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posted by officefan2010

Recently, I read an articolo on here written da a true Twilight fan, where she expressed her anger with the fan-community of this beloved series.
After Leggere - a long with Leggere some other articoli too - I began to think about what it means to be a true Twilight fan, a Twilighter if te will.

In my opinion a true fan of anything appreciates every element of whatever that person is a fan of - in this case Twilight.
A true Twilighter looks at this series and doesn't see just a Amore story between a vampire and a human, but they see the struggle between good and evil. They see a story with dynamic characters who all have been developed to have depth and personality. They see domande of fate and destiny and true love. They find themselves swept away into a world where Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. can be vegetarian, licantropi roam the land, and something evil is always lurking around the corner. They begin to believe that fictional characters are actually real. They Amore every character for who they are and Amore all of their imperfections - yes, I did say imperfections. : ]

Now another type of fan has emerged in the empire of Twilight. That other type of fan is a Fangirl - o boy if te like.
What classifies a Fangirl? Well in my opinion, its one of those people who only care about the main characters, which in this case would be Edward and Bella. They only see the Amore story side o this epic saga. They overlook the amazing elements brought to the story da people like Jacob Black, because they believe he is just bent on Edward and Bella destruction. They don't see that true Amore isn't going to just come with no problems. They only see the perfect side of the characters, and don't believe there could be an imperfection. Then when an imperfection becomes very open, they freak out and begin the horrible thing we know as character bashing.

So when it comes down to it, what kind of fan do te want to be? Do te want to be the type of fan that loves the story for everything that it is and loves all the characters for who they are? o do te want to be the type of fan that only looks at the pretty side of the novel, trying to disregard the actual human elements of the story?
When I think about Stephenie Meyer and how she literally had an amazing dream, wrote it down, and shared it with the world, well she put a lot of work into it. She took time to discover each character, get to know them, and explore every level of their personality. She developed an epic story of love, courage, destiny, fate, fantasy, and the eternal battle between good and evil. When I think about this I can't help but want to be the best fan I can. I want to be a true Twilight fan - a Twilighter.

What about you?

GeorgiaSky, abcjkl and 36 others like this

cowgirlfromhell One word - wow! That makes total sense and I'm glad to say that I'm a true fan, a Twilighter =]

kctjohnson I very much agree with everything written here. And really, a TRUE Twilighter - in this case - is a mature reader. We'd like to think that all Twilight readers/fans are mature... sadly, that is not the case as we often see. We see a disturbingly large number of "fangirls" (or fanboys) - those that cannot see past the obvious. Now, that could be attributed to: 1. the age of the fangirl/boy - If the reader is, say, between the ages of 10 and 12 (now do't get me wrong, there are mature 10 year olds too who have deep thoughts), it would be hard to expect them to be mature enough to see the true value of the series. They will likely only see what is written in black & white, i.e. the obvious And god help those who are older than 12 who act like they're tweeners. Kids in this age group "should" know common courtesy, but we all now younger kids can be brutal with their personal opinions. 2. have a disability that hinders their comprehension skills - if a reader has this disability, they can hardly be blamed for not understanding the books completely. Still, a little respect and courtesy should be expected - unless they have Tourette Syndrome, but how can we ever identify which fangirl/boy has such a disability? 3. are just immature and/or challenged in the personality arena (or lack thereof) - these types are simply hopeless. I can't even be bothered to comment much on them. With such a broad age bracket in the Twilight fan population, it might be easy to dismiss the fangirls/boys as being any of the above, but what about the Harry Potter series?? Did we have this many "Haters" there? It didn't seem that way. Maybe the fans of Harry Potter (young or old) are just more mature?? That's the only plausible explanation.

