Okay, it's something that bothers me a lot, and I guess it bothers others as well, but I've noticed that a lot of fangirls (of a lot of things, not just Twilight), base their opinions off the looks and the materialistic things in books, movies, singers, celebrities et cetera.
I personally think it's stupid. Just because someone's good looking doesn't mean they're good. In fact, in some cases it's awful.
What really made me notice was these reasons a girl gave to me as to why Twilight is better than HP:
1.kristen stewart is hot;)
2.robert pattinson, nomnomnom♥
3.taylor lautner is lursh;D
4. they're vampires c'mon:O
5.they sparkle!!
6.there's a wedding:')
7.they have a baby(aa)
8.theres were wolves aswel D:
9.SHINY VOLVOOOS xxxxxxx
10.ashley green is booom;P
yuuuuuup♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
to which, after several headdesks on my part, I replied:
1. Just because an actress portraying a character is good looking it does not contribute to the storyline in any way. Instead say why you think Bella is a well developed character, if you do believe this to be so.
2. Again, the actor's attractiveness does not contribute to the plot.
3. See above.
4. And? Yes, they're vampires, and how on earth does this provide a good story with a gripping plot? I wouldn't even call them vampires, myself. Vampires aren't supposed to be pretty and sweet and loving and sparkly. They're supposed to be dark and dangerous, an edge that could be lethal to anyone close by.
5. Again, this contributes to the story... how? Besides, I'd always see the sparkling as a con, not a pro.
6. ... are you sirius-lee suggesting this as a reasons as to why Twilight is better than Harry Potter? There's a wedding in Harry Potter, too, and even though a wedding is always nice it does not contribute to a good, strong plot.
7. Again, they have babies in Harry Potter. If you really think you're gonna win me over with an argument like "they have a baby (aa)" then you're sirius-lee mistaken.
8. URGH. Yes, there were a couple of werewolves in Harry Potter, yet please tell me, though they are IN the story, how on earth do they make Twilight any better than Harry Potter?
9. Oh my goodness, if you asked me for ten reasons as to why HP is better than Twilight, I don't think FLYING FORD ANGLIA! Would be one of them. I can't believe you thought something as materialistic as a shiny car can make me think Twilight is better than HP.
10. See 1, 2 & 3.
Though I know a lot of Twilight fans aren't like this, the majority are. This isn't something I made up, it was an actual girl. She's a nice girl, but extremely shallow.
Something like looks does not contribute to a good story. If someone asked me why I like Harry Potter, the good looks of the actors would not be in my list of reasons.
It's okay to fangirl, but to judge an entire series of the character's looks is appalling. It's one of the reasons I went off Twilight. Because I realised that if the characters were ugly or flawed, a bunch of people wouldn't like it.
Of course, some would, because of the "love", but that's another thing that bothers me, but I'm going off topic.
Of course, there are shallow HP fans as well, but the majority I've seen, even though they like the looks of the characters as well, don't base their opinion ENTIRELY off looks.
As I said, it's okay to fangirl, just don't base your opinion on a series off looks.
I personally think it's stupid. Just because someone's good looking doesn't mean they're good. In fact, in some cases it's awful.
What really made me notice was these reasons a girl gave to me as to why Twilight is better than HP:
1.kristen stewart is hot;)
2.robert pattinson, nomnomnom♥
3.taylor lautner is lursh;D
4. they're vampires c'mon:O
5.they sparkle!!
6.there's a wedding:')
7.they have a baby(aa)
8.theres were wolves aswel D:
9.SHINY VOLVOOOS xxxxxxx
10.ashley green is booom;P
yuuuuuup♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
to which, after several headdesks on my part, I replied:
1. Just because an actress portraying a character is good looking it does not contribute to the storyline in any way. Instead say why you think Bella is a well developed character, if you do believe this to be so.
2. Again, the actor's attractiveness does not contribute to the plot.
3. See above.
4. And? Yes, they're vampires, and how on earth does this provide a good story with a gripping plot? I wouldn't even call them vampires, myself. Vampires aren't supposed to be pretty and sweet and loving and sparkly. They're supposed to be dark and dangerous, an edge that could be lethal to anyone close by.
