#Steps up onto Soapbox, clear throat#
When did Vampires become sexy?
Yes, I will grant you, that it's not a new concept. Dracula, written quite some time ago, made the Vampire mythos shift to include staying young and beautiful forever, plus whatever powers a Nosferatu has over their 'Thralls', male or female.
That being the case, even Buffy had vampires as something unholy and soulless. Buffy managed to bag two of them and still waved her crucifix at the rest of them. They were the enemy! Not a creature you bring home to mother, or worse, sneak around with behind dad's back.
Exactly when was it decided that Vampire men were a great catch for teenage girls? People talk about how TV and movies and books today portray an unrealistic view of relationships and romance, and now it seems like any guy with a pulse just isn't interesting enough?
Escapist romance novel trash used to be a pirate king or a WW2 pilot or something, but now... I can remember a time when having a boyfriend who desperately wanted to rip out your throat with his fangs and feast on your blood would be considered a bad thing instead of a turn-on.
I dunno, am I missing something here?
#Step off soapbox#
When did Vampires become sexy?
Yes, I will grant you, that it's not a new concept. Dracula, written quite some time ago, made the Vampire mythos shift to include staying young and beautiful forever, plus whatever powers a Nosferatu has over their 'Thralls', male or female.
That being the case, even Buffy had vampires as something unholy and soulless. Buffy managed to bag two of them and still waved her crucifix at the rest of them. They were the enemy! Not a creature you bring home to mother, or worse, sneak around with behind dad's back.
Exactly when was it decided that Vampire men were a great catch for teenage girls? People talk about how TV and movies and books today portray an unrealistic view of relationships and romance, and now it seems like any guy with a pulse just isn't interesting enough?
Escapist romance novel trash used to be a pirate king or a WW2 pilot or something, but now... I can remember a time when having a boyfriend who desperately wanted to rip out your throat with his fangs and feast on your blood would be considered a bad thing instead of a turn-on.
I dunno, am I missing something here?
#Step off soapbox#
