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28. Ann Rice wrote better stuff than this crap.

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Why are Women Devouring Fifty Shades of Grey? [View all] HiPointDem Jul 2012 OP

Sorry, I couldn't resist derby378 Jul 2012 #1

that is hysterical Coexist Jul 2012 #5

ewwwww...that is some bad writing HiPointDem Jul 2012 #12

The women I work with are reading it AndreaCG Jul 2012 #26

Oh my.... CherokeeDem Jul 2012 #29

My inner goddess...LOL! Except people are reading this shit adigal Jul 2012 #134

Oh... oh god, laughing so hard... Scootaloo Jul 2012 #37

I once heard a Bob Dylan impersonator recite lines from songs by Bjork derby378 Jul 2012 #40

That sounds kind of interesting... Scootaloo Jul 2012 #45

OMG, that IS fun! derby378 Jul 2012 #58

Then you should watch/listen to this: kentauros Jul 2012 #225

OMFG - AWESOME! Aerows Aug 2012 #257

I didn't recognize some of the cartoon characters kentauros Aug 2012 #267

That is really funny lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #62

I guess men aren't the only ones into hard core porn. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #84

It is interesting that women appear to prefer reading porn Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #138

Careful. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #140

I'll takes my chances with the hof. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #141

There's anime porn?! HappyMe Jul 2012 #153

It is a whole sub-genre - has its own name that I can't quite recall and wont google at work - henta Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #160

"Hentai" is a Japanese insult that roughly translates into "Needle-dick" derby378 Jul 2012 #175

Shit. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #176

"hentai is a kanji compound of "hen;" "change", "weird", or "strange") and "tai;" "attitude" or HiPointDem Jul 2012 #180

And the dude that called me that told me it meant homey hootinholler Jul 2012 #195

It has been around forever, too. hifiguy Jul 2012 #190

Once I made the mistake of saying something like this; Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #167

LOL!!!!! LongTomH Jul 2012 #168

Omg! HappyMe Jul 2012 #189

LMAO! Chemisse Jul 2012 #202

Our brains work differently. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #155

I don't know about all women Maine-ah Aug 2012 #262

Romance novels are porn for women. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #199

omg AtomicKitten Jul 2012 #93

Excellent :) Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #118

That's hilarious, reminds me of the Wienerlogues Whisp Jul 2012 #194

Given the quality of the writing, only Gilbert Gottfried could make it bearable! backscatter712 Jul 2012 #197

That is awesome!!! I just sent it to like 10 people.....nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #205

THAT is too funny! tilsammans Aug 2012 #259

you got me... but Harlequin Romances are soft Coexist Jul 2012 #2

My daughter said she tried to read it as the folks at her office were pushing her to do so Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #126

It's really not that dramatically different from traditional romance novels. Withywindle Jul 2012 #3

Exactly! HappyMe Jul 2012 #159

It's the bad boy thing Confusious Jul 2012 #4

The late Bill Hicks had an observation about women and "bad boys" derby378 Jul 2012 #7

Because a woman gets fucked by a rich man. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #6

And your point is? CreekDog Jul 2012 #15

Women like to read and watch stories about rich men boning them. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #16

And they don't at all like to read stories about rejecting wealth to be with a poor man... antigone382 Jul 2012 #23

"Hi, I'm a poor man. I'd like to tie you up and humiliate you for my sexual pleasure." Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #49

Like all those stories about women falling in love with the underdog bandits who kidnap them? antigone382 Jul 2012 #61

Getting 'ravaged' by a rich guy is at the rock bottom of MY list of fantasies. Chemisse Jul 2012 #204

you always know exactly the right thing to say CreekDog Jul 2012 #95

lol. love that. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #100

Well, to be fair, there are lots of guys who like to be tied up too. Marrah_G Jul 2012 #104

Not always true. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #181

Not sure what you mean Marrah_G Jul 2012 #187

I mean, that was a book by a well-regarded author, that sold lots of copies, and involved dudes Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #196

