OMG! Trufax. I totally agree. We just had this discussion in the English office two days ago, and made the same points down to the V.C. Andrews/Flowers in the Attic argument. All teen girls read crappy romance fiction, and most turn out just fine. And really, with those that don't turn out fine it really shouldn't be blamed on a crappy book they read years and years ago.

The reason I hate Twilight is because I wasted my time reading it, and now it has some crazy cocaine like effect on me, where I crave it even though I know it's bad for me. I'll join in the anti-fandom lulz, but I can't take real criticism of the books seriously. I mean it sucks, but it's not like it's the worse thing to ever happen to the world, or feminism.