Re-post, Looking for a semi-intelligent argument FOR Twilight, No rants please?

[Jinx]

I was pretty unhappy with the answers I got in my last post, so I thought I'd try again and maybe clarify a bit more. Firstly, I've read twilight. I only hated the last book, but I'll admit to finding the fans of the book slightly repulsive. As there are many arguments as to why Twilight is so bad, I'm curious to hear what arguments fans of Twilight have been making in response. The comments against the series are as follows:

-The series is poorly written.
-The series portrays a woman in a controlling and consuming relationship. (When her man leaves, she cannot function without the help of yet another man. Her man watches her sleep, which is a big one I've heard, and won't let her see her friend when she wants to).
-The series lacks a decent plot (New plot-lines randomly appearing, such as the conflict with the other vampires in the first one and all the different ones in the last book).
-Most of the characters are very flat. (I've often heard it said that Bella is a "Mary-Sue" character, because she is so generic that people can easily imagine themselves to be in her place. Knowing that, do you think that it makes the story more enjoyable, or that it detracts from the story because the character is uninteresting?)

I'd prefer not to get any answers such as "A question like that makes me think 1 you never been in a love and 2 you haven't seen that many happy relationship" I'm just interested in what people have to say about it, considering how big a culture phenomenon it's become.

Thanks!

 

[Alexander]

First: "The series is poorly written" statement, sufficiently describes the series, if you have read it.

Second: It sends the wrong message to young girls, who at this point in their life need to be influenced and instructed on what type of man is a GOOD man. Many girls will see Edward and think, "Oh, he's perfect, handsome, strong, manly (in my opinion, so not), and just, well, perfect!" This is where it becomes dangerous; if girls will only accept an Edward type, how would they behave towards boys who are not Edward? Also, the book basically says, women need men, women are worthless without men, and the main objective in each woman's life is to have *** with a sparkly, marble mass.

Third: Once again, that speaks for itself.

Fourth: I would say it detracts. I read books to become some one different, to view things from a different perspective; to assume different beliefs and opinions. I enjoy pitting my thoughts against characters' political, religious, societal, and cultural persuasions or agreeing with them and cheering them on every time they take the stereotypical mean girl down.

Basically, "Twilight" (and its sequels) doesn't make you "think" in even the loosest definition of the term. If I don't have to struggle to grasp a concept in a book or fathom WHY a character behaves as they do, to put it simply, I will dislike it (or at least find it boring).