ive been trying to watch more vampire media lately but its hard because almost all vampire media is just:
EVIL EVIL VAMPIRES EVIL!!!!
vampires are evil but IM not like OTHER vampires #notlikeothervampires
vampirism as metaphor for greed/power/abuse
vampires Sexy ! !
vampires…. evil AND sexy!!! and have evil sex!!! and corrupt pure innocent people by luring them in with their evil sexiness and having evil sex!!
wouldnt killing vampires be sooooo badass haha
vampirism represent the Evils and Corruption of the World and the structures of society (religion, patriarchy) the Goodness of the World. obviously.
when its like. im just so sick of it. i want more stories of vampires in the ways i am drawn and relate to vampirism.
vampirism as disability. vampirism as queerness. vampirism as an exploration of what it means to be worth life. vampirism as an expression religious trauma and exploration of christianty's harm.
enough powerful vampires. i want weak vampires. who are sickly from lack of blood and stumble dizzily when they stand up. who have no energy to do things. who miss the sun and outdoors. who are taken care of by someone who loves them and feel guilt and shame over it. over their very existence. and instead of being told they deserve to die get their head held gently in someone's hands and told you cannot be immoral for an existence you did not choose, for taking up space.
but no. a million evil vampires and cool vampire killers and angsty broody Good vampires who are the only good ones in existence and all the rest are evil.