ROTFLMAO... absolutely fell out of my chair laughing. Well said. n/t Zalatix Jul 2012 #124

Did it ever occur to you that people can derive sexual pleasure from being tied up and humiliated? TheCruces Jul 2012 #232

Sure. As long as that man is rich. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #240

Wow...not only is your post clueless about BDSM... TheCruces Aug 2012 #255

Oh fuck that shit Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #256

My post just flew over your head TheCruces Aug 2012 #268

Lucky for me - your post was bullshit. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #269

FYI aikoaiko Aug 2012 #273

Sorry you are very very wrong Marrah_G Aug 2012 #260

No, you are clueless about my point. I say again: Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #263

Have a nice day! Marrah_G Aug 2012 #264

That's even better. "I'm so hot, I can reject the rich guy if I want to." n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #63

I don't really understand how that makes sense. antigone382 Jul 2012 #69

If the point of books like this is escapist fantasy... lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #76

Such fantasies show underlying social conditioning. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #78

I think you're replying to someone else. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #79

Immensely popular to some.... antigone382 Jul 2012 #80

What then is the reasonable extrapolation of the person playing Grand Theft Auto? LanternWaste Jul 2012 #157

Stealing cars looks exciting and fun. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #158

Jack died in the titanic 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #163

Umm...at the end of the Titanic she abandons her family and assumes a new identity... antigone382 Jul 2012 #164

Did you see the big fucking diamond she chucked in the water at the end? JVS Jul 2012 #210

K, point taken. So how about Sweet Home Alabama? antigone382 Aug 2012 #241

How do you define "exceedingly rare"? antigone382 Jul 2012 #173

Guess you skipped 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' Justitia Jul 2012 #66

Oh, I loved that book. HappyMe Jul 2012 #72

Oh. You sound like one of THOSE guys, Quantess Jul 2012 #34

Hey, SOMEONE is buying all of those copies of the book. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2012 #47

No. Quantess Jul 2012 #56

Yes, in fact, you are. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #137

Take your WORST nightmare interpretation of Dreamer Tatum's view on women. Zalatix Jul 2012 #125

Youve actually read it? Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #139

It has been banned at our library lovuian Jul 2012 #8

Our library doesn't have a copy in stock xmas74 Jul 2012 #21

My library has 17 ebook copies and 799 on the waiting list. aquart Jul 2012 #96

omg obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #97

your library bans books? eShirl Jul 2012 #182

but women say porn is harmful, degrading and objectifying leftyohiolib Jul 2012 #9

Not all women say that, and not all women are into 50 Shades... antigone382 Jul 2012 #35

Not this woman. HappyMe Jul 2012 #42

i stand corrected thanks leftyohiolib Jul 2012 #161

Not all women Marrah_G Aug 2012 #261

I've skimmed through the first 2 Mz Pip Jul 2012 #10

It's boring. it's so boring I couldn't make it through it cali Jul 2012 #11

So I'm not the only one who couldn't finish it! xmas74 Jul 2012 #22

It's not only boring but the writing style is inferior. It's just a poorly written book. I finished virgogal Jul 2012 #33

Well, remember its origin Scootaloo Jul 2012 #39

I never read any of the Twilights. HappyMe Jul 2012 #46

I accept quality from all areas Scootaloo Jul 2012 #51

Everyone keeps telling me to read it and for some reason, I have aboslutely no interest whatsoever. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #214

O! Hope you feel better soon. Nt abelenkpe Jul 2012 #154

Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland is much better. joshcryer Jul 2012 #172

I started reading that the other day. kentauros Jul 2012 #221

Yeah, that's where I saw it! joshcryer Jul 2012 #222

He writes some excellent rants, too! kentauros Jul 2012 #228

Not so different from Beauty and the Beast noamnety Jul 2012 #13

I haven't read the books and don't plan to. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #14

