True Blood's Vampires Not A Metaphor For Gays? - AfterElton.com
August/02/08 18:25 Filed in: Off-Site
Editor Michael Jensen looks are how vampires are portrayed in True Blood’s storylines and advertising in the August 1st edition of AferElton.com’s “Best. Gay. Week. Ever”:
“Included on the site (bloodcopy.com) are various clips of people protesting vampires rights (see picture at the very top), enraged citizens demanding vampires not be allowed to teach children, and folks expressing fear of vampires "recruiting" others into their lifestyle. Also found on the site are links to the AmericanVampireLeague, a vampire organization running ads supporting equality for all citizens that could've been whipped up by the Human Rights Campaign.
None of this is a problem, mind you. I'm just saying if True Blood isn't, in large part, a metaphor for being gay then I'm actually a straight guy totally into Pam Anderson.”
Full Article:
http://www.afterelton.com/bgwe/08-01-08
“Included on the site (bloodcopy.com) are various clips of people protesting vampires rights (see picture at the very top), enraged citizens demanding vampires not be allowed to teach children, and folks expressing fear of vampires "recruiting" others into their lifestyle. Also found on the site are links to the AmericanVampireLeague, a vampire organization running ads supporting equality for all citizens that could've been whipped up by the Human Rights Campaign.
None of this is a problem, mind you. I'm just saying if True Blood isn't, in large part, a metaphor for being gay then I'm actually a straight guy totally into Pam Anderson.”
Full Article:
http://www.afterelton.com/bgwe/08-01-08
