By that violates the Geneva conventions - 05/08/2016 09:33 - United States - Simi Valley

Today, my boss ordered me to read the Twilight series in order to determine if they are "appropriate" for his daughter to read. I'm a 25-year-old bank teller, and I definitely don't remember this in my job description. FML
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Suffolk_yourself 8

If it's an order from your boss then presumably you can read the books at work on full pay? Although personally I'd rather be working!

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marcranger 28

I've known sadistic bosses, but that takes the cake! Any chance you can tell yours that based on what you've heard, those books aren't appropriate for anyone to read?

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jbuckets_404 38

OP, reading the Twilight series of books for your boss' daughter IS mentioned in your on-file job description; it's encompassed by the statement: "Other duties as assigned." That's the real world for us all, my friend! lol

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kittysundae 8

The twilight books have all 14 signs of an abusive relationship and it glorifies said relationship as romantic. I was 10 when I tried reading them and stopped when I noticed how abusive the relationships were. It's essentially the kiddie version of the 50 shades trilogy.

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ShotaSammy 17

Well obviously. The 50 shades trilogy was originally twilight fanfiction afterall.

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Zebediabolical 39

Don't forget to turn in the reciepts for the books for reimbursment from the bank. It was an order from your boss, after all. :D

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turnabouttrial 21

is your boss Michael Scott?

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kidcool97 4

oh yes because a whole series based around an abusive relationship is a wonderful read

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lostmaverick 10

Just say no. The whole series is about how you can completely ditch all your friends for a guy that orders you around and tells you who you can and can't talk to. Kind of ****** up, also adding in the wolf wanting to bang a baby in the last book.

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CountZiggenpuss 7

I would tell him that you're reading them, wait 2 weeks, and tell him that they are inappropriate. For any intelligent being to read.

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WoozyDoozy 2

Just refuse to do it. Stand up for yourself and tell him it's not your job. Let him know you're not that kind of person he can push around.

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Migole 36

I read and liked the books when I was about 14 or 15 years old. That's the target audience. Years later I look back and see just how terrible the writing and plot is. Yes, they can be an enjoyable read for a young reader but that doesn't magically transform them into good books. I don't really see why the daughter should be forbidden to read them though (if she's 12/13 or older). If she's not an absolute dumbnut she'll be able to distinct between fiction and reality. Twilight doesn't make you sexist or whatever any more than gta makes you a murderer.

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marcranger 28

There's more to reading fiction than seeing the world from a different perspective. If you were to judge Lolita by its one-line plot summary, you'd recoil...pedophile creeps on and then rapes his tween stepdaughter? Gross! Yet I'd gladly hand that book to a minor rather than Twilight, because you could get lost in the writing style, the characters have strong and identifiable voices, and you can tell that Nabokov disapproves of the narrator's actions even as he deftly puts you in Humbert Humbert's shoes. Twilight lacks all of the above, and I can say this because I've read it.

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