"50 Shades" presents a temporary reversal from the prevailing cultural eros Bozvotros Jul 2012 #17

sounds like the film "The Story of O" Ghost of Tom Joad Jul 2012 #18

And 50 Shades was originally Twilight fan fiction catrose Jul 2012 #31

I was told once that there are two basic female fantasies: bhikkhu Jul 2012 #19

How do you explain all the shows that represent almost exactly the opposite? Bozvotros Jul 2012 #48

Categorization of attitudes is by custom, not biology bhikkhu Jul 2012 #101

I tried to read it after everyone talked about it. xmas74 Jul 2012 #20

that was me, too. it is so poorly written and the plot line is so trite that I was bored. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #24

I have three days left on check-out xmas74 Jul 2012 #25

Ann Rice wrote better stuff than this crap. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #28

I know. xmas74 Jul 2012 #32

Oh hell yeah. HappyMe Jul 2012 #44

Amen to that. Pick up the "Sleeping Beauty" trilogy, people! Justitia Jul 2012 #65

they have reissues of the anne rice beauty books at target now! bedazzled Jul 2012 #86

oh my..... Marrah_G Jul 2012 #111

Some of my favorite guilty pleasures :) Marrah_G Jul 2012 #105

aren't those books a HOOT? it's hard to believe such an elegant lady could come up with them bedazzled Jul 2012 #142

She is quite a story teller Marrah_G Jul 2012 #144

Like i said, she wrote "exit to Eden" under a pseudonym Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #208

Now, you've done it! I'm going to have fantasies about being whipped by Rosie O'Donnell... LongTomH Jul 2012 #219

It was a long time ago that I actually watched it Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #223

I read all the ann rampling novels, loved them Marrah_G Jul 2012 #230

Available in audiobook and ebook from NYPL. aquart Jul 2012 #128

Hell yes. Those Beauty books are HOT. And she can put two words together. nolabear Jul 2012 #217

It caters to people's sense of self-doubt as well as their need of escapist lit... Taverner Jul 2012 #27

I'll pass, The Story of O was way more than enough for me to stomach. :-( nt Raine Jul 2012 #30

I'd just like to point out: women have been reading "naughty" books for a long time. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #36

Maybe for the same reason I read twilight. Yes it was as bad as they say. I read madmom Jul 2012 #38

I too read Twilight just so I could argue from an informed position Scootaloo Jul 2012 #43

The only thing I really remember in Twilight xmas74 Jul 2012 #50

lol I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes though when they mention madmom Jul 2012 #55

Pretty much. I read them just so I could understand the Rifftrax. Arkana Jul 2012 #147

The MIT Sci-Fi Society review of twilight is great though... Pholus Jul 2012 #133

+1 eShirl Jul 2012 #183

Washington Nationals pitchers also love it: Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #41

If this is why they are on such a hot streak, THEN READ MORE!!!!!!! kwassa Jul 2012 #215

Maybe because women Summer Hathaway Jul 2012 #52

Stop making sense! HappyMe Jul 2012 #53

Ooops! Summer Hathaway Jul 2012 #57

Didn't see anyone say it shouldn't be read Gemini Cat Jul 2012 #212

Oh, I can dig it. Summer Hathaway Jul 2012 #227

Don't worry about it. Gemini Cat Aug 2012 #234

If I were any more relaxed Summer Hathaway Aug 2012 #252

Whatever you wish. Gemini Cat Aug 2012 #270

Same reason they read "Justine" 200+ years ago Warpy Jul 2012 #54

As long as people are reading... negativenihil Jul 2012 #59

actually i think the people who are into these books are the same ones into crap tv shows JI7 Jul 2012 #64

Not this woman, the bet most women who are into it have not read many books JI7 Jul 2012 #60

Really? HappyMe Jul 2012 #68

Do you think The audience is the same as the people who love Jane Austen? I don't! Nt adigal Jul 2012 #136

