So I thought I would take a step away from Disney for a moment to talk about this Twilight business.

You see, I am a tutor during the week and during one of my sessions last week, a girl asked me to help her write an essay. She wanted to compare Edward Cullen to Odysseus as a hero. The girl absolutely adored Edward Cullen and my attempts to get her to see that he was a little over the top with his "protection" and "love" for Bella were futile. This bothered my immensely.

I was willing to find a compromise with this girl, a freshman in high school, and admit that in the movie Edward does, in a sense, "protect" Bella. He does save her from potentially being assaulted as well as being mauled by other vampires but the girl and I hit a road block when I brought up another point; Edward is constantly putting Bella in danger.

I wanted so badly to explain to this girl that the fictional character she holds in such high esteems is actually really creepy and not the kind of guy she should be looking for. Yes, he loves Bella. Yes, he saves her. But really? He's actually responsible for a lot of the danger she ends up in.

This got me wondering; does anyone else feel that this movie has the potential to push girls in a harmful direction in regards to their relationships? Should we be worried that boys might even start to feel like they need to adopt a Cullen or Black-like way of approaching girls?

Let me know what you think.

-Stephanie Kate