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posted by officefan2010

Recently, I read an article on here written par a true Twilight fan, where she expressed her anger with the fan-community of this beloved series.
After lire - a long with lire some other articles too - I began to think about what it means to be a true Twilight fan, a Twilighter if toi 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 l’amour 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 questions of fate and destiny and true love. They find themselves swept away into a world where vampires can be vegetarian, loups garous roam the land, and something evil is always lurking around the corner. They begin to believe that fictional characters are actually real. They l’amour every character for who they are and l’amour 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 - ou boy if toi 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 l’amour story side ou this epic saga. They overlook the amazing elements brought to the story par people like Jacob Black, because they believe he is just bent on Edward and Bella destruction. They don't see that true l’amour 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 toi want to be? Do toi 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? ou do toi 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!

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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 a dit 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 l’amour u u don’t get into fights so I don’t have to worry u getting killed ou 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 montrer 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
Volume Six
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[NINETEEN]
    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 toi 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
Volume Six
BuffyFaithfan1
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[ELEVEN]
"You're married?" I asked, and he nodded.
"Her name is Olivia. We got married last Fall, and I l’amour 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 toi yet. She was wanting to meet toi first. But, I thought, once all of this is over, toi can come over and meet her ou 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 toi DID AND I l’amour YOU
Today was the jour 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 par now. The I was getting ready to sit when I heard some arguing par 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 lit 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, toi act like we were engaged, besides toi 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 par 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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Unhappy l’amour (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 toi ever heard the Quileute legends?” Kim asked. It was funny how she a dit “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 jour before Christmas Eve; I was looking vers l'avant, vers l’avant 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 suivant 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 cuisine to find that Charlie had made breakfast. Granted, it was only a ham sandwich, a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange 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 l’amour really feels thats what hurts me. my parents felt l’amour 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 toi guys want to hang out?" i asked them.
"not with him" jake said.
"jake toi chose be friends...

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Lost l’amour

posted by groovychicklisa

Chapter 13

E|POV

She was standing there. Shivering in the night. She was nothing like the girl i knew- her dress ripped, her hair pulled out and chaotic. Blood pouring from what appeared to be a bust lip. It was 1am. What the hell was she doing here “can i come in” she whispered – tremors of shivers running through her body. I didn’t even know if i could speak- looking at her- hurting was physically torturing me. I stepped aside letting her walk in. I closed the door behind her. She jumped slightly at the noise it made. She looked a million years from the girl i saw at the party- she...

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taking chances chapter 8

posted by karpach_13

"nessie" my mom a dit in shock. wow i couldnt believe i told my father to get out of my life.i was disappointed in myself.i was so sorry for everything but i couldnt say anything. i ran in the bedroom and slammed the door. i began crying then i heard my dad come in.
"dad im really sorry i didnt mean anything that i said, im just really tired of u pretending that im a little girls still" i told him. his eyes softened a little.
"nessie,... its my fault i didnt want to let go the baby u i just cant believe ur getting as old as me" he laughed at that thought.
"haha wow technically ur 18 and im 16 wow...

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taking chances chapter 7

posted by karpach_13

"who is it?" eric asked. this cant be any worse ur alone with a guy at a hotel and ur family pops up thinking who knows what.
"grandpa Carlisle i told only mom" i whispered to him.
"i didnt want to tell them, but edward read my mind" he told me. i couldnt believe it.
"dad stop lire peoples mind" i told him, i wasnt as mad with him as i was before.
"ooo a movie sweet... excuse me let me through" emmett a dit and went o watch avatar.
"ooo popcorn" he practically shouted and i rolled my eyes.
"i've missed u so much" aunt alice squealed.
"me too" and she hugged me.
"then y dont u come home?" she asked...

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Moonlight Nessie's P.O.V Chap 4

posted by NeeNee14

I woke up in an unfamiliar room and in an unfamiliar chemise that was like 10 times bigger than it should be. I hoped out the lit and opened the door. Now I realized I was at Jake's , he was sleeping on the couch.
I went over , lifted up his arm and snuggled into him. I guess he felt the change because he woke up looked at me and smiled.
"Morning beautiful. How did toi sleep." I wrinkled my nose and laughed
"YOU breath stinks but I like it." he smiled and rolled his eyes. "I slept well, but why am I at your House?"
He sat up taking me with him.
"Well, I didn't want to see Edward and I didn't want...

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Cold Roses--Chp. 17: Secrets Kill

posted by Summer_Leanne

Hi again all toi sweethearts! I read each of your comments, and toi guys are such blessings!! :D I'm thrilled you're loving this fic. Hope toi enjoy this chapter! Much l’amour to each of y'all, from me! <33 :]
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Secrets Kill
The couple caught a plane ride back to Forks, Chloe hanging onto Jake the majority of the way. Jake almost refused to believe this was real. A few days ago, Summer was out of his life entirely, but now, she left her abusing husband for him. He had to admit, when he strolled into Volterra, he was expecting his death. Luckily,...

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emmett culen l’amour story chapter 11

posted by karpach_13

toi got there and saw Rose and Edward making out on the couch. toi laughed and then cleared your throat.
You: Wow. Didn't see that coming.
Alice: Me either. This is very awkward.
They were staring at toi guys now embaressed.
Em: Now that toi both are done making out. Carlisle, Esme, and Jasper please get in here.
They got there in no time.
Carlisle: Yes Emmett.
Your thoughts: I hope they believe.
You froze again.
*Vision 3*
The little girl is still tied up and is being raped. She is screaming and crying. But, then he cuts her throat. She is bleeding to death.
*End of Vision*
You: Alice. It is getting worse....

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emmett cullen l’amour story chapter 5

posted by karpach_13

toi had a knock at your bedroom door. toi got up and answered it.
You: salut mama.
Esme: Time for bed.
You: Thank you.
You laid down and she came over to your lit and kissed your forehead.
Esme: Good night sweetheart.
You: Night mom I l’amour you.
Esme: l’amour toi too.
She turned the CD on low and turned out the lights. toi thouht about your jour while listening to the music. toi were about asleep when someone came into your room. toi felt the teddy ours in your arm and knew it was Emmett. toi smiled and said.
You: Night Teddy Bear.
Em: Night
You fell asleep.
The Dream.
You were back in the forest and toi looked...

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Who's plus popular? Edward ou Jacob?

posted by Abilei

In the never-ending "Twilight" battle between Team Edward and Team Jacob, we have the results: The vampire -- and the man who plays him -- claims the buzz. Sure, there's been a lot of tough talk about the loup boy -- aka Jacob Black, aka Taylor Lautner -- wooing affections away from his glittering rival. But, as a brooding Bella knows, it takes a lot to shake one's loyalty to Edward Cullen -- aka Robert Pattinson.

Not that there hasn't been a time when many have strayed: Jacob Black (and Lautner himself) wrangled plus searches on Yahoo! than Edward Cullen (and Pattinson) for about three weeks...

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True Lies, Teen Girls(Chapter Thirteen)

posted by moolah

Bella’s P.O.V:
“What?” she asked Alice confused. “We’re…you; I and Edward are going to jail.” “What the hell, Alice?” I screamed. I wasn’t going to jail. Charlie would absolutely kill me. Kill me. I ran over to the phone and called Edward on his cell phone. “Whoa, whoa, Bella…you’ll disturb him and he’ll fr-e...” Edward had already picked it up, “Bella? Alice? Rosalie?” he asked. “Bella.” I answered. “Oh, hello my love.” I giggled, happily, “Yeah, umm are toi almost done?” He appeared to be thinking, “Yes, love-let me finish up this elk and I will...