5. Again, this contributes to the story... how? Besides, I'd always see the sparkling as a con, not a pro.
6. ... are you sirius-lee suggesting this as a reasons as to why Twilight is better than Harry Potter? There's a wedding in Harry Potter, too, and even though a wedding is always nice it does not contribute to a good, strong plot.
7. Again, they have babies in Harry Potter. If you really think you're gonna win me over with an argument like "they have a baby (aa)" then you're sirius-lee mistaken.
8. URGH. Yes, there were a couple of werewolves in Harry Potter, yet please tell me, though they are IN the story, how on earth do they make Twilight any better than Harry Potter?
9. Oh my goodness, if you asked me for ten reasons as to why HP is better than Twilight, I don't think FLYING FORD ANGLIA! Would be one of them. I can't believe you thought something as materialistic as a shiny car can make me think Twilight is better than HP.
10. See 1, 2 & 3.
Though I know a lot of Twilight fans aren't like this, the majority are. This isn't something I made up, it was an actual girl. She's a nice girl, but extremely shallow.
Something like looks does not contribute to a good story. If someone asked me why I like Harry Potter, the good looks of the actors would not be in my list of reasons.
It's okay to fangirl, but to judge an entire series of the character's looks is appalling. It's one of the reasons I went off Twilight. Because I realised that if the characters were ugly or flawed, a bunch of people wouldn't like it.
Of course, some would, because of the "love", but that's another thing that bothers me, but I'm going off topic.
Of course, there are shallow HP fans as well, but the majority I've seen, even though they like the looks of the characters as well, don't base their opinion ENTIRELY off looks.
As I said, it's okay to fangirl, just don't base your opinion on a series off looks.
1. Sparkles.
2. Lust.
3. Super-whiny Mary Sues
4. Renestard, err I mean, Renesmee.
5. Swan. (no, not just BELLA Swan! Don't forget the better Bella, BELLATRIX!!!)
6. Jacob (no, not Jacob BLACK, because the surname of Black is in HP too!)
7. More of Romeo and Juliet.
8. Edwart, *cough*, Edward Cullen.
9. Rosalie Hale.
10. Jasper Hale.
11. Alice Cullen.
12. Emmett Cullen.
13. Vampire Baseball.
14. Thesaurus Rape.
15. Stephenie Meyer (The Bitch who wrote it all)
16. The Volturi.
17. Tyler's Van.
18. Imprinting.
19. Rated R-ness.
20. Unreal werewolves.
21. Horrible vampires.
That's all I got. So, there's 21, so what if that's kind of a whole lot? HP has Severus Snape! Beat that, Toilet!
2. Lust.
3. Super-whiny Mary Sues
4. Renestard, err I mean, Renesmee.
5. Swan. (no, not just BELLA Swan! Don't forget the better Bella, BELLATRIX!!!)
6. Jacob (no, not Jacob BLACK, because the surname of Black is in HP too!)
7. More of Romeo and Juliet.
8. Edwart, *cough*, Edward Cullen.
9. Rosalie Hale.
10. Jasper Hale.
11. Alice Cullen.
12. Emmett Cullen.
13. Vampire Baseball.
14. Thesaurus Rape.
15. Stephenie Meyer (The Bitch who wrote it all)
16. The Volturi.
17. Tyler's Van.
18. Imprinting.
19. Rated R-ness.
20. Unreal werewolves.
21. Horrible vampires.
That's all I got. So, there's 21, so what if that's kind of a whole lot? HP has Severus Snape! Beat that, Toilet!
Okay, so Is anyone else as tired of the Twilight vs. HP argument? Well, I personally prefer Twilight, but Harry Potter is also very good. I think that people should just shut the hell up over it! Every once in a while, someone will talk badly about Twilight and I will defend it, but it is still ridiculous to argue over such nonsense.
-Isabella
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-Isabella
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