Yes, I too wish for a change. The error message is not discouraging enough. It should say, "Hey go suck someone else's co-" *brick'd* I kid, I kid
Oh so it suits mine just fine? You ho ho hobag :=D: <3< ?
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>Masturbation >Crazy You kids are adorable
Couple issues with this: - Vampires and vampiric creatures existed in tons of non-Christian cultures under different names. The Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Greeks, and so on all had creatures that could be considered prototypes; the modern American vampire comes from 18th-century European lore, but this is hardly the only source. - Not all of the vampire's weaknesses were regarded as objects of religious significance, nor were they said to have super-powers. In fact, some cultures held that they were bloated and ugly and simply had fangs and a taste for blood. - There are a handful of origin stories for folkloric vampires, of which twisted aristocracy is only one, and not exactly a prominent one. The only examples of that one which come to mind are Vlad Tepes and... some lady whose name I forgot. Vampires are otherwise believed to be born from those who practiced witchcraft, committed suicide, or rebelled against the church while alive. Others were said to be born from an animal like a dog jumping over a fresh grave. There are a lot of different origin stories. Yes but I'm pretty sure there's no version that sparkles in the daylight and can stop a truck with his bare shoulder. And I don't even know what's all that mess about imprinting or whatever? Sounds dumb as hell. You're absolutely right, there are so many variations that it's hard to keep track of them at times. So why couldn't she have used one, instead of inventing one of her own that hardly carried the spirit of the old legends at all? Why couldn't she have made up her own creature? Hell, she could've beaten James Cameron to the punch! Someone seems to be misunderstanding the meaning of "dark and mysterious." A two-bit monster the vampire is not; there are certainly vampires who serve the role, but their potential is far greater. The werewolf, on the other hand... Its role has been significantly inflated as of late. They used to be servants of vampires, along with a handful of other vicious animals; in fact, this role persists in fiction today. See: the Castlevania series, where the werewolf or wolfman is at best a powerful boss (where Dracula is almost always the final boss) and at worst a common enemy. Not that I'm calling for them to get kicked down a notch, but hey, where's the story about sexy Gorgon-people living among humans and trying not to turn anyone to stone? Where's the tale of a young teenage goblin with a taste for trouble and a deep, dark secret? Why's it always werewolves vs vampires? Let's have some class representation in the gothic fantasy animal kingdom at large! The problem is that contemporary fiction has a tendency to tone down the negative or brutal aspects of the creatures. Their origins are decidedly dark, and taking them out of that element leads them to become superfluous. I get design choices, but what we're talking about is deliberately starting out with a severely limited archetype. It can be done, but is it worth it when the alternative has more potential anyway? Comedy has it much easier in that regard, but then, most comedy writers have a respect for their creatures' dark origins--even if they play it for laughs now and then. Again, if you want to write Beauty and the Beast, you can use another beast. Also there's an adjective in there that you might want to replace Oh I'm with you there, the story itself would suck either way. But I've never seen a depiction that matches hers. It trivializes the vampiric traits in play and utilizes them to backward ends. I've yet to read Anne Rice but I suspect she hardly levied the same treatment on her vampires.
... I'm just gonna go Have fun guys
...Wow this forum really doesn't know what a debate is
Classic clowning utilized two major forms: The Whiteface and the Auguste. The Whiteface was meant to represent a haughty or (sometimes) well-to-do individual, straight-laced and serious, who would set up jokes for which the cheerful, foolish Auguste would deliver the punchline. I apply the term liberally to comedic pairs which employ the same method, e.g. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour series.
I am actually a beta and somewhat feminine You put on an avatar and insist you're a lady and pretend to get offended when people disagree My way can consistently confuse even those closest to me Yours lasts only as long as people's lack of knowledge about you lasts Q E goddamn D
No no no listen The other dudes at the bar chase me and I chase you and then we're all running and you save me inadvertently and I pretend you're a hero and you pretend I'm not a complete asshat and then we become a perfect whiteface/auguste pair and go on wacky adventures together in the wild wild west wait what's this about a shootout? Who's Zter? [/HYPOTHETICAL HIJACKED]
And then I'd pack it up and go bounding after you. "What a man~" And at some point extra cards would spill out of my sleeves and then it turns into a chase
NOBODY DOES IT LIKE ME Reptar and Laurence don't count they're girls
I'm the snappily-dressed poker shark who's cheating like a bitch and raking in the dough
Horse out of 5
I swear to god if one more person steals my shtick There will be murders
Oh gaud. Oh gaud, this thread. All right, I'll answer the actual question, then it's time to school some peeps. *cracks knuckles* Vampires are not ruined. You know why? Because I'm going to un-ruin them. Keep an eye out for my books, kids. *ahem* Seriously though, just because they get a bad rep from an unsightly misrepresentation doesn't mean there won't be someone to come along and reverse that misfortune with a genuinely good read. It's a trend, and like every trend, it ebbs and flows with time. And hey, at least it singles out all the people who don't know what a real goddamn vampire looks like. :L It's not about right, but effectiveness. The creatures she portrays bear no resemblance to the vampire as represented historically, and only a passing resemblance to their more modern, romantic-side-of-gothic depictions. The title is purely and simply a shallow appeal to the culture, and as such it doesn't work. She could've made them all superheroes or aliens and there'd barely be any change. It's like Flannery O'Connor said: You can write whatever you can get away with, but people haven't gotten away with much. To put it another way, a creative license is like a driver's license: Just because you passed the exam doesn't mean you get to crash your car into a tree. Actually, that only started with Bram Stoker. Vampires in the old days were not even weakened in the sunlight; rather, they were simply nocturnal. The classic vampire weakness has always been apotropaics, mundane items which may or may not have spiritual or religious significance: European vampires were weakened by crosses, holy water, garlic, etc., while many far-eastern traditions held that they had O.C.D. and you could stave them off by leaving a sack of rice grains in front of your house, which they would be forced to count grain-by-grain. False. The folklore from which they derive forms the fundamental core of the creature, and writers who do not honor that core should simply create another creature. It shows more originality and has a better chance of standing out. Vampires have traditionally been gothic creatures; their original depictions were entirely on the side of horror, while nowadays they have evolved to become at times sympathetic. But the dark, mysterious side of them should always remain. Some writers mistake "dark and mysterious" for "brooding and stoic" or "look at me I'm shirtless and have fangs." In practice, those traits tend not to be dark or mysterious at all. For contrast, see Alucard from Hellsing: He's a bit of a talker, and he can woo the finest of ladies at his prime, but he's also downright horrifying. He loves a bloodbath and yearns for the day when someone finally kills him. He scares other vampires, for chrissake. It makes you wonder what kind of history he's got behind him to make him so twisted. He's captivating and frightening all at once; that's how it's supposed to work.
Anything I could've said would be hypocritical
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I don't suffer from sexual tension I inflict it <3 Lol that's a straight-up lie all the women in my life are teases and I get blueballed constantly