Saul_Mikoliunas This is my new favourite article =D

i_luv_twilight That was awesum and u r TOTALLY rite! i m glad i m not sum crazy fangirl, i m a true twilighter! that is so cool that u were able to clear it up for the girls/boys who r just crazy fans

officefan2010 thank you all for your comments. : ] they are all highly appreciated! cowgirlfromhell - im happy to know you liked it! kctjohnson - i completely agree with everything you said!!! I never read HP, but it would make sense that the readers of that may be a little bit more mature. It seems to me that those books are a harder reading level. Saul_Mikoliunas - That means sooo much to me for someone to say that!! Thanks! i_luv_twilight - thanks! i just really got to thinking about the differences and just decided to write them down. : ]

kitticat2 I agree completely. There are too many fans out there who only see the love story and not all the wonderful elements that make Twilight so interesting. I loved the interaction between Bella and Jacob; they are best friends and he brought a whole new level to the story in New Moon. Alice is that fun-loving sister Bella never had and Jessica is the nosey friend that gossips about everyone. I could go on and on. Every single character had good and bad qualities. You are a true Twilighter if you are able to see this. But like ktcjohnson said, maybe the only true Twilighters are mature readers. Also, unlike Twilight, the focus of Harry Potter was not the love story, but friendship, family and acceptance (not that Twilight isn't about these things). So, there aren't as many crazy fangirls/boys in the HP fandom because those types of people need romantic relationships to obsess over.

pink_martini2 This article makes me believe there is still some hope yet. PEOPLE: do you see how fed up some of us are? Even now there are still hostile fans who post RIDICULOUS things on here. I propose a mass movement. Report the people/posted items that are offensive (anti-anything). Now don't go report-crazy. Talk to the poster first. Try to settle it before reporting.We don't want to turn into the gestapo. This spans passed fanpop too. Speak out against these people on all sites. Let's be heard. We are sick of the hostility. When the movie gets out, this fandom is going to get bigger. Let's show new members we aren't petty people.

kctjohnson Pink_Martini, thank you for bringing that up! And I agree with you!! Really, this Spot almost needs a few "moderators" to remind fans to be true fans, not crazy fangirl/fanboys.

PaoBella I cant disgree with you... and am really glad you wrote this because is really opening the minds of some of the other fans =D and i am a TWIlIGHTER :)

ashleydec19 i admire your enthusiasm and your broad mind... you are an OFFICIAL twilighter, and so am I. ;o)

ParamoreLuvr224 this is so true, its not just a book...n i am a true twilighter

Michellebob I love the whole series! Not leaving anything out. If any part was changed or a character wasnt there it wouldnt be the same. I totally agree with you! There are some bonkers people on this spot and on other forums. They are hostile and aggressive! God help you if you say the wrong thing to them! "irritable grizzlies are nothing compared to ..." But it's quite easy to distinguish between the twilighters and the fangirls/boys! which makes it easy for everyone i suppose! :)

spezlee That's right! I agree with everyone above! There has been enough hate and hostility. It's ridiculous and immature. I think those who are tired of it need to tell these people that enough is enough and that their actions are offensive. Now, not in a rude way just saying that their remarks were offensive and to please stop would be enough for many people if enough other people on this site said that.

kitticat2 Gosh, if only it were that easy. But I agree with you spezlee, pink_martini2, and kctjohnson, maybe if enough of us tell them they're being aggressive it will work over time. It's worth a shot!

purplesparkle i hear what you all are saying, and i agree that fan girls/boys, are anoying, but you cant ask people not to express how they feel about something, just because you feel offended/anoyed with the comments they are putting up, people are allowed to say and feel what they want, and though you may wish to change that, its about excepting people for who they are, be they charactors in twilight, or people in the real world, i'm sorry to say, that you are all bashing people for liking/loving charactors in a book. though it is an amazing book, let me know if any of this makes any kind of since.

spezlee It kind of makes sense in a way. But, saying that they wish Jacob was dead and bashing people who say they like Jacob is not okay. This is the kind of behavior that is inappropriate. I personally think it's fine if someone doesn't necessarily like him, that's their opinion, but being disrespectful to other opinions and downright insulting should be put to a stop. At least in my opinion....hehe.

Bandgeek_XP Well this is an amazing article!!!! Twilight is a huge fandome, and were bound to have "fan girls" especally with this love story. But were there are real fans, ture fans. and then there are fake fan which even when they have a favorite charater they still can't seem to still get the ture internal conflict of or real emotion of the charater.

