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I don't think I saw this mentioned yet, but the Harry Potter world has its own THEME PARK! Mind you, I never understood why it was in the USA rather than England since JKR was so insistent on the series being British, but still it's a THEME PARK!
Then of course there's the facts that
Twilight...
Teaches you its okay to be suicidal after being dumped.
There's no problem with boys sneaking in to girl's rooms to watch them sleep in the middle of the night.
Features a bunch of teenagers who are blind...I mean come on how can you not notice that Edward just stopped a car with his bare hands???
Harry Potter...
You have Hermione and Ginny, intelligent girls who know how to stand up for themselves...and don't get all weepy and suicidal when the boys don't love them back right away.
Boys who respect the girl and their family. (I.e. Harry waiting most of a book before kissing Ginny because he doesn't want to have a falling out with his best friend). And he doesn't try to break Ginny and Dean up, he respects her decisions. Respect, people, its crucial to a lasting functioning relationship!
Hmmm, let's see which set of characters makes for the better role model?
I don't think I saw this mentioned yet, but the Harry Potter world has its own THEME PARK! Mind you, I never understood why it was in the USA rather than England since JKR was so insistent on the series being British, but still it's a THEME PARK!
Then of course there's the facts that
Twilight...
Teaches you its okay to be suicidal after being dumped.
There's no problem with boys sneaking in to girl's rooms to watch them sleep in the middle of the night.
Features a bunch of teenagers who are blind...I mean come on how can you not notice that Edward just stopped a car with his bare hands???
Harry Potter...
You have Hermione and Ginny, intelligent girls who know how to stand up for themselves...and don't get all weepy and suicidal when the boys don't love them back right away.
Boys who respect the girl and their family. (I.e. Harry waiting most of a book before kissing Ginny because he doesn't want to have a falling out with his best friend). And he doesn't try to break Ginny and Dean up, he respects her decisions. Respect, people, its crucial to a lasting functioning relationship!
Hmmm, let's see which set of characters makes for the better role model?