50 Shades of Grey

[xionking]

Doesnt the fact that she's signing a contract make it consentual?

Skimmed through a pirated copy of this
.mainly to see if theres any tickling...and it was exactly what I expected. A huge pile of garbage.

 

[CrystalLight]

Doesnt the fact that she's signing a contract make it consentual?

Absolutely. I believe it was the manner of which he went about trying to obtain consent is what made it sour.

Again, I haven't seen the movie or read the books, so I am only going based off reviews.

 

[xionking]

Absolutely. I believe it was the manner of which he went about trying to obtain consent is what made it sour.

Again, I haven't seen the movie or read the books, so I am only going based off reviews.

Ahh ok, I skimmed the movie so I guess I missed out on those scenes.

 

[knicks255]

Absolutely. I believe it was the manner of which he went about trying to obtain consent is what made it sour.

Again, I haven't seen the movie or read the books, so I am only going based off reviews.

I can expand on this. I read Jenny Trout's hilarious recap of the first book, and a bit of the second, and it sets off so many red flags. It's not so much the BDSM stuff, that's fairly standard from my limited knowledge of the subject, it's that Christian Grey is really creepy and controlling.

He follows her to a bar after they first meet and takes her to his hotel room after she gets tipsy.

He flies into a rage when she gets a call from a male friend.

When she declines the relationship in an email, he drives to her house, just so he can be sure.

He follows her in his private jet across the country when she goes home to see her parents, just so he can be sure she's not up to something.

When her male boss invites her and the rest of the staff to lunch with him, he shows up and stands over her the whole time so they know she belongs to him, then threatens to buy the whole company so he can fire him if he dares flirt with her.

Also his interest in BDSM is from being abused by an older woman as a child. He's not really the swoon worthy perfect man a lot of the promotional material makes him out to be, and their relationship checks off a lot of the boxes on those "signs your girlfriend/boyfriend is abusive" lists.

Also the whole series is Twilight fanfiction, but with the names changed from "Bella" to "Ana" and "Edward" to "Christian". Literally. It was Twilight fanfiction until she decided to sell it.

 

[april]

I have personally read the books. On top of the fact that they were poorly written to the extreme, they give an appalling description of bdsm and considering the overwhelming popularity of the books/movie it does have an impact in pop culture and is seen as a bit of a guide by those who wish to explore that particular world. People emulate what they see in pop culture. Its only a fictional "story" a "fantasy" until it trends into real life exploration and experiences. Mind you these books were not written by someone experienced in bdsm. The author admits to getting all her information via the internet and not through real life training or dicipline. The abuse in the books is blatantantly obvious; stalking, manipulation, emotional hijacking, isolation of the victim, the victim continually given alcohol as a means to make her more maleable and he even rapes her in one chapter. Why given all these facts that most people accept this as a sexy, erotic love story? Its because the male lead is the one that is painted as the victim of abuse and so the audience accepts this as a credible defence to his actions. It is nothing more than a scripted guide for abusers and why they should be allowed to continue the cycle of abuse.

 

[CrystalLight]

I can expand on this. I read Jenny Trout's hilarious recap of the first book...

I just want to thank you for bringing her to my attention. I went and began reading her recap and cannot stop laughing.

This part in particular, I was crying from laughing so hard:


"She signs in, gets a visitor’s pass, and heads upstairs to the second steel and glass and sandstone and steel and more glass and mahogany and red and yellow and pink and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and violet and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and gray and purple and white and pink and orange and blue lobby."

 

[Dussicar]

I just want to thank you for bringing her to my attention. I went and began reading her recap and cannot stop laughing.

This part in particular, I was crying from laughing so hard:


"She signs in, gets a visitor’s pass, and heads upstairs to the second steel and glass and sandstone and steel and more glass and mahogany and red and yellow and pink and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and violet and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and gray and purple and white and pink and orange and blue lobby."

And MTP JEF sez whu??? lol

 

[knicks255]

I just want to thank you for bringing her to my attention. I went and began reading her recap and cannot stop laughing.

This part in particular, I was crying from laughing so hard:


"She signs in, gets a visitor’s pass, and heads upstairs to the second steel and glass and sandstone and steel and more glass and mahogany and red and yellow and pink and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and violet and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and gray and purple and white and pink and orange and blue lobby."

Just wait for "Dive into my ass".