2. Stalking Isn't Creepy, It's Romantic - The Twilight Saga
For a generation of young girls, the Twilight novels and their film counterparts as gospel as far as romantic fiction goes; the tale of a young woman, Bella (Kristen Stewart) meeting a centuries-old vampire, Edward (Robert Pattinson) and falling in love with him has been a mammoth success the world over, despite the fact that the story is thoroughly disgusting as far as its central message goes. This confused piece of Mormon propaganda has Bella being pursued by Edward in a way that is unquestionably creepy, and given the uneasy nature of their relationship throughout the story, many have suggested that it reflects a classic stalker-stalkee relationship. In this event, Edward might be one of the most successful stalkers of all time, given that he not only marries Bella in the end, but they also have a kid. What's weird is how Edward's dodgy pursuit of Bella is romanticised, and the danger of it is that young women watching these films are going to believe that this sort of behaviour is both normal and acceptable. Rather than get with the nice boy-next-door Jacob - even if he happens to be a werewolf - she persists with the creepy, pale vamp, and the peculiar power dynamic of the relationship unintentionally makes Twilight a staunchly anti-feminist text. The series could have redeemed itself had the finale ended with Bella leaving both Edward and Jacob, and hooking up with the normal guy down the street, or even just being single, but alas, we weren't so lucky.