The Vampire's Morphing Identity in Pop Culture

In a recent Slate article, Grady Hendrix argues that vampires in contemporary literature and mass media seem even paler than usual.  What was once portrayed as a bloodthirsty -- and even evil -- creature (largely in part to Bram Stoker) is now a "brooding, crying-on-the-inside, leather-jacketed emo boy" who no longer always shuns sunlight, but most definitely shuns human blood. 

Pointing a finger at Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Angel and Twilight's Edward Cullen, Hendrix claims that this growing "sensitive-vampire industry" may send teens, especially young women, conflicting messages about gender roles, sex, and relationships.