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Anon wants to be a vampire (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 139 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People have more or less completely forgotten that vampires are meant to represent the monstrosity of an unchecked aristocracy/wealthy upper class. They sold their souls for power and now live exclusively by feeding off those beneath them. You don't just 'become' a vampire like you don't just 'become' rich. You can certainly become enthralled to a vampire though

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 5 points 2 months ago

I never actually realised this. Now I'm going to be thinking about every depiction of vampires I've been exposed to, for the rest of the day.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That was never the case. Traditional folk tales about vampires were a way to understand corpse decomposition. The narrative changed in 1819.

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

"That was never the case." "That then became the case."

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

which anthropologist are you relying on for this analysis?