# What type of guy likes Twilight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 23, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483 "2010-03-23T15:41:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/21 "2010-03-23T21:43:57Z")
> [@BlinkingDuck](#): > > …Any ‘man’ who admits to liking Twilight will have his man card taken away and have that card completely and utterly destroyed… What if he’s only pretending to trick a woman into having sex with him? ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/22 "2010-03-23T21:47:06Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > What if he’s only pretending to trick a woman into having sex with him? Ok..Ok…I got carried away. The quote above is perfectly acceptable. IIRC, it was used as a defense in my daughters boyfriend’s case…but when that conversation took place, my daughter was no-where around and he knew it. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/23 "2010-03-23T22:14:23Z")
Tortured emo kids? I got nuttin’. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/24 "2010-03-23T22:22:30Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Is that grounds for triggering a DADT investigation? That was the _second_ smart remark I bit back – “I think just owning a copy of that book is a DADT violation.” > [@Kyla](#): > > FTR, I am over 15, I’ve read the first Twilight book (out of curiosity), and I thought it was hysterical. It is SO geared at preteen girls (who have yet to acquire good taste, lord knows I probably would have liked it at age 12) I have a hard to imagining anyone who ISN’T a preteen girl liking it and still being…a mature, functioning adult. The Twimoms do nothing to abuse that notion. I read about 1/3 of the first book aloud with a friend when I was visiting her. She’d borrowed it from her teenage sister, who loved the series. I hope the poor girl never learns how hard we laughed over it. We laughed until we CRIED. At one point my friend fell off the couch. > [@](#): > > \*Maybe the movies are more exciting than the books. Haven’t seen them, myself. \*I did later watch the first _Twilight_ movie with this same friend, partially out of morbid curiosity and partially because we’d had so much fun mocking the book. It was pretty bad, although I’d say it’s more exciting than the book in that 1) it’s over more quickly, 2) much of Bella’s insufferable internal monologue is omitted, 3) people start getting murdered by the bad vampires right away so there’s some actual action early on. But no, it’s not much fun except to make fun OF. There are also long, tedious sections taken directly from the book where Bella and Edward just STARE. I’m not joking, there are seemingly endless scenes that are basically: BELLA: 😕 EDWARD: ☹ BELLA: :dubious: EDWARD: 😕 BELLA: 😕 EDWARD: 😕 BELLA: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/25 "2010-03-23T22:26:19Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > There are also long, tedious sections taken directly from the book where Bella and Edward just STARE. I’m not joking, there are seemingly endless scenes that are basically: > > BELLA: 😕 > EDWARD: ☹ > BELLA: :dubious: > EDWARD: 😕 > BELLA: 😕 > EDWARD: 😕 > BELLA: ☹ This is awesome. I would love to see someone tackle the entire movie (either one, unseen by me) using just smilies. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/26 "2010-03-23T22:28:38Z")
See, when I was young, vampires sucked blood… not cock. Legitimate facebook group, I joined it. In answer to the op: ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/27 "2010-03-23T22:29:50Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > What type of guy likes Twilight? I’m imagining a man with scars on his head, possibly a metal plate. He might be drooling. > [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I’ll have to admit I haven’t been keeping up- does _anyone_ over 15 like Twilight? Yes. I’d be inclined to believe it’s the same group that continue to defend abysmal romance fanfics with “OMG, ur just jellous!” well into their thirties. Although, I do admit I like what the likes of _Twilight_ and _City of Bones_ represent, and that’s a licence to print money. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/28 "2010-03-23T23:04:18Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > This is awesome. I would love to see someone tackle the entire movie (either one, unseen by me) using just smilies. That would be awesome, and I would read it. I did love the lolcat version, even though I’m not a lolcat fan. (Except for the whole lolcat bible idea, which is hilarious.) I think men who are telling their wives they like it because they’ve discovered it will get them more nookie. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/29 "2010-03-23T23:06:31Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > The type of guy looking to score with the girl he took to see Twilight. A highschool teacher I know told me that one of her male students was very pleased with the Twilight movie because he got three girls’ numbers waiting in line and after. