Content Warning:
This video contains discussions on slavery, violence against Black people, violence against women, and sexual violence. Please proceed with care.
Happy New Year, y'all! We are starting off 2025 with a fun one! This month's video explores the thematic implications of the confederate vampire trope in modern media. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Before watching this video, please watch @Princess_Weekes 's video "Why Are There So Many Confederate Vampires?" You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5unKXnSUk
Timestamps:
Disclaimers 02:04
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy 02:56
Interview With The Vampire 09:37
True Blood 15:10
Twilight 24:38
The Vampire Diaries 32:33
Answering My Thesis 41:51
In Conclusion 43:02
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Music Used:
“My Country Is Free (Remastered 2023)” by Halim via CapCut
“Victorian Ballad” by Skull737_ via CapCut
Video and B-Roll Used:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EabYyL7Eh1U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJPxrWyuiDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnF_kbUoWg8
Sources:
r/twilight “The Confederacy in vampire media” (https://www.reddit.com/r/twilight/comments/oyt5bn/the_confederacy_in_vampire_media/?rdt=41822)
On “Twilight” and Fiction’s History of Confederate Vampires by Stitch for Teen Vogue (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-twilight-and-fictions-history-of-confederate-vampires-fan-service)
The Hidden White Supremacist Backstory in Twilight by Bethany Gemmell for Mediuim (https://medium.com/curious/the-hidden-white-supremacist-backstory-in-twilight-8d7eb7ef013a)
From Dixie to Dracula: The Evolution of the Confederate Vampire Trope by Monique Rojas for the Atlanta History Center but originally published in The UnderCurrent (https://medium.com/theundercurrent/from-dixie-to-dracula-the-evolution-of-the-confederate-vampire-trope-1a86191f716e)
New Moon Q and A with Stephenie (https://stepheniemeyer.com/2009/11/new-moon-qa-with-stephenie/)
“Lost Cause Motherhood: Southern Women Writers” by Glenn Robins (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4233937?read-now=1&oauth_data=eyJlbWFpbCI6Im1pYXphcHBhY29zdGFAZ21haWwuY29tIiwiaW5zdGl0dXRpb25JZHMiOltdLCJwcm92aWRlciI6Imdvb2dsZSJ9&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents)
"Vampire Diaries: 25 Things That Make No Sense About Damon Salvatore" by Stephanie Roehler for Screen Rant
(https://screenrant.com/vampire-diaries-damon-salvatore-makes-no-sense-plot-holes/)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confederate-States-of-America
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051965/?ref_=ttep_ep5
https://trueblood.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_Compton
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325004/
https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Jasper_Hale
https://vampirediaries.fandom.com/wiki/Hell_Is_Other_People
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4859618/