles!

    Fkat

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  21. Well done! You do well representing the whole Twitarded fandom!

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  22. this is the funniest site I have visited to date!!! Its like you are reading my mind.....and it is filthy! hahahaha......love Rob so much I feel sick

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  23. I've learned that I don't know how to prep for an interview (apparently loosening up with a cocktail isn't the way to go but live and learn) and some things that came out of my mouth were news to me, but I'm still glad we were able to represent for all of us "wrong side of the twi-tracks" chicks - lol! oh and JJ is amazing with stuff like this and totally carried me! Without her, my life would be like an endless Robward-free night. : )

    P.S. twitarded is nondenominational - lol. so play nice. : )

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  24. Great article! CNN, Washington Post...pretty soon we will see you guys on PBS :)

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  25. I'm usually a lurker but loved the articles (as I do everything on this site)!
    @STY: The CNN article said you are 41...really?!! I'm glad I'm not the only one in my 40's!

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  26. You guys did an awesome job! I ADORE these articles. I've been sharing them with everyone I know!

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  27. I'm proud to be Twitarded and proud of JJ & STY!

    I am going to objectify men for as long and as much as I want. Suck it university professors and other random experts who crawl out of the woodwork to throw in their two cents in interviews.

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  28. good articles! Thank you for repping us, you did us proud, we're older, horny, dirty birds and don't much care that people know (or that's where we seem to mostly end up) and it is SO nice to not have to be alone like that. If i only had tweenies to talk to about this, I would have put in a visit to the volturi long ago!!!

    Also, JJ, how do you feel about the USA today article actually outing you? :wide eyes:

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  29. I think I like the washington post article the best, because IT'S SO TRUE!!!

    I do know better, you dont' need to tell me i'm ridiculous, I know!

    and in that one, it outs you both, I guess it was a while coming, now you've got some RL cred to go with your street cred!!!

    Love you ladies!!!

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  30. Awesome ladies! You definitely made us all very proud!! Finally, we are represented!!

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  31. I am so proud to have been quoted in the Washington Post story with you guys- I felt the article was well done and we all didn't seem totally psycho. My local paper also did a story and pic (front page) so now I am famous, sort of. Thanks for helping me feel proud, and brave! Here is the link if you want to see me and my daughter on the front page with my age IN BOLD under our picture !http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/112009/11202009/508387
    I only hope Rob sees it and decided to stop in to fuck me if he is passing through...

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  32. brilliant to see you getting such deserved and weirdly respectful attention. I was proud too to be quoted along with you guys in The Weekend Australian. go team Twitarded!

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  33. What I think is funny is that it's taken these journalistic geniuses this long to figure out that we exsist after at all. I always cringe when some crusty old anchore says, "Tweens around America are crazy for Twilight." I hate that! So I slink back here with my tail between my legs and spurt off some crazy shit thats in my head only to crack up when you guys spew off some equally insane shit. I then realize that me and my 31 year old ass are part of somthing that allows us to say, I want to screw Rob Pattinson like the horny bitch I am, and not get scoffed at. We're the ones who know what to do with our tingly body parts, not the tweens! Thats why were more vocal and have no shame. Stephenies abstinense views haven't exactly translated to the older crowds. A bit too late for us...were already a lost cause, Steph, sorry. ;) Insert fan fiction, here.
    Im proud that you guys did the interview. Wave those freak flags on our behalf! I've learned here at Twitarted that I have nothing to be ashamed of because we fucking rock!
    Besides, Robs said himself, he preffers older ladies.

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  34. I agree with everything aleady said, I think you two did a fab job with the interviews AND you attracted more Twitards in for us to play with! Wooohooooo!!

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  35. "Because, at the end of the day, most of the rest of the world doesn't really want to know that there are a bunch of sexually charged, racy, foul-mouthed women mostly over the age of 25 who aren't ashamed to be this way. Fuck them."

    Amen sista! Love you hard!!!!!

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  36. @JJ - mmmm i love me some beardy Rob.

    Imagine if Rob went on a trek up a mountain, say, or went to find himself, seven years in Tibet stylee.

    *squeak*

    I think I just spontaneously ovulated.

    I can see how the work day is going to pan out tomorrow now: Beardy Rob fest post coming riiiiight up.

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  37. @SparkleMindy - Oh my god you made me laugh out loud!!!: "I only hope Rob sees it and decides to stop in to fuck me if he is passing through..."

