GORDON wrote:Since the book came out and I heard the gist of it my standard line has been, "So the difference between this charming mister grey and a typical physically abusive boyfriend is about a billion dollars?"
I'm waiting for the inevitable Fifty Shades of Pink parody.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Honestly, the context of how I acquired that knowledge was filled with many more positives than negatives.
tldr version: This was originally fanfic for Twilight series. My wife was part of that community. There was a lot of erotic fanfic. This story got HUGE in the community, before it got pulled and published. My wife told me about the story as it got more and more popular.
This was originally fanfic for Twilight series. My wife was part of that community. There was a lot of erotic fanfic.
The dude in that series was already OD'ing on estrogen. Is an effeminate dude into BSDM what women really want?
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
There is a push on FB among certain women about boycotting this movie because it pushes the idea that rape is ok. This movement usages passages from the book that seem to be the guy raping the girl.
I asked my wife about it as she's read the book, and she confirmed that "yeah, he basically rapes her a lot."
She then went on to say that although the woman doesn't want to be raped, by the end of the third book she's effectively tamed the guy and they no longer do the S&M stuff.
So in this "woman's trilogy" the guy is powerful and does his own thing, and by the end he's in a relationship, doesn't get what he wants sexually anymore, and she has all the power.
Fun stuff.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
As I have said over and over, the only difference between Mr. Grey and a typical abusive boyfriend is a billion dollars. And apparently she also has Stockholm Syndrome. Rape her til she loves you, which works if you are rich.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The difference between “Fifty Shades of Grey’s” enigmatic heartthrob Christian Grey and Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man who imprisoned and sexually abused three women in his home, is a slick gray suit and a few million dollars.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."