Can we just talk about this whole vampire culture?

...but seriously. What the hell? I mean, let's all just take a step back for a minute and think about it: they are cold, dead, murderous, blood-sucking animals. If we put all the living creatures on a food pyramid, they're on top. They can think. That should TERRIFY teenage girls. But no, Edward freaking Cullen walks in and BAM! We're all supposed to fall in love? Are you serious?
I mean, look at the storyline for the Twilight movies: Boy meets Girl. Boy wants to eat girl. Boy stalks Girl. Girl falls in love with creepy cannibalistic Boy. Boy fights his natural urges, turns Girl into another blood-sucking non-living creature, and we cheer? I'm sorry, what?

Ok, yes, I'll admit, Maggie and I are unashamedly OBSESSED with the Vampire Diaries. Judge me. Dare you to watch 4 episodes without getting addicted. That fact aside, we are completely aware that this obsession is strange and unnatural.
It's not like any of these stories have any lasting literary or true artistic value. Sure, they deal with the hard issues of life and death, and they're a decent enough outlet for teenage angst, but what kind of love story is twilight? One where the boy has to babysit a girl who can't seem to say no to trouble. Rule of thumb: if Taylor Swift has a song about it, you need to take one LONG, hard look at your life, and evaluate your choices(Que. I Knew You Were Trouble). Bella's a sociopath, and it's far from romantic.
Why on earth is our generation so obsessed with loving monsters? Is it some teenage sense of danger? Or are we simply always trying to love the boy who can't be saved? If you ask me, we all need our heads examined. It's like we're all intrigued by death or something.

Food for thought, but I am not food.
SJ--