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In reply to the discussion: [50 Shades] What two consenting adults do in their bedroom is NEVER your business. [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)173. Sex police? I'm here with the quality police
Who the fuck would pay $20 to go watch a poor adaptation of a poorly-written novel, just so they can get a tingle from R-rated semi-porn?
As Samuel L. Jackson reminds us, redtube exists! Shit if you're dedicated on overspending, there are professional dungeons in most cities.
Just spare yourself the ignomy of watching a terrible movie!
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Michigander_Life
Jul 2014
OP
i doubt that it will be as big as they think because so much time went by.
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#226
Obsessed? What a jab. Check out who started the two ops. And who told duers to shut up.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#75
and again... did i say anywhere people were not ALLOWED to write fiction? is this really how you
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#80
irrelevant. at least in this post, you did not fabricate and accusation against me. well done.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#84
let me point out again, the post you replied to, was about being accused of being OBSESSED with the
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#83
you seem to be about the most obsessed. i do not give a flying shit about a movie that will bomb.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#94
Wait, are we talking about what happens in the bedroom or the theater/library/bookstore?
progressoid
Jul 2014
#172
ok. you bring in obsessed in an OP telling people they are not allowed to say anything *mean* about
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#92
i am calling you out, as so many other in htis thread read the same way. [50 shades]
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#99
i do not give a flying fuck what people do in their bedroom. we agree. i do give a fuck about an OP
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#104
you did not request. you tied in a movie to peoples bedroom and told them they had no right to say
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#108
no. i am not projecting. and too many people on this thread say exactly what i am. YOU....
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#112
i will expect to see you refute that accusation in a number of posts, in this thread, by a good # of
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#118
omg.... thru out the thread poster after poster says the same as i. done with you. too fuggin easy
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#122
I thought the thread was about what two consenting adults did in their bedrooms.
moriah
Jul 2014
#156
[50 shades] he was linking to another thread talking about 50 shades and a group opposed to the
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#162
There were people in that thread criticizing BDSM entirely, I'm having a discussion with one now.
moriah
Jul 2014
#169
Take a look at where he thinks he is seeing people arguing against any acts of consensual sex.
Squinch
Jul 2014
#261
The moral ones think it is their right to force their values on everyone else.
liberal N proud
Jul 2014
#3
bdsm community trashed the movie... get on their ass about being the "moral" police. how DARE they
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#53
Did anyone here say differently? I haven't seen any posts or threads on 50 Shades.
Squinch
Jul 2014
#4
If you read through the posts in that referenced thread, none of them say anything
Squinch
Jul 2014
#154
Read through the thread he referenced. There are no posts in that thread that say anything of the
Squinch
Jul 2014
#152
I just read through the whole thing and didn't find anything where people were objecting to
Squinch
Jul 2014
#151
BDSM practitioners tore the book up because it glorifies NON consensual abuse.
redqueen
Jul 2014
#28
it was the same type of ignorant fool who bought the book from media and pr hype only to find it was
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#31
"it was so titillating to point the finger at the middle age women getting off on...sexual abuse"
redqueen
Jul 2014
#38
Exactly. It is fucking sick. But here we have DU's usual FREEDUMB BECAUSE SEXXXY TIMES brigade
redqueen
Jul 2014
#34
glorifying violence against women. But that's ... well ... "FUN" per those in this thread and
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#40
the movie will be a fail, i did not post in the other thread. an OP telling me i am not allowed to
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#44
media and pr hyped it as a huge ass giglle about middle aged women getting off on sexual abuse
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#130
the movie is for public consumption. if it stayed behind closed doors in the bedroom, and not
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#12
of course people have the right to call the shit out for what it is, whether it is because they
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#15
it is rape and torture of a woman for others entertainment. people certainly have the right to
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#19
ah, now you are trying to demonize me with vague innuendo of guilt from fathom posts?
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#33
again, a fail. this is an OP telling people they are not allowed to say anything about a woman raped
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#47
whatever natural. you did not actually address anything i posted and spent your time fabricating
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#55
thank you. all these thought police telling us we are not even allowed to speak. i tell you.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#49
Yeah, and I have the right to disagree with your disagreement...ad infinitum.
whathehell
Jul 2014
#63
I'm afraid the First Amendment does allow other people to "warn" you if they can
treestar
Jul 2014
#69
Your issue is with the word "warn" in a headline of a story about a book? For that you decided
Squinch
Jul 2014
#263
if it has to do with the sexual abuse and denigration of our girls and woman, we certainly have the
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#22
YOU gave me the link to the other thread about the movie being SPECIFICALLY what this OP is about.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#36
and again, link to where i told anyone what to do.... you and others in this thread were the ones
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#51
Yes, we've adopted such a kneejerk fear of censorship, which doesn't apply here, anyway,
whathehell
Jul 2014
#95
Wait - I just read upthread the the BDSM in the book was consensual. Was it or wasnt it?