cheergeek Wow, I completly adore this article. I love the series, and if you love a series, you love ther series and that's just that. You might not agree with some things... but wth are you going to do? Bashing and hostility is not going to help anyone or change what happens. It's also not very nice to the creator of the story to say that they would burn her books if something does or does not happen. How would you feel if you created a character and loved them and then people HATED him/her. That's not cool people. All the characters are equally awesome. ^^ I've also noticed what someone pointed out earlier- the Harry Potter fandom wasn't this abject. Which is weird, because I assumed they were basically the same fans. But also as someone said, it takes romantic realtionships to build people up.. [haha, fighting over ships]

chels05 i LOVE you lol. This was a really amazing article. You are so right about everything you just wrote. I have nothing more to say, because you said it all =)

pink_martini2 purplesparkle, I quote you: "though you may wish to change that, its about excepting people for who they are, be they charactors in twilight" So why don't anti-jacob people just except Jake for what he is as a character? Then they wouldn't have to flame and bash this fictional character. You're right people are entitled to their opinions. They can choose whether to like Jake or not. But as the saying goes, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. There's a difference between "I don't like Jacob, he annoys me." and "DIE Jacob DIE." And it's a misinterpretation of the fandom. Not everyone is as loud and vulgar as those people. And we feel like it's a crime that outside people see us as such. In every interview that mentions us, the media asks the actors/crew about how crazy/obsessed we are. That's sad!

MoonDevious I adore this article. And I am a true TWILIGHTER!

hellgirl223 I SO agree, I decide I will be a Twilighter! This should put some sense in Jacob haters. Hope they realize how hurtful it is to Jacob fans!

fan11993 I so Agree I'm Twilight girl all the way

ritzzie Amazin..............well im a true twilighter......

chris2010_2010 Thats really good!

The Past Will Never Change Chapter 5

posted by lollipopszx3

The rest of the nights were as plain and ordinary as the rest. I have never really been a fan of the night, even though that's when we were forced to hunt when it was hunting season. All the humans got to hunt when they could just go to the supermarket, and we had to wait. I couldn't blame them though. Fresh meats tastes better than store bought. Charlie taught me that.

The drizzle didn't stop for the whole night, that I didn't even notice that it was 8:37. It didn't leave that much time to get to school, only 3 minutes. "Guys!" I called out, rushing to Nathan's room. "Nathan. Wake up!" He woke...

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midnight moonlight ch 1

posted by courtney1862

Edwards pov
Were on our way to italy back to see aro.We heard there was a new member of the volturi and its another girl.Which i dont really want to go to but carlise thinks it would be good for the family to do something together since we havent really been ourselves latley. I miss my bella Amore so much and apparently so does everyone else.
Alice isnt her pixie self anymore which makes jasper unhappy,and emmett is just bored cuz he has no one to mess with and rosalie is well ROSALIE who doesnt think of anyone but herself.The plane just landed now and we were getting off. When alice suddenly...

Hello, My Name Is: Death ~Vol. 7~ [TWENTY-FOUR]

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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"Kill a man, and te are an assassin. Kill hundreds of men, and te are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and te are a god." -Jean Rostand
Okay, so if that quote means if I kill one man, I'm an assassin, and if I kill hundreds of men, I'm a conqueror, and if I kill everyone then I'm a god, then that means that everyone are pawns in a huge game of Chess. Right now, I'm a pawn in the relationship game, and also in the new life I was handed that giorno in the grocery store....

Hello, My Name Is: Death ~Vol. 7~ [TWENTY-TWO]

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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I woke up later that night around midnight. I was laying in bed, covers kicked to the floor, cold and alone. It was dark, pitch black. And with every secondo ticking away, it seemed as if the darkness got darker around me, and was engulfing me slowly. I was numb, parilyzed to the bed, I couldn't move. And just as the darkness started creeping up the bedside, the alarm clock went off and the bedroom door burst open. I jolted into an upright sitting position, the loud beeping filling my...

Hello, My Name Is: Death ~Vol. 7~ [TWENTY-ONE]

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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    I couldn't speak, I couldn't move. I couldn't breath. All I could do was think and hope. And that's what scared me the most. Thinking gets te nowhere, and if it does get te 'somewhere' te always, somehow, wind back up to the beginning, where te started.
    "Cyd, he'll be fine." Shropee assured me as we pulled into the driveway.
    "Just go inside and help him." I managed, and she did.
    She got out, ran inside, and left me in...

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Renesmee C. Cullen (Part 3)

posted by karleetaylor

this is a continuation of "Renesmee C. Cullen (continued)" again, if te didnt read that one o the first one, i doubt you'll understand(:

When I woke up, my parents were already at the house. Jacob was here, too, sleeping successivo to me. Everybody was out hunting besides us.
“Renesmee, today we are going to visit grandpa,”
I got excited. My human grandpa didn’t know about vampires. He didn’t know that I was half human-half vampire. He just knew we were all different. I wasn’t allowed to bite him even though he torched my throat. I was immediately...

