‘Twilight’ Movies Are Racist and Perverted, Lawsuit Claims

[The Straight Story]

A complaint filed by Between the Lines Productions — makers of the “Twilight” parody film “TwiHarder” — claim that the vampire movie series is rife with racism and perversion.

In the suit, filed against Lionsgate Entertainment and Summit Entertainment on Monday, Between the Lines alleges that the films perpetuate racial stereotypes — specifically, “one-dimensional stereotypes about Native Americans and indigenous culture through the depiction of the character Jacob Black as a ‘noble savage,’ ‘bloodthirsty warrior’ and ‘sexual predator.’”

The complaint also claims that the movies place a “heavy emphasis” on “socio-political hierarchy and economic power based on the color of skin rather than the contents of his or her character or accomplishments.”

As for the perversion, the lawsuit points out that the “Twilight” films center “around the lustful and eventual sexual relationship between a 17-year-old girl, Bella Swan, and a male character, Edward Cullen, who is nearly 100 years her senior.”


http://www.thewrap.com/twilight-saga-racist-lawsuit-lionsgate-summit

[Fenris]

1. They are also terrible movies.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Except, you can't sue someone for that.

Which is essentially acknowledged in this piece:

It’s unclear why the plaintiffs point all of this out, but Between the Lines is suing Lionsgate and Summit because, the company claims, they attempted to scuttle their parody film “TwiHarder” with a baseless cease-and-desist order and legal threats.

Whether or not the movies are racist or hateful or just plain suck, is irrelevant legally to their copyright infringement status.

Sounds like the parody peoples' legal team is flailing.