    JJ & STY- you make us proud to wave the international flag of Twitardia!!

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  38. @lisa - Thanks! We're also proud (and somewhat baffled) to be getting this kind of attention and to have been included in this article with you! The first time I found TwilightMoms and read your "Intro" page a year or so ago, I felt incredibly relieved to know I wasn't alone (more dirty-minded and much more foul-mouthed, maybe, but not alone)!

    And for the record, my house is also a wreck, and I don't see that changing any time soon - lol! But I wouldn't change a thing... I might not fully understand it some days, but I embrace the fact that Twilight turned my life upside down, too.

    : )

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  39. Totally fucking awesome you guys! I am so proud, and also psyched to know that I am not alone in my over 40-ness and Twi-freak status. This community has allowed me to "come out" as it were with my Twi-obsession, and I agree with many other voices in this comment thread. Finding this vicarious thrill in Twilight and Robward has given me a real gift, I feel giddy inside for the first time in so many years! This is like the butterfly feeling you get when crushing out on a guy in high school, and for me that was a while ago. I say "amen, sister" to owning the ass of my man in the bedroom, and having my Twitarded-ness to thank for my renewed cougar status between the sheets. Thanks for doing us all proud, and providing us a place to voice our deepest, horny-est fantasies, and three cheers to Letting Your Freak Flag Fly!!

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  40. Do you realize how excited I was to be reading USA Today this morning and to see TWITARDED's Jenny Jerkface being interviewed?!! How fucking awesome? It was like a score for Twilight woman worldwide! I freaking loved it so much you'd think I was the one being interviewed! You go Twitards!

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  41. @ STY oooops, sorry, I'm not Lisa Twimom, but the other Lisa quoted in the weekend Oz article. Sorry 'bout the confusion. It's an all-to-common first name for those of us born circa 1970. blame Elvis.

    I'm sure the Twimom thinks you're cool too though.

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  42. OMG, that article in the USA Today is horrible! It's so depressing. I want to punch this bitch in the face: "Relationship expert Valerie Gibson, who hosts a call-in TV show in Ontario, says multi-generational mania for Twilight may be a testament to the emptiness of contemporary relationships."

    This is not fucking true, and we all know it: "Young girls can't find swains who will adore them and worship them. It only happens in books. They long to live in an erotically charged fantasy. Older women know it doesn't happen."

    Stupid bitch obviously never had a good fuck or a good relationship in her life if she can claim bullshit like this!

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  43. @Lisa - Oh! That's very exciting. I'm glad you're commenting. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on this subject because, in many ways, I think this really goes beyond Twilight.

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  44. @SparkleMindy - Gurrrl you made me Laugh out soooo loud in the middle of a too quiet office! BTW, If he stops by for that fuck, could you give him my address and a box of Trojans?

    @JJ & STY - You guys are the whip cream and chocolaty syrup spread on RPattz'z goodies (you don't mind being that do you?)! I could just lick you guys up. I totes love everything you both have to say. So proud to be a part of this wonderful group.

    P.S. My very snarky and non-twilovin' husband is starting to take an interest in Twitards. He likes the attitude that you guys represent. He totally gets why I love this blog. He even let me read some of these articles to him. Squee! Now, I’m sure this doesn’t mean I’m allowed to mention The Precious’s name around him seein’ as how he hates that Beautiful Bastard (jealous much?).

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  45. @ Jenny Jerkface - thanks! I've been hanging out here every day for months. You, STY and the community here are actually informing my research (in a very positive way), and a colleague and I wore Twitarded shirts to NM.

    I'm finding that while Twilight is often criticised by feminists, it's actually possible to take a positive feminist slant on it by looking at how we (Twitards et al) use it to improve our lives (in terms of sex and friendships, and the fundraising for good causes).

    the snotty feminists I saw recently giving a paper on how 'toxic' Twilight is, don't get that - but the Twitards do.

    And this is why Twitarded rocks.

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  46. @Lisa - You wore Twitarded shirts! You have know idea how happy that makes me.

    I agree with you - I think there is definitely a positive slant to Twilight. In all honesty I probably could argue for both sides of the feminist coin but at the end of the day, I see what it is doing for women in our age bracket and think it's fucking fantastic.