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Chapter One: The Memory

posted by beachchick

It burned so badly, but not bad enough that i would let anyone see me in pain. I walk quickly to a bathroom at the end of the hall. I knew that no one would be in here because this is the bathroom that the Cullens used. I looked in and it was empty right now. I walked in and went straight to the mirror. I pulled up the sleave of my sweater silently prassing the cold weather so that i could wear this shirt. The claw marks were still there and as bright red as ever. There were four claw marks straight to my elbow and I painfully remembered how i got them.

Two Days fa

"Love te guys see te tomorrow"...

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taking chances chapter 18

posted by karpach_13

emily's dress

Chapter 18
I looked at Emily in shock.
“”oh , my , gosh, Emily you’re so skinny” I told her.
“sam why aren’t te feeding your wife?” I asked sam..
“renesme I don’t know how to cook” sam complained.. i shook my head. And them me and Emily laughed.. the guys looked at us in confusion.
“amily one più thing why aren’t te wearing any make-up o u want to look natural for sam?” I asked her.
“I don’t really know how to put make-up on” she toold me embarrassed.. I looked at her shocked.
“I got an idea , jake give me my bags” I told him. He gave me the bags and I took...

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taking chances chapter 17

posted by karpach_13

Chapter 17

“my mother couldn’t unleash the powers but I did” I detto quietly not even a vampire could have heard me..
“ivan y did u guys have thefight?” I asked him calmly.
“I actually don’t know he started it, I was defending myself” Ivan answered.
“and that’s y I Amore u u don’t get into fights so I don’t have to worry u getting killed o anything, like this
“ I said.
“but the good this is that im okay” Ivan said. everyone went back to what they were doing.
“nessie y didn’t u mostra me that?” my father asked me I swallowed.
“because u really didn’t know who my...

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Hello, My Name Is: Death ~Vol. 6~ [NINETEEN]

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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    I was a bit shocked, and then reality hit me, and I left the room. I found Tabra in the kitchen, and I went to him.
    "I told him."
    "You did?" He seemed happy about it.
    "Yes. He kissed me, and it was very passionate. Now what?"
    "Well, normally, if I was alone with Olivia, and that happened..."
    "Okay, ew. I don't wanna know what te would do to Olivia..in bed. I just...

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Hello, My Name Is: Death ~Vol. 6~ [ELEVEN]

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

Hello, My Name Is: Death
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[ELEVEN]
"You're married?" I asked, and he nodded.
"Her name is Olivia. We got married last Fall, and I Amore her. She knows about my Death Clan of the Fallen days, says my tattoo is sexy." I laughed. "She forgives me for what I've done, which is good. I didn't tell you, because she didn't want me to tell te yet. She was wanting to meet te first. But, I thought, once all of this is over, te can come over and meet her o whatever." Tabra was rubbing his left ring finger,...

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just a twist chapter 7

posted by mia1emmett

Estellas outfit on that day

Chapter 7
DON’T BUT te DID AND I Amore YOU
Today was the giorno it was sunny and I knew they couldn't be out. I grabbed my bags and my plane ticket. I ran for the car Eddie bought me. I was planning on going to Alaska and telling my brother everything I was going to do. I was leaving the car there and grabbing a plane. Eddie would under stand. When I got there Eddie understood and brought me to the airport. I was boarding the plane thinking Alice must have scene me going da now. The I was getting ready to sit when I heard some arguing da the lady...

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When they all come back Chap 8

posted by NeeNee14

Sorry It's So Short
~xoxo
NeeNee14♥♥~

After we put Kammie to letto later that night. I was hoping Edward would forget about the whole "Jacques" thing, but he didn't.
"So who was that guy." Edward asked once we where in bed.
"That was Jacques. He's my ex-boyfriend, but we ended up breaking up because Kammie kept calling him Jackie and the fact that he's shallower than a kiddie pool."I said. Edward just looked at me.
"You had a boyfriend?"Edward asked, trying to hide his anger in his voice. I turned to look at him.
"Edward, te act like we were engaged, besides te were all I thought about." I said....