Flatulo
Jul 2014
#310
Hey I'd like to argue that we should invade Iran, Syria and Iraq. That'd be fun to me.
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#171
And there's a reason why people consider 50 shades of grey not really a true depiction of BSDM.
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#219
Looks like some have an issue with the poster, not the post content. Absurd. And prime example...
wyldwolf
Jul 2014
#105
I disagree with the alert. But the OP does completely miss the point of the other threads. n/t
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#285
I thought that the books were about that, too. Turns out, they are not...
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#268
theaters near me were bullied into not showing 'Last Temptation of Christ' in the 80s
wyldwolf
Jul 2014
#116
There must be a lot of people bored with their sex lives because the books were so popular.
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#207
Yup. Criticize all you want, but don't you DARE get in my way or in if I choose to go see it. nt
Bonobo
Jul 2014
#115
One night I watched a movie entitled "Secretary" with Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader
Skidmore
Jul 2014
#114
It's my belief that the author basically ripped off "Secretary" and made it into a book
arcane1
Jul 2014
#262
A movie that annoys the Christian teabaggers AND the sex-negative feminists?
davidn3600
Jul 2014
#123
in the future when we state your OPs are about "annoying" the feminists, kindly remember this
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#136
No...I just find sex-negative feminists to be as socially oppressive as tea baggers
davidn3600
Jul 2014
#139
yes, i understand your repeated use of sex negative is to annoy feminist, using their sexuality
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#144
you made specific false accusations about me, and when refuted you now make false accusations that
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#153
yes. i called to attention your continued efforts to annoy feminists cause it is ..... fun
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#161
Of course it is, although I know men can be "brutalized & demeaned" as well.
whathehell
Jul 2014
#288
Do Women feel the book or movie is misogynistic? if so, then it is and I wont watch...
randys1
Jul 2014
#129
then trashing and saying wtf..... as media hyped the pr sales. it gets a 2 rating out of 5 stars.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#138
Sex sells. And people were curious. But I know women who wished they hadn't wasted their money.
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#243
Some probably do, others probably don't -- women are not a hive mind.
Michigander_Life
Jul 2014
#137
because no true "liberal" would disagree with Morality in Media, Phylis Shlafly, and Rick Santorum?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#232
I dont think the book is liberal. I suspect it is, at best, exceptionally shitty writing.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#248
(Text NSFW or anyone upset by sex). I personally believe that deriving sexual pleasure
Zorra
Jul 2014
#167
A) I don't feel qualified to determine if a reasonably healthy, well rounded individual is
Zorra
Jul 2014
#299
It's fanfiction for christsakes. Those aren't consenting adults, they're actors.
bravenak
Jul 2014
#175
45 people believe two consenting adults shouldn't be berated and belittled for their sexual choices
Michigander_Life
Jul 2014
#193
So that they come from a fictional novel adapted into a movie makes no difference?
BainsBane
Jul 2014
#212
What the fuck does that mean? There's no *actual sex* involved here; it's fiction
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2014
#204
No, I haven't noticed that; that appears to be the problem with your OP
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2014
#218
People like dumb book, people complain about those liking book, people complain about complainers
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#235
Right. And welcome to DU. It can be in the living room, the kitchen, the dining room,
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#214
Sorry. My toothless old wheezy geezer voice works better with words like "sonny", that's all
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#287
Once the giant robots start battling the extra dimensional sea monsters, it gets better.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#249
even if there are more than 2 consenting adults its not anyone else's business
samsingh
Jul 2014
#257
There are no posts in which anyone says they have a problem with what consenting adults do. This is
Squinch
Jul 2014
#259
"This is some kind of weird argument he's having with the mommy in his head"
whathehell
Jul 2014
#266
If the book hadn't appealed to a large group's sexual fantasies, it wouldn't have been a best seller
Blaukraut
Jul 2014
#276
The book reviews were suggested 50 shades of boredom. I don't need that in my bedroom.
In_The_Wind
Jul 2014
#277
And what a reader reads in the privacy of her bedroom isn't our business, either
mainer
Jul 2014
#290