When reading over the article "Bite Me (or not)", the main message i got out of the article was that the concept of "abstinence porn", as seen in the Twilight book series, is not as wholesome as some proponents of it would argue. The writer of the article states that some readers of the books see the lack of sex in the relationships, in the story, as influencing the teenage girl reader to practice abstinence. However, the author draws from multiple points in the series to try and dispel this notion.
Some of the examples the author uses include the images of a teenage mother in the final book. The writer says this is equivalent of a 1950s housewife, not the best time period for womens rights. She also describes that the heroine in the novel never really has any control over her virginity. Edward, her lover, always has the power to take it from her. She never has any choices in the book. She also included some fan fiction of a rape scene, to further incite this point.
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