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/30 "2010-03-23T23:52:06Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > See, when I was young, vampires sucked blood… not cock. Oh! Twilight bumper sticker contest! My entry. Sparkly Vampires Bite Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/31 "2010-03-24T00:00:22Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > See, when I was young, vampires sucked blood… not cock. I don’t really understand this meme. I think Twilight is a terribly bad story, and so not watchable, except for those people where appealing themes rate higher than quality. But I don’t see how the vampires are particularly “gay”, in any sense of the word. Yeah, they sparkle. But other than that? He is a 100+ year old guy, who still goes after young girls, and desire to kill her by drinking her blood. How is that gay? ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/32 "2010-03-24T00:09:53Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > I don’t really understand this meme. I think Twilight is a terribly bad story, and so not watchable, except for those people where appealing themes rate higher than quality. > > But I don’t see how the vampires are particularly “gay”, in any sense of the word. Yeah, they sparkle. But other than that? He is a 100+ year old guy, who still goes after young girls, and desire to kill her by drinking her blood. How is that gay? The joke about “sucking cock,” isn’t that it’s gay… it’s that he just plain sucks. Dracula, Blade, even the each individual vampire from True Blood (including the gay ones!) were less shit than all the twilight vamps combined. True Blood Spoiler: I mean, even the gay vampire that got killed by sookiee’s brother in season 1 (the one who provided V to sookiee’s best friend’s cousin – really, I’m crap with names) was less shit than the main character from Twilight. He’s 100+, and he might sleep with girls, but the point is that he’s retarded, not that he’s homosexual. Although, from the little bit of twilight I was forced into watching, he seemed pretty damn homosexual to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/33 "2010-03-24T00:13:41Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > The joke about “sucking cock,” isn’t that it’s gay… it’s that he just plain sucks. I get what you mean, but I’m proposing a friendly amendment to your joke to make it easier to get: “See, when I was young, vampires sucked blood… not ass.” ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/34 "2010-03-24T00:18:45Z")
I knew a kid who totally loved Mean Girls and Bring It On a few years back. I haven’t seen him since the first movie came out, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he liked Twilight too. I don’t know if he likes movies like that because he’s gay, or if it’s unrelated. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/35 "2010-03-24T00:23:39Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > He’s 100+, and he might sleep with girls, b\*\*ut the point is that he’s retarded, not that he’s homosexual. \*\* Although, from the little bit of twilight I was forced into watching, he seemed pretty damn homosexual to me. Then shouldn’t the joke be that vampires used to suck blood, not paint chips? Or “not exhaust pipes”? or something that sounds… retarded? I’ve always associated sucking cock with women and gay men, not the retarded. What do you know about the retarded and their ability to give a good blow job that you’re not telling us? ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/36 "2010-03-24T00:31:07Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > Then shouldn’t the joke be that vampires used to suck blood, not paint chips? Or “not exhaust pipes”? or something that sounds… retarded? I’ve always associated sucking cock with women and gay men, not the retarded. What do you know about the retarded and their ability to give a good blow job that you’re not telling us? The joke is sucking cock. Change cock to shit, or ass, or paint chips if it suits you, but the joke is sucking cock. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/37 "2010-03-24T00:37:45Z")
I’d have enjoyed _Twilight_ a lot more if it were about a girl who had a crush on a hot but withdrawn guy in her class and was confused by how he kept sending her mixed signals, until she realized that he was…gay. They go to the prom together anyway, as friends. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/38 "2010-03-24T00:40:07Z")
I took it to mean that Edward and his ilk are girly and weak rather than scary and mean like a vampire should be. My boyfriend and I watched Twilight one night on TV. It was entertaining enough to keep us from flipping the channels, despite the long tortured stare contests. I’ve actually read the books - they are trash, but again, entertaining enough to read. The last book read like some kind of bizarre fan fiction written on crack. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/39 "2010-03-24T00:47:03Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > I took it to mean that Edward and his ilk are girly and weak rather than scary and mean like a vampire should be. But he is not weak. He is supernaturally strong. And how is he girly? ---
**Author:** ![justafriend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@justafriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justafriend)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483/40 "2010-03-24T00:47:13Z")
I have a thirty one year old male friend who was telling me how great the books were. He’s pretty much the kind of guy who thinks that any current over-hyped trend is the best thing ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483.md?page=3)