Garacesh Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Saw this posted on my Facebook the other day. Absolutely fantastic. Also relevant: Gilbert Gottfriend reads Fifty Shades. NSFW. Youtube it. Hilarious. Also relevant.. /r/britishproblems.. [Paraphrased]"Facesitting/other porn is banned because it's harmful. In other news, 50 Shades of Grey is getting a nationwide release on Valentines day." It's also on every bloody bus stop around here. Grumble.
Arreks Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 50 Shades of Abuse, but hey I guess that's what girls are into.. right?!
Garacesh Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Not one for the BDSM lifestyle myself, but hey, I'm adult enough to know to each their own and all.. Apparently the BDSM community are furious about 50 Shades. According to them, the books (I haven't read them) are more akin to Stockholm syndrome and Mr. Grey is, instead of the dominant lover he's supposed to be, he's quite simply abusive. But like I say. I've not read them. Maybe you just get away with mentally and physically abusing women if you're handsome enough and your bank statement has enough 0's on it.
X-13 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 According to them, the books (I haven't read them) are more akin to Stockholm syndrome and Mr. Grey is, instead of the dominant lover he's supposed to be, he's quite simply abusive. It's not just the BDSM community that think that. 50 shades is BDSM written by someone with no concept of actual BDSM and a need to fetishise abusive relationships. Which isn't surprising as it's Twilight fan-fiction. Which is just as messed up.
witch Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Maybe you just get away with mentally and physically abusing women if you're handsome enough and your bank statement has enough 0's on it. Let's just call all women shallow and practically prostitutes, shall we? Not that you are generalising or anything....
Garacesh Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Let's just call all women shallow and practically prostitutes, shall we? Not that you are generalising or anything.... Of course I wasn't generalising. It was a sarcastic quip at the expense of the books, not at the expense of women.
unixman_again Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 In a similar vain 50 Shades of Grey posters made safe for work | The Poke
X-13 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 In a similar vain 50 Shades of Grey posters made safe for work | The Poke Safe for work, but not safe for RM Safetynet.
Garacesh Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was "concerned" the 13 February release could lead to a "spike" in people being stuck or trapped in handcuffs or rings. Since April it has attended 393 such incidents. Insert childish giggle. * Source: BBC News * Always the open-minded adult I try to be, I have no issue with anybody doing that sort of thing. Just the image of fire officers having to deal with quadmire-esque sex accidents all evening.. xD "Hello 911? It's Quagmire. Yeah, it's stuck in a window this time.." Edited February 13, 2015 by Garacesh
LeMarchand Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 This doesn't scream "Valentine's Day" at me, and its popularity both puzzles me and makes me wonder what its appeal to so many women is.
Garacesh Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 and its popularity both puzzles me and makes me wonder what its appeal to so many women is. In a recent(ish) study about what arouses men and women, BDSM had a significantly high percentage of women say yes (possibly because of 5SOG in all fairness) My guess would have to be (just like any erotic literature) they imagine themselves in this new and dangerously thrilling scenario, but because it's a book and it's not actually happening they know they are still safe. They can put down the book if they feel uncomfortable. Because of the way one typically absorbs themselves in literature, they are still picturing themselves doing it. Now remember, this is all just my speculation. I could be entirely wrong. So basically it's all of the danger, none of the risk. But it's not traditionally 'dangerous' because we all know books have happy endings and even though she's being abused, we know it turns out 'ok' (apparently) and thus it's not seen as abuse because of the way the woman's (Sorry, I forget her name) responses to it are written. Truth be told I reckon you could pick any one of the vast majority of women that enjoyed 5SOG and start abusing them in the manner Mr. Grey does and they'd run a mile and call the cops. But it's the fact that it's 'safe' (because the book says so) that makes everything he does 'ok'. Again, all speculation.
LeMarchand Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 @Garacesh - you're probably right. It's a subject that I can't really find the right way to express my feelings about, and I'd probably end up offending someone so I don't think I'll try! Still think they should have released a more traditional romance/romcom for Valentine's though.
Garacesh Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Still think they should have released a more traditional romance/romcom for Valentine's though. Well they tried that last year with the.. I forget what it was called, but it was about a lady in a coma who's husband had to woo her all over again. I don't think it sold very well.
LeMarchand Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Well they tried that last year with the.. I forget what it was called, but it was about a lady in a coma who's husband had to woo her all over again. I don't think it sold very well. The Yanks got (A New York) Winter's Tale which flopped as well, but is a favourite at Chateau LeMarchand and we'd have seen it for Valentine's.
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