Respect For Stephenie Meyer Now!
The Petition
This petition is a demand for respect for Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga, and the work she has created (both Twilight related and otherwise).
Ms. Meyer has suffered brutal attacks against her work and her personal character since becoming a famed best-selling author. This comes with the territory to a certain extent and is expected from critics, but the injustices that inspired this petition are the crimes committed against her by her own fans. She has been berated & belittled, set to extremely high and unreasonable standards & expectations, and worst of all, repeatedly had her work literally stolen from her and illegally mass distributed by people who call themselves her fans.
The straw that broke the camel\'s back was the last and most grave injustice, the thievery of a partial rough draft of her unfinished novel, Midnight Sun. A loss that not only is an extremely painful and deeply personal violation to Ms. Meyer, but incidentally robs the fans themselves of what could have been one of the most amazing additions to Ms. Meyer\'s list of works.
A huge section of her fan base has taken their obsession to a level so mutated by greed for all things Twilight that they have seemingly come to believe that their \"loyalty\" has given them some sort of claim on anything Ms. Meyer creates. They are under the delusion that they are entitled to her work, whether they have her permission or not. Also, they believe that their opinions on her stories and characters should be the final word on what gets written by Ms. Meyer.
This petition is a call to all who will sign it. It calls for a promise to never read a piece of work produced by Stephenie Meyer without first being absolutely sure that Ms. Meyer intended for it to be read at that time and in that capacity; to never say a word against Stephenie Meyer or her work that is not an honest and constructive opinion or criticism; and to first and foremost, always respect and appreciate Stephenie Meyer and the amazing work that she has so generously shared with us all.
Please sign in support of this promise. This is not an expectation or plea for her to write anything except for what she wishes to write. And if she chooses to share those writings with us, we should feel blessed and graciously accept a second chance to be her fans, no matter what form she gives it to us in.
**(I personally refuse to call myself a Twilighter again until there are at least 1,000 signatures on this petition. I am embarrassed and ashamed to count myself among a group that I cant be sure is completely made up of something I support. I need to have my faith in this fandom restored.)**
**I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS PETITION HAS NOW REACH WELL OVER 1,000 SIGNATURES. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SHARE MY THOUGHTS AND FELT COMPELLED TO JOIN ME IN SIGNING IT.**
THIS PETITION IS NOT A PLEA FOR STEPHENIE MEYER TO FINISH WRITING MIDNIGHT SUN. IT GOES AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THIS PETITION TO MAKE SUCH A RIDICULOUS REQUEST OF MS. MEYER. THIS PETITION IS A CALL TO THE FANS: TO SHOW SOME RESPECT.
IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE A CRY FOR STEPHENIE TO CONTINUE WRITING MIDNIGHT SUN FOR ANY REASON, THAN THIS PETITION IS NOT FOR YOU AND IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOUR SIGNATURE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PETITIONS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE FOR THAT PURPOSE AND YOU CAN GO SIGN THOSE.
FOR THOSE WHO DISAGREE OR FEEL MOVED TO LEAVE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ON THIS PETITION, I HAVE THIS MESSAGE FOR YOU:
While I respect the right of critics of Stephenie Meyer\'s work to freely express that opinion, I DO NOT respect resorting to threats, bullying or insults aimed at an artist in regards to their vision and creations. Nor do I respect stealing art from its creator and treating it as public property. My petition is for FANS of Ms. Meyer who wish to pledge their loyalty to her as such. It is for people who WANT to promise to not drag her name through the dirt or act as if their ideas for her stories and characters are more important than those of Ms. Meyer herself and most importantly, for her TRUE fans to promise that they will NOT participate in the illegal obtainment and distribution of her copyrighted work without the expressed permission from Ms. Meyer and her publishers. It is meant as a show of solidarity and support from fans to author. It was NOT intended for people who do not agree with the contents of the petition statement. So why you might feel the need to sign and post a NEGATIVE comment is beside me, since the petition statement clearly explains its intentions and instructs people only to sign IF THEY AGREE with it. I\'m not saying you don\'t have a right to your opinion. I\'m just saying that this particular forum is not the place for it. Petitions are intended to only be signed by people who wish to support their purpose. I just wanted to band together a collection of people who share this particular opinion.
