tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post6680442407646427111..comments2023-10-24T03:01:43.946-07:00Comments on On Page and Screen: Vampires, Politicians and Other Aberrations of NatureSarah Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05791493920946066930noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-55757164902949682982012-08-22T06:28:35.876-07:002012-08-22T06:28:35.876-07:00I was looking forward to the post about vampires a...I was looking forward to the post about vampires and sex, especially the sex. ;)Unfinished Personhttp://www.unfinishedperson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-85182443497157247222012-08-21T19:04:30.616-07:002012-08-21T19:04:30.616-07:00I'd love to read a post about Dracula and vamp...I'd love to read a post about Dracula and vampires on screen. I took a class in college all about Frankenstein in film that was fascinating. <br /><br />I hope your daughter's mouth is healing -- getting wisdom teeth pulled is miserable!Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-44085961620402175122012-08-21T13:35:45.966-07:002012-08-21T13:35:45.966-07:00I've been puzzling over that boy who asked the...I've been puzzling over that boy who asked the question ever since I read about it, several years ago. Obviously I found it unbelievable too. Did he not understand what "rape" meant? Or had he been infected with the sick, twisted old "girls ask for it" mentality and didn't think it was a big deal? It's a mystery.<br /><br />I agree. Adults do need to talk to pre-teens and teens and make sure they clearly understand the difference between an act of sex (which rape is not) and an act of violence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-66245880935935054452012-08-21T13:32:06.317-07:002012-08-21T13:32:06.317-07:00Dracula is a bit long, but I'm reading it in s...Dracula is a bit long, but I'm reading it in spurts, along with another book. :-) I do hope to review it.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts about the baby. Of course, it was 20 years ago -- and a fairly common experience -- but still not easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-60392389056557280682012-08-21T13:30:47.071-07:002012-08-21T13:30:47.071-07:00I've heard the movie Speak is good, and I'...I've heard the movie Speak is good, and I'd like to see it, though I'm not generally a fan of Kristen Stewart.<br /><br />I wonder how many people do agree with these ridiculous statements? I suspect most folks are somewhat moderate on the abortion issue. If they don't support open access to legal abortion, they believe in exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and other exceptional circumstances. If they do support legal abortion, they see it as a serious moral decision and certainly not something that should be "used as birth control." <br /><br />What puzzles me is that these extreme right-wingers are getting so much press and are, apparently, having a big impact on the Republican platform in this election. And I can hardly even grasp what these kinds of attitudes of rape say about our culture. Very puzzling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-34553133353546417292012-08-21T13:21:10.956-07:002012-08-21T13:21:10.956-07:00Enjoy reading Dracula, I read it a while ago and I...Enjoy reading Dracula, I read it a while ago and I liked it. I found it a bit long for my taste though, especially towards the end. I look forward to your thoughts on it if you review it.<br /><br />My heart goes out to you about the baby.<br />And I agree with you as well, it is unreal the things that have come out of his mouth. Like that sign says, you can't fix stupid!<br />Yes, hopefully more women will get out there and vote now.<br /><br /><br /> The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455799919149349621.post-91962335041178129692012-08-21T13:03:40.671-07:002012-08-21T13:03:40.671-07:00Loved this round-up post. I, too, haven't read...Loved this round-up post. I, too, haven't read Dracula - bits and pieces of it - and this is coming from a Vampire and horror fan (I should certainly feel ashamed!).<br /><br />Everything you said in the last few paragraphs about rape and still born babies, I completely agree with. It's such a sad day when a US Senate candidate is saying such ridiculous, outlandish things that (probably) a lot of people will agree with.<br /><br />My grandmother also experienced giving birth to a still-born child, and I would have hated - like you, too - to have heard that she had carried that child after it's passing. That's horrible. <br /><br />On the Speak subject, I've watched the film which I really enjoyed, and have been meaning to read the book for a number of years now. I can't believe that a boy asked why the main character was so affected by the rape, that is truly shocking. Sad to know that kids have grown up without their parents/guardians/whomever explaining these things to them so they can understand. Cherokeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147334445332458371noreply@blogger.com