Now before you get all “you don’t know, you haven’t read the books, and anyway he’s hawt” on me (For the record, I did read all four books.  Being the parent of two preteen girls will drive you to read some odd lit), consider this:  If a respected journalist decided to write that some female seventeen year old movie star is, I don’t know, what’s the disgusting equivalent of tasty chunk of vealcake, “tender vittles”, how exactly would it be viewed?  All you have to do is look at the furor over that equally vile Miley Cyrus cover and you’ll see.  But since she’s sexualizing a male teen, there’s apparently nothing wrong with it.  If you think I’m taking the quote out of context, here’s another gem from Ms. Schwarzbaum’s review:  “I wish Jacob, endowed with Lautner’s lithe bod and Matt Damonesque grin, had more of a chance with Bella”.

I’ve really enjoyed Ms. Schwarzbaum’s reviews in the past, but this one made my skin crawl.

Yiddish Word of the Moment:

Shandeh: Shame, Disgrace