Why not? HappyMe Jul 2012 #145

For me, I love austen, and the horrible writing in these works would make me nuts! adigal Jul 2012 #149

Pretty much why I won't be HappyMe Jul 2012 #150

One can gain insights into culture through examining what we read. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #67

Are you parodying the argument that rape porn might mean men actually want to rape women? antigone382 Jul 2012 #75

50 shades of Gray has sold more than 30 million copies. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #77

If all of those sales are only in the United States... antigone382 Jul 2012 #83

Maybe because it's so colorful? Kablooie Jul 2012 #70

That isn't even the half of it. Occulus Jul 2012 #87

And that's just 8-bit greyscale. EOTE Aug 2012 #248

Same reason they read romance novels involving being raped by a billionaire. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #71

Yes, we're so weak minded HappyMe Jul 2012 #74

I imagine video games are part and parcel of the same agenda? LanternWaste Jul 2012 #156

He's Heathcliff Dorian Gray Jul 2012 #73

Same reason they watch "Girls" on the tube Zyzafyx Jul 2012 #81

I haven't read it riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #82

Stopped reading at "the sex in Fifty Shades is as cruel and sadistic as in mainstream porn" opiate69 Jul 2012 #85

OH NOES! Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #88

Criticizing the content is one thing. hifiguy Jul 2012 #191

It's "Twilight" for Mommies AnnieBW Jul 2012 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #91

Shoot, anyone with an Internet connection can read better erotica! AnnieBW Jul 2012 #108

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #110

Fan fiction, by its very nature, hifiguy Jul 2012 #192

Good fanfiction depends on (at least) two important facts kentauros Jul 2012 #229

Good point. hifiguy Jul 2012 #233

Or just know people that read or write it kentauros Aug 2012 #235

I don't think you can read much into it. Marr Jul 2012 #90

Gail Dines is pro-censorship and associated with the Religious Right anti-porn movement Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #92

I don't know where you got the idea she's right wing. noamnety Jul 2012 #116

So you missed the alliance of Andrea Dworkin, Catherine MacKinnon and Ed Meese, then? Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #117

I think we call that "reaching across the aisle." noamnety Jul 2012 #119

I don't think censorship and teaming up with Theocratic godbags is progressive in any fashion. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #120

rick warren. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #123

That was wrong, too. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #127

"people who have repeatedly praised the words and "science" of Judith Reisman" - if that's HiPointDem Jul 2012 #129

If that was "supposed to be about" you, I would have said so. I didn't. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #131

Your thoughts on McCain-Feingold? noamnety Jul 2012 #177

McCain-Feingold? You're really all over the map, here, aren't you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #178

Not all over the map at all. noamnety Jul 2012 #188

I'm rejecting whose ideas? Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #198

the proposed legislation was civil, not criminal zazen Jul 2012 #203

The legislation inferred all sorts of dubious Dworkinite baloney, starting with the axiom that Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #206

Dworkinite....was that created when the planet Dworkin exploded? LongTomH Jul 2012 #220

It was coined at the '94 Dworkapalooza. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #224

where in the ordinance does it say "any heterosexual sex?" zazen Aug 2012 #238

I assume you have evidence of this widespread non-consent in porn, then? Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #243

oops, wrong reply... joshcryer Jul 2012 #171

1) I just can't finish it and 2) I have a shrink's perspective nolabear Jul 2012 #94

For a much more realistic look at BDSM, rent "Secretary" obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #98

That's one of my favorite movies of all time TheCruces Jul 2012 #231

I'd never read it. It's perfect for the Kardashian/American Idol crowd tho.... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #99

Nothing wrong with a little kink if that's what floats your boat. Lone_Star_Dem Jul 2012 #102

"Nothing wrong with a little kink if that's what floats your boat." ... BLASPHEMY!!!!!! Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #166

