Twilight and the Problem of Santa Claus
Dec. 26th, 2011 01:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aamcnamaraNoted: Twilight frequently taken to task for vaunting a relationship wherein one participant watches the other while sleeping without consent.
Noted: Santa Claus cited as paragon of virtue and dictator of morality.
[Exhibit A: Lyrics of song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town": "He sees you when you're sleeping / He knows when you're awake".]
Noted: Based on present cultural mythology, you do not appear to be able to deny consent to Santa Claus.
Hypothesized: Our culture has really weird standards.
Hypothesized: Telling kids that it's okay if someone watches them sleep (as long as they have good intentions) is fine when they're little but not fine when they're teenagers.
Hypothesized: Santa Claus is, in fact, Edward Cullen.
(Yes, yes, I understand there are differences. I stand behind my claim that Santa Claus is actually kind of a creepy guy, at least as represented in some of the songs. I may or may not feel similarly about omniscient gods.)
Noted: Santa Claus cited as paragon of virtue and dictator of morality.
[Exhibit A: Lyrics of song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town": "He sees you when you're sleeping / He knows when you're awake".]
Noted: Based on present cultural mythology, you do not appear to be able to deny consent to Santa Claus.
Hypothesized: Our culture has really weird standards.
Hypothesized: Telling kids that it's okay if someone watches them sleep (as long as they have good intentions) is fine when they're little but not fine when they're teenagers.
Hypothesized: Santa Claus is, in fact, Edward Cullen.
(Yes, yes, I understand there are differences. I stand behind my claim that Santa Claus is actually kind of a creepy guy, at least as represented in some of the songs. I may or may not feel similarly about omniscient gods.)