    I also find it interesting that so many other women are disgusted that we fantasize about shacking up with Edward Cullen (or Robert Pattinson). Um, IT'S A FANTASY!!! Why is it that it's almost expected of men to fantasize about (potentially)younger, beautiful women but it's a disgrace when women do it?

    In fact, I bet people would be perplexed if a man openly admitted to lusting after an older woman like, say, Hilary Clinton (Just throwing this out there). People would want to know why. There is definitely a stigma that women of a certain age are no longer sexually attractive and therefore, not sexual at all.

    That sucks.

    Annnd sorry for the rant. Hope it made sense! :)

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  47. @ JJ perfect sense!
    I agree with you about both sides of the feminist coin. One thing that amazed me about Twilight was how something so regressive with such a pre-feminist passive heroine could reel me in! However having sat through really condescending conference papers where feminist acadmics basically accuse Twilight fans of having 'false consciousness', I thought it was time to think about the positives and the pleasure.

    And yes, I thought your statements on the double-standards applied to male vs female desire were freaking articulate and spot on.

    back in the 1940s there was a huge scandal about 40 year old women going to wrestling matches and ogling the man-meat. it's considered disruptive to the social order - women are meant to go away, have babies and cook the dinner, otherwise everything falls apart.

    Also, Susan Sontag wrote back in 1972: "That older women are repulsive is one of the most profound aesthetic and erotic feelings in our culture.”

    I think the whole MILF and cougar thing of the past few years is *really* interesting (even if I find it kind of disturbing myself), and shows some kind of seismic shift. perhaps something to do with the sheer size of the baby boomer generation: they worshipped youth and so are having to change things as they negotiate their own aging.

    ok, no more essays from me -- as you can tell I love talking about this until the cows come home.

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  48. @Lisa - I am another Lisa born circa 1970 (way circa, as in 1962), and my parents have always joked that Elvis called them personally to see if he could name his daughter after me. My middle name is Marie :)

    I just wish I could take credit for your insightful essay-style comment(s). I am not a baby boomer, but I think you summed my Robsession up quite nicely with this statement:

    "...they worship[ped] youth and so are having to change things as they negotiate their own aging."

    The tagline on my blog reads "Growing up is overrated," which shouts the fact that I am having difficulty negotiating my own age.

    But am I a MILF? Hell no. A cougar? If it means that I have a burning desire to slip Rob a mickey so that he can slip me a dickey without realizing I'm not a MILF, then hell yes ;)

    Lisa (Marie)

    word ver: distor - I hope you don't find my follow-up comment too distor[bing]. LOL!

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  49. Damn! The weekend Australian?? I would have picked that shit up if I had known you were going to be in there! And we never get much of the love in the way of printed goods related to Twilight here.. well, not as much as there anyway. Congrats girls!

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  50. Not only am I proud to be a part of this awesome community, but I could think of no one better than JJ & STY to represent it. You ladies RAWK! Thank you for being the brave souls to give us a voice and a face.

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  51. i too am so proud to be a (canadian!!) Twitard! Way to represent, ladies!

    I love that last pic too... ;)

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  52. @ sprtzmom1721
    I agree ‘growing up is overrated’, and I don’t think we’re alone there! For the record, I hate the term ‘cougar’. Cougars are really objects of ridicule in our culture unless they still look like they’re in their 20s. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. The archetypal 3 ages of women are: maiden, mother and crone. We see these running all the way back through western society to the ancient greeks and the pagans. I think all of us here are chafing against something deeply embedded.

    I think of male friends my age (39) who have no hesitation claiming to be hot for Scarlett Johannsen or Keira Knightly, however when I first admitted my Robsession, my (ex) best friend said ‘ewww, it makes me feel gross thinking that when my son is 23 a woman your age would want him’. To which I said: ‘no offense, but the product of your genes is hardly likely to become a sex symbol’

    @ JJ
    re: men and sports vs women and twilight. I’ve been thinking a lot about this too, and I think the key thing is ‘fantasy’ vs ‘real’ and the different status they have in our culture. Sport is considered ‘healthy’ and ‘productive’ in relation to real life. Fantasy is considered suspect. There’s been at least 2 centuries of people worrying about how immersion in fantasy might effect reality. Jane Austen worried for instance that girls reading romance would develop unrealistic expectations of relationships, and may find that real men didn’t come up to scratch – this then leads to the fear of women refusing to marry, and then not having babies… so society crumbles. I think male SF geeks get the same kind of treatment.