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If he never chaper 31 *this now the final*

posted by KatiiCullen94

Ok, THIS IS THE FINAL!
i jsut thought i will shock people da doing another,and i need to reall tie things off.

Placing Ej down, fast asleep, His bronze hair was starting to already form in the beautiful curls. To even look at my new son, Edward's son, made me beleive in all things that mostly likely diddn't extist.
But today i was ready to do what ive wanted to do for a long time.
Ask Alice to be Tanna's God-Mother. Quietly tip toeing out the door, afraid that any peep would destroy all my effort in his silence.
Only to fail and for his broken wails to echoe through the house.
I heard the ruffle...

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Winner OF Contest To Win Bella's Ring Announced!

posted by vampireempire

Vampire Empire Announces Winner of Contest To Win Bella's Engagement Ring

Vampire-empire.com announced the winner of the fashion reproduction of the engagement ring Edward Cullen gave to Bella cigno in Stephanie Meyers Twilight Series.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jul 16, 2010 – popolare vampire enthusiasts and fine art site, Vampire Empire, announced a winner for it's Bella Swan's Engagement ring contest. The contest offered Twilight fan a chance to win an official fashion reproduction of the ring Edward Cullen gives to Bella when her proposes to her.

The contest started on June 26, 2010 and ran...

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Unhappy Amore (Chap 3)

posted by a-jforever

I shook my head at her, hardly anything scared me. Jacob’s dad was a small man, in a wheelchair, wearing a western styled hat.

“Hey Chloe, I’m Jake’s dad Billy, please take a seat.” Sitting down I felt like I was in a conference, I half expected him to pull out a massive white board and one of those long cane things. The only people in the room were Me, Billy and Kim.

“Have te ever heard the Quileute legends?” Kim asked. It was funny how she detto “Legends” like that wasn’t quite the right word for it.

“Yeah. My Gran use to live over here, she use to tell me them over and...

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Foolproof!

posted by groovychicklisa

Finally, it was December nineteenth, and I was free from the stares and whispers for two glorious weeks. Renée and Phil flew up the giorno before Natale Eve; I was looking inoltrare, avanti to all of us spending the holidays together for the first time.

"Look at you!" Renée exclaimed as Charlie and I met them at the airport in Port Angeles. She pulled me into a bone breaking hug. "You've really got that pregnancy glow going. Hi Charlie." I heard Charlie mumble a greeting in return behind me.

"I know." I hugged her back tightly.

Angela had told me the same thing a couple of weeks earlier, but I had insisted...

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Foolproof!

posted by groovychicklisa

Heartbeats

I woke up the successivo morning feeling thoroughly rested for the first time in several weeks. I was surprised that the nightmares had left me alone, considering my state of mind when I had gone to bed. I had expected my subconscious to deal with my inner turmoil while I slept, but my dreams had been unusually peaceful and non-meaningful. Normal. Just flashes of memories, colors, places, that held no threat.

I walked into the cucina to find that Charlie had made breakfast. Granted, it was only a ham sandwich, a bowl of cereal and a glass of arancia, arancio juice, but he had tried. I felt tears...

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True Lies,Teen Girls(Chapter Twenty)

posted by moolah

Bella’s P.O.V:
“And I though we were gonna di-“ Carlisle walked in and the bells jingled as I was saying “die”. I looked over at him, “CARLISLE!” I screamed. Carlisle walked over to Charlie and asked him why Alice and Edward were in jail. “Why are my children in jail, Chief?” Charlie turned to Carlisle and smiled, “Sir, your children and my daughter are under custody due to the woman who was talking about them,” Charlie cleared his rough throat. “They are being released for the secrecy truth policy I did on them.” Carlisle smiled, “Great, can I take them?” Charlie...

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taking chances chapter 11

posted by karpach_13

nessie's school outfit.

they looked at me like i was saying something that they didnt understand. i felt bad, but i didnt know why. maybe my father was right that me and jake will never be together. but maybe i would be better off being just friends. i still didnt understand what Amore really feels thats what hurts me. my parents felt Amore in high school too but still.
"you guys okay?" i asked them. i was worried, because they froze.
"you guys!!!" i shouted. and this time they unfroze.
"what?" they asked at the same time.
"so do te guys want to hang out?" i asked them.
"not with him" jake said.
"jake te chose be friends...