Team Edward! Edward Snowden or Edward Cullen—Or Both?
By Juli Weiner
People whose flexible work schedules allow for the publication of passionate, lengthy comments on political blogs are up in arms—they are always up in arms!—about the mainstream media's characterization of N.S.A. leaker Edward Snowden. Is he a patriot, risking life and limb to expose the purview of the extralegal surveillance state? Or is he a no-good liberal, an aide to America's enemies and an enabler of terrorism? Everyone has an opinion! And everyone has a caps-lock key! Internet comments sections have not seen such heated debate since the defense/assassination of another polarizing Edward: Edward Cullen.
See if you can tell whether each fiery descriptor applies to the Booz Allen Hamilton employee or the iridescent vampire hunk.
A. [Others are] "trying so hard to make him look bad"
B. "Hello!!!! . . . HE'S SUPPOSE TO STALK PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!"
C."I know one thing about this guy: he's got the same sort of brave determination that civil rights activists had in the 1960s and war protesters had in the 1970s."
D. "I love you Edward [redacted]."
E. "i am usually team edward and sometimes team switzerland but when i'm really looking at the big picture i really love edward"
F. [His] "sense of romance is so strong, stable, and persistence. it makes him reveal himself in ways he never thought he would and show his soft side. he would do anything for the person he loves."
G. "We know nothing about this guy and people are calling him a hero. Stupid."
H. "I'm already completely sick of this little twerps face."
I. "He doesn't seem to be particularly clever, or particularly trustworthy"
J. "Edward has always won me over! but then again [Redacted] is the ideal friend/werewolf!"
K. He is a "real modern gentleman and any woman would be glad to call him her own."
__L.__He "can be a little creep sometimes"
M. "The guy's a Rat, call him whatever you want to but he's still a rat."
N. "His life sounds BS to me"
O. "freakin hot"
Edward Snowden: A, C, G, H, I, M, N.
Edward Cullen: B, E, F, J, K, L.
Both: D (D), O (O).
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