    For the record (and this is deeply embarrassing to me) a journalist with an anti-twilight fan agenda selectively quoted me joking about this in relation to Twilight in a long phone conversation, and reported me as serious. It’s since been picked up by Details, OK magazine … you name it. if you've come across any of those articles, I just want you to know that it’s not actually my opinion, and I forever regret doing that interview. I have no way of clearing my name.

    Oh and JJ, I’ve also had women say awful things to me about not having kids. Apparently this makes me selfish and half a woman!

    w/v: 'recon' - I recon Rob's clothes would look great on my bedroom floor.

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  53. @Lisa-you are so right. I have a male friend who was "ewwwing" at the thought of a woman my age lusting over RPattz. Teeny boppers were apparently okay, but grown up mature (real) ;) women, were gross. I asked him exactly how old he thought Megan Fox was and once he did the mental math he shut up real quick realizing the double standard he was touting.

    Fkat

    W/V-bericate....once I get Robbie alone I'm going to
    bericate the door so no one disturbs us. (and he can't get
    away! ). Muahhaahaha.

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  54. new moon movie of twilight saga is outstanding ! enjoyed a lot watching twilight new moon !!

    http://www.twilightnewmoon.info

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  55. @ sprtzmom1721
    I agree ‘growing up is overrated’, and I don’t think we’re alone there! For the record, I hate the term ‘cougar’. Cougars are really objects of ridicule in our culture unless they still look like they’re in their 20s. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. The archetypal 3 ages of women are: maiden, mother and crone. We see these running all the way back through western society to the ancient greeks and the pagans. I think all of us here are chafing against something deeply embedded.

    I think of male friends my age (39) who have no hesitation claiming to be hot for Scarlett Johannsen or Keira Knightly, however when I first admitted my Robsession, my (ex) best friend said ‘ewww, it makes me feel gross thinking that when my son is 23 a woman your age would want him’. To which I said: ‘no offense, but the product of your genes is hardly likely to become a sex symbol’

    @ JJ
    re: men and sports vs women and twilight. I’ve been thinking a lot about this too, and I think the key thing is ‘fantasy’ vs ‘real’ and the different status they have in our culture. Sport is considered ‘healthy’ and ‘productive’ in relation to real life. Fantasy is considered suspect. There’s been at least 2 centuries of people worrying about how immersion in fantasy might effect reality. Jane Austen worried for instance that girls reading romance would develop unrealistic expectations of relationships, and may find that real men didn’t come up to scratch – this then leads to the fear of women refusing to marry, and then not having babies… so society crumbles. I think male SF geeks get the same kind of treatment.

    For the record (and this is deeply embarrassing to me) a journalist with an anti-twilight fan agenda selectively quoted me joking about this in relation to Twilight in a long phone conversation, and reported me as serious. It’s since been picked up by Details, OK magazine … you name it. if you've come across any of those articles, I just want you to know that it’s not actually my opinion, and I forever regret doing that interview. I have no way of clearing my name.

    Oh and JJ, I’ve also had women say awful things to me about not having kids. Apparently this makes me selfish and half a woman!

    w/v: 'recon' - I recon Rob's clothes would look great on my bedroom floor.

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  56. @SparkleMindy - Gurrrl you made me Laugh out soooo loud in the middle of a too quiet office! BTW, If he stops by for that fuck, could you give him my address and a box of Trojans?

    @JJ & STY - You guys are the whip cream and chocolaty syrup spread on RPattz'z goodies (you don't mind being that do you?)! I could just lick you guys up. I totes love everything you both have to say. So proud to be a part of this wonderful group.

    P.S. My very snarky and non-twilovin' husband is starting to take an interest in Twitards. He likes the attitude that you guys represent. He totally gets why I love this blog. He even let me read some of these articles to him. Squee! Now, I’m sure this doesn’t mean I’m allowed to mention The Precious’s name around him seein’ as how he hates that Beautiful Bastard (jealous much?).

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  57. Do you realize how excited I was to be reading USA Today this morning and to see TWITARDED's Jenny Jerkface being interviewed?!! How fucking awesome? It was like a score for Twilight woman worldwide! I freaking loved it so much you'd think I was the one being interviewed! You go Twitards!

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  58. I'm usually a lurker but loved the articles (as I do everything on this site)!
    @STY: The CNN article said you are 41...really?!! I'm glad I'm not the only one in my 40's!

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