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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
At risk of derailling this thread:
One thing that has to stop is that motif in films, television, books, et al that 'persistance pays off.' A lot of love stories in movies actually celebrate male protagonists that incesstantly berate and annoy the objects of their affection until the female experiences a moment of capitulation after a grand gesture put on by the male protagonist whereby they end up together forever happily. This gives young males the idea that this kind of behavior is not only tolerated but actually welcomed when in reality it conditions them towards behavior that can turn them into a stalker and/or predator.
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Among it's many, many faults, this is one of my concerns about the Twilight books/movies. I've read critiques that state the main vampire dude breaks into the girl's bedroom at night and watches her sleep. The author doesn't portray this behaviour as being the actions of a sick degenerate voyeur but rather that of a
romantic. So now we're going to get a generation of young teenage girls who read in their favourite novel that being stalked is endearing and a bunch of creepy teenage boys who think they're only giving the girls what they want.