Yesterday I blogged about so-called Twilight Moms and later wondered if I was just making something out of nothing. Maybe it’s true that “most” moms reading and seeing Twilight are acting inappropriate about it and setting terrible examples for their daughters. Well, I’m glad that based on comments recieved here and over on Facebook, I’m not completely wrong. I’m happy to report that, agree or disagree, I found some everyday moms who aren’t the ones Greydanus was talking about in his review (see yesterday’s post).
I realize that I was responding emotionally in defense of my Mom friends, but it wasn’t just about that one line in Greydanus’ review. I was also responding to comments across Facebook and the internet that ruffled my Mommy feathers. People are so quick to point fingers at Moms if we aren’t acting in a way that fits the Mom stereotype.
In the interest of full-disclosure, my daughter isn’t even old enough to read the Twilight books yet, but I am checking things out for the future and have watched my young friends and their moms on the Twilight journey. I haven’t seen anything that implies inappropriate examples. As I said, I know that some moms out there are probably not the best examples in this case, but not “most” as has been implied. This is really my point.
I am glad I blogged about this topic because I am hearing from the kind of smart, intelligent moms I was thinking of when I sounded off; the kind of moms I think most of us are. The moms who left comments yesterday have some pretty deep and complex opinions about Twilight and their children whether they like or agree with the Twilight premise itself.
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–Tina