Because it is a guilty pleasure. And a cheap one at that. Zax2me Jul 2012 #103

Anyone with Google can find better written erotica on-line! AnnieBW Jul 2012 #109

Most people would have no idea where/how to look eShirl Jul 2012 #184

Wouldn't pay a penny for that crap. pinstikfartherin Jul 2012 #106

Women buy and enjoy porn. (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #107

The first book is a trainwreck... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #112

Actually, my non-vanilla friends are in a riot of Fifty Shades of Grey.... They can't stand it! cecilfirefox Jul 2012 #113

Ugh, not for me. KatyaR Jul 2012 #114

it's like the Justin Bieber of Books JI7 Jul 2012 #115

Cause we dont watch porn, but we'll read the hell out of it... pnwest Jul 2012 #121

Never AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #122

I don't know, but a few weeks ago I went into Costco TheManInTheMac Jul 2012 #130

Why do women watch porn all the way to the end? To see if the couple gets married. mikeytherat Jul 2012 #132

"Couple"? Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #135

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jul 2012 #143

It's "Twilight" on steroids. Arkana Jul 2012 #146

pr at work. it is crappy writing. it has crappy reviews. it is being bought by how many to only seabeyond Jul 2012 #148

I don't know anyone who read it. I know many who read reviews and excerpts redqueen Jul 2012 #165

I imagine there are as many different reasons as there are readers. LanternWaste Jul 2012 #151

Seems like every woman I know has read those books abelenkpe Jul 2012 #152

Socially acceptable porn for women 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #162

I don't know, but LWolf Jul 2012 #169

This thread wins the internets! tjwash Jul 2012 #170

I don't care to devour it. I have had enough porn in my life. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #174

I read it. All of it. LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #179

It is absolute and utter tripe. Butterbean Aug 2012 #258

Heh, I'm like that with books myself LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #265

The author is making $1 million a day ellie Jul 2012 #185

this one's not interested in it. i don't do romance novels either. n/t Scout Jul 2012 #186

I prefer convoluted thrillers where the main character has a fluid sense of identity Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #207

Not because they are personally interested in bondage - ask my wife. nt hack89 Jul 2012 #193

This message was self-deleted by its author BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #200

Yecch! I guess this crap appeals to women who will vote for the Mittiot. nt valerief Jul 2012 #201

Given the way the books fly out the door at Costco in our very blue area Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #244

What the GOP say and what they do are two different things! nt valerief Aug 2012 #245

Which is why I can be accused of many things, but not duplicity, hypocrisy or disingenuousness. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #247

There's no accountin' for people's tastes flamingdem Jul 2012 #209

Beats me Ezlivin Jul 2012 #211

... opiate69 Jul 2012 #218

Most of all the young nurses (and a few of the older ones) are reading it on my floor. eilen Jul 2012 #213

George R.R. Martin knows how to write a good yarn. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #226

I love that series of books, just finished the last one and am bummed eilen Aug 2012 #272

Sounds as boring as regular porn and just as fake. n/t Cleita Jul 2012 #216

For the same reason they put up with high heels, waxing,... TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #236

Read the Grey Trilogy and Loved it! And I'll tell you why Katie Aug 2012 #237

As someone who has read all 3 books - I'll explain *** warning spoilers *** LynneSin Aug 2012 #239

" in the end he changes for her" 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #249

I don't believe that was the case in this Trilogy Katie Aug 2012 #254

Of course, that's part of the fantasy 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #266

Thank you so much LynneSin! Katie Aug 2012 #253

Maybe they just enjoy it? Women can have kinks/fetishes, too. n/t Akoto Aug 2012 #242

SMH Mr Dixon Aug 2012 #246

She just passed J.K. Rowling as the biggest selling author in Amazon history.. SomethingFishy Aug 2012 #250

Read it for yourself and see. If you think "popular = well written" then... well... Zalatix Aug 2012 #271

Just a horribly written book. Brainstormy Aug 2012 #251