Posted on 02/17/2015 6:24:27 PM PST by Moseley
Fifty Shades of Grey is about a steamy sexual relationship centered around bondage, dominance, and what fans call “discipline.” That is, the leading man’s “Red Room of Pain” includes physical abuse, whipping, electric cattle prods, hot wax, and other acts of torture. The feminists seeking to tear down traditional society by blaming all men for a mythical “rape culture” are now silent while Hollywood liberals simultaneously work hard to create one.
Following a familiar Hollywood pattern of making deviancy and perversion acceptable and attractive to society and “defining deviancy down,” the double-meaning of the word “Grey” includes the leading character “Christian Grey.” Mr. Grey – whose name “Christian” is surely no coincidence – is a handsome, wealthy billionaire playboy with expensive and fascinating recreational tastes such as soaring over the landscape in a glider. In typical Hollywood propaganda, deviancy is presented with the most handsome and appealing possible face.
Does the heroine, Anastasia Steele, fall in love with Christian’s corporate helicopter rides, glider flights, fancy cars, skyscraper office with stunning views overlooking the city, lavish apartment, glittering high-society, and the strong man exuding confidence and power? Or is it really Christian Grey’s riding crop that wins her heart? Or is the intent to associate the deviant elements of the story with the positive allure of the ideal man so that the bondage, sadism, discipline and masochism (BSDM) lifestyle will bask in the positive glow of the desirable, billionaire eligible bachelor?
Remember Richard Gere, the wealthy millionaire in Pretty Woman? To make prostitution seem positive and socially acceptable, the handsome, rich, kind-hearted venture capitalist with the exciting life is every woman’s dream man. He is reluctantly persuaded to hire the prostitute played by Julia Roberts. Richard Gere marries the call girl after renting her out on the installment plan.
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Wow, you’re right. I totally missed the “TWILIGHT” vampire and werewolf HUGE phenomenon.
And vice versa.
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“because so many of them are little closet masochists to begin with who don’t want equality nearly so much as to be able to complain about not having it.” — That’s a brilliant insight.
they would scarcely know what to do with it if they did get it. they would be disoriented to the max.
lol!
Lol, sent her to Iowa for that ever important edumacation, lots of farm raised young men there!
I was in an argument with another mother over the weekend why the movie and book are not romantic, and in fact, horrific.
You lose all credibility with anti-domestic violence ads when you turn around and pay to see a movie where he advocates violence. As if “he’s rich and gets a boner off it, so it’s OK, but if he’s angry, it isn’t”.
My wife has said very similar comments as you have and I agree with you.
or (my reaction to the bad writing, after reading Dave Barry's excerpts)
...you know, since we're discussing pets and all.
Cheers!
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