Piggywinkle
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I read a really interesting article online the other day, and I can't find it now to link to it, but it made some really interesting points.
The basis was the comparison between vampire rights and the civil rights movement. In past seasons, the link has been implicit, but in this one, they've just come right out and said it.
The article basically pointed out that this is a horrible comparison - the difference between movements was that the civil rights movement was arguing that non-whites should be treated equally to their white counterparts. That they were people too.
The argument here is that the vampires on True Blood are not, and never can be, equal. By nature, they are bloodthirsty and selfish. They will always see humans as different or even inferior to them. Even when Bill was apparently into mainstreaming in the earlier seasons, it obviously didn't last long.
The article talked about the scene where Bill could feel other vampires' pain, in a way that the viewer should feel sympathy for him and the plight of the poor victimised vampires. How we should hate Governer Truman and the Nazi-like rhetoric he spouts...
Then in the next scene, Bill is draining a human in the worst way possible.
Who, here, is the evil one?
Who is in the wrong and who is in the right?
Well it got me thinking anyway!
The basis was the comparison between vampire rights and the civil rights movement. In past seasons, the link has been implicit, but in this one, they've just come right out and said it.
The article basically pointed out that this is a horrible comparison - the difference between movements was that the civil rights movement was arguing that non-whites should be treated equally to their white counterparts. That they were people too.
The argument here is that the vampires on True Blood are not, and never can be, equal. By nature, they are bloodthirsty and selfish. They will always see humans as different or even inferior to them. Even when Bill was apparently into mainstreaming in the earlier seasons, it obviously didn't last long.
The article talked about the scene where Bill could feel other vampires' pain, in a way that the viewer should feel sympathy for him and the plight of the poor victimised vampires. How we should hate Governer Truman and the Nazi-like rhetoric he spouts...
Then in the next scene, Bill is draining a human in the worst way possible.
Who, here, is the evil one?
Who is in the wrong and who is in the right?
Well it got me thinking anyway!
he does things for his own selfish reasons sometimes (more so in the books) but he can be so sweet....and deadly and sexy etc etc xD
but I did like sookie's line at the very end xD wonder how it'll work out.
