Comments on: Edward the Pedophile/Stalker?

By: Snowsky

Snowsky — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:27:11 +0000

Edward is creepy, pedophilic (is that a word?), abusive, and a stalker. He watches Bella sleep for, I don’t know, 2-3 months (without her knowledge), and he’s in love with Bella even though he’s 108 (it will never, ever, ever, ever, EVER matter that he is physically 17, he’s biologically 108). And yet, girls around the globe are being brainwashed to think that Edward is the perfect man. When he’s not, because there is no such thing as a real perfect man.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:00:38 +0000

I had a boyfriend who was very controlling/possessive/stalking like Edward when I was in high school & my parents seriously thought about putting a restraining order on him. I’ve read the first 3 books & my daughter has read the first book. I’ve talked to her about Edwards issue’s. She thinks he’s weird too. As a parent, I would put a stop to any relationship with someone like Edward.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:31:55 +0000

I fully agree that Edward Cullen is a stalker/pedophile. And I have all the rights to say this because at some point I had been a blind, obsessed fan girl and had read the series about 7 times. I honestly don’t know what I was even thinking when I read them. But Edward in my opinion is a controlling, pessimistic, arrogant, egotistical prick who likes to watch 17 year old girls sleep and get them pregnant (although according to Stephenie Meyer’s rules in the other book, that should be impossible). Bella is a clingy, over dramatic, selfish, hormonal, obsessed, teen who doesn’t know the true meaning of love. And have you noticed that she only seems to be in danger when there is someone that needs to save her? Even as a vampire she is portrayed as weak which I find rather depressing. Way to make girls look strong Stephenie Meyer. And then there is the whole (rather disturbing) factor that one of the men Bella used to love falls in love with her daughter… Yep, that’s creepy. Then if you read the books you have to suffer through 100+ pages of grammar mistake. No person could publish a second book with in a year without making so many mistakes. The one that irks me the most is bloodred. And back to the subject of the characters personalities. Isn’t it a little too cliché. I mean really, the perfect family, the vampires who refuse to be “monsters” and drink animal blood. The bitchy one (Rosalie) brings some sense of normalcy to that picture perfect family just happens to become all nice to Bella in the fourth book making the family even more perfect. I’m done ranting here because if I continued I probably would reach the word limit or something but before I go I have to point something out. Most of the people who are defending the series have no legitimate response/retaliation to the actual facts written out before them; instead they defend the book with weak excuses. If they come up with actual answers regarding the things that we are addressing and they made sense then I would respect them, even though I would keep my view on things.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:27:45 +0000

I think we should give the under 20 age bracket a bit more credit. They are actually really smart people with valid opinions and a fairly decent understanding of what is right and what is wrong. I remember being young and reading the VC Andrews books…which FYI are WAY worse then these books and I came out ok…I didn’t act on any of the books stories, nor did I fantasize about them. They were just a way for me to escape, just like thousands of other girls. They were stories…just like the Twilight series is for millions of girls.

Yes, Bella is needy, often stupid and completely foolish sometimes, but that’s what we actually love about her! She’s the friend we want to help – see the light.

And, come on, the whole Jacob loves a baby thing is WAY more creepy then Edward & Bella!!!

Keeping reading and having fun with it!

By: kaz

kaz — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:39:25 +0000

Isnt the ‘true love’ line the one that many pedophiles use? As a survivor of sexual abuse I couldnt believe my eyes when I read the first book. It was basically a pedophile’s checklist of lines. The most telling is the ‘you’re the only one that I would break my moral code for’ line. Edward makes it clear that there is something soooooo special about Bella that he is breaking his own rules and being with her despite the risk to both of them. This is a typical sexual predator line used on vulnerable young women. Also the scene in which he has to suck out the other vampire’s poison but has to control himself and not go too far is undoubtedly creepy (and clearly the vampire version of coitus interuptus).

By: Kristyn

Kristyn — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:01:18 +0000

YES! FINALLY! I’ve been saying that forever! I read the first book and thought that! That and, before Bella, how many girls did Edward stalk?? He was alive for 100 years. You can’t convince me that Bella, a boring, plain, clutzy girl was the first girl that got his attention in that entire time….

By: Joon

Joon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:58:55 +0000

I really enjoy the Twilight Saga in general and I’m fifteen years old. The fact that Edward is 108 is really creepy to me, but I still think the books are fun. The characters may not have much development, but in my opinion the obsession and stalker romance isn’t so bad in the fourth book. Edward is truly in love with her in the series. Just remember that it is only a book and whatever the author’s intention, that is what’s real in the Twilight world. The fact that she’s seventeen and he’s 108 doesn’t change the fact that it’s true love. Now, I think this sort of relationship in the real world is completely insane and unhealthy. It’s a fun and enjoyable read having nothing to do with reality.

By: CPolk

CPolk — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:32 +0000

I love a good hamburger, should I marry it?

While she may have missed a part of the overall story presented in all four books, I don’t think she loses credibility for her opinion on the first book because she hasn’t read the third. And we are assuming that she never went back and read the third.

In regards to age difference, most pedophiles don’t “care what chronological, human age she is”.

So either he is a pedophile preying on someone who is inexperienced in life, or he is a beast who is incapable of human love in the sense we know it, infatuated over his favorite meal.

Kate, you are probably right on, even if for all the wrong reasons. The story and characters in this series were not written to be analyzed. They were written because the author thought, “It would be cool if the character did this!” And so the character does that. Which supports the argument presented: this is a vampire fanfic. It’s an easy read that requires (literally, a requirement) no thought.

By: Lainey

Lainey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:53:38 +0000

THANK YOU. This series worries me so much. What is the message young girls are getting?!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:45:21 +0000

Here I thought I was going to get a good laugh out of the comments…

What a joykill.