Am I really narrow-minded?

Meyer wasn't writing a horror novel, so she didn't make her vampires scary.

It is true that vampires don't exist. Saying that Dracula doesn't sparkle in the sun, so Twilight vampires shouldn't sparkle is also like saying Merlin didn't have any glowing scars, so Harry shouldn't either. There is no set concrete standards or criterion for things that do not exist.

I think it's true that many people can be more open minded in this aspect, but I do not believe they are narrow minded. I think being narrow minded would mean that they refuse to know absolutely anything about them other than what they prefer to assume.

No, I don't think you're being narrow-minded.

It's your opinion whether you like something or not, and you have reasons why. You stated your reasons (or some of your reasons) on why you "dislike" Twilight, and if she couldn't accept that, fine. No matter WHAT creature you're writing about in a story, if they have a mind of their own, they need to have CHARACTER FLAWS, something Stephenie Meyer's vampires seriously lacked. (Nothing against Stephenie Meyer as a person, though!) Yes, you could say you COULD be a little narrow-minded about the whole sparkling thing in Twilight, and how the concept bothered you. But again, it's all a matter of opinion. If you don't like vampires that sparkle, that's your personal input on things. That doesn't making you any less creative - it just shows your likes and dislikes about your view of vampires.

But the fact about not liking Twilight itself, that's not narrow-minded. That's good sense. :)

No, vampires are supposed to be scary not sparkley

Warning: I May Sound A Bit Biased Because I Love Twilight! However, I'm Rereading Harry Potter Because I Love Those Too!

Anyway, I Think You Are Being Narrow-Minded With The Fact That Stephenie Meyer's Vampires Didn't Meet Your Expectations! But It Is A Bit Out There! So Yes And No! It Has Nothing To Do With Your Imagination Though! Just Because You Don't Like Stephenie Meyer's Vampires Doesn't Mean Your Imagination Isn't Good! Really It's Just Opinion! A Vampire Storie With The Frightning Gore That You Expect Them To Have, Compared To The Cullens. . . Yeah, I'll Admit It's Defenaitly Changed! You Could Be A Tad More Open Minded But It's Really Opinion!

Hope I Helped! :)

I doubt it. Vampires can be portrayed differently due to different people's creativity, but you can't just change everything that makes a vampire a vampire. It's not being narrow minded, it's just reacting to a ridiuclous change. It's like if a certain aspect of your life that you're used to suddenly changes without explanation. True, a fictional creature has no rules that must be followed, but something that's been around for 100s of years, can't be that drastically altered by a writer, because it takes away what they are.

Certain mythologies go along with vampires - it's what makes them vampires. I've read other vampire novels where the author tweaked some vampire myths to suit her own version of vampires (Amelia Atwater Rhodes is a perfect example) and not been bothered. However, those other vampires had flaws and weaknesses, something Smeyer's vampires don't have.

I consider myself to be a very open-minded and accepting person, but even I (even when I was a fan) wasn't happy about Smeyer's vampires.

No. You're not. The Cullens are not vampires- they are blehblehblehs.

(p.s. Is your mom a Twi-mom?)

No, not at all. Both me and my sister Astrid are antis and my cousin is a Twitard and she's always saying that I'm not open to a change in the vampire and werewolf rules. But what Meyer's doing isn't even changing the rules, it's almost like she's trying to redefine the rules, set by authors that have writing skills (which she doesn't have).

Also, the Meyerpires aren't even vampires and the Meyer werewolves aren't even werewolves, they're just glittery, bloodsucking Ken/Barbie dolls and Animorphs, which aren't even worthy of being called vampires and werewolves.

No.