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19. Thanks. Another excellent summary. n/t

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"50 Shades": A feminist/BDSM Guide to Why it's Skeevy as Hell [View all] TygrBright Jul 2014 OP

Thank YOU! DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #1

Most welcome. I don't think the average American mind is "weak," but... TygrBright Jul 2014 #3

True. It's due to the puritanical ethic. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #53

The author is English, I think. n/t Laelth Jul 2014 #40

maybe but DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #47

I put a link to the books online on the other thread. bravenak Jul 2014 #2

Well, that certainly is a shout-out to the origin of the work. Scootaloo Jul 2014 #9

I know, right? bravenak Jul 2014 #15

So what ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #4

BDSM practitioners CAN be a bit doctrinaire... TygrBright Jul 2014 #6

It's just another anti 50 Shades thread ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #11

By "people who like this stuff," do you mean... TygrBright Jul 2014 #18

"People who like skeevy manipulative controlling cliche's about kink? ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #20

A case can doubtless be made... TygrBright Jul 2014 #21

Exactly. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #54

+1 historylovr Jul 2014 #60

I think both versions of Cape Fear are good movies Scootaloo Jul 2014 #31

... nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #33

It's not my business ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #42

Yes, one of us had to grow up watching a woman through fifteen years of physical and emotional abuse Scootaloo Jul 2014 #46

So what? A book that promotes rape and sexual violence and you reaction is so what? pnwmom Jul 2014 #50

Donna Read with buttplugs! Love it! Luminous Animal Jul 2014 #5

Wow! Now I'm gonna have THAT in my head whenever I see a clip on YouTube... n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #7

the gonorrhea show Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #8

As I've said, I hope to God/dess no one is using this as BDSM 101 material. moriah Jul 2014 #10

Check out Cliff's brilliant summaries and you'll never need to read it. TygrBright Jul 2014 #12

You missed the big message! Hissyspit Jul 2014 #36

gotta love Dave Berry. and Yes, THE MONEY is the most attractive character in all this. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #45

'Strewf! Dave Barry hits it outta the park yet again. Enough money makes anything sexy. n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #49

The feminist here OBJECT TO THE ABUSE. Not to the sex. (Which, by the way is terrifically boring.) Luminous Animal Jul 2014 #16

That's why I referred to those who had not confined their judgments.... moriah Jul 2014 #23

Examples, please? TDale313 Jul 2014 #27

Uh, how about equating BDSM to fucking a couch cushion, claiming it takes away all intimacy? moriah Jul 2014 #28

Fair enough. Disagree with that take on BDSM. TDale313 Jul 2014 #30

I read the book. Kablooie Jul 2014 #13

It's badly written porn for women who have been married too long Warpy Jul 2014 #14

"It's badly written porn for women who have been married too long" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #22

Might be Sherman A1 Jul 2014 #24

Here's a snynopsis of the book BainsBane Jul 2014 #17

Thanks. Another excellent summary. n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #19

Here's another one: Hissyspit Jul 2014 #37

I can't imagine how this became a best seller A Little Weird Jul 2014 #25

That might just be the funniest damn thing I've read all year arcane1 Jul 2014 #56

LOL A Little Weird Jul 2014 #57

Thanks for that link! I love HyperboleAndAHalf! n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #58

Marketing. historylovr Jul 2014 #59

How I do love a good book review.... Hekate Jul 2014 #26

Sometimes one picture can say everything there is to be said on a subject Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2014 #29

Oh my god i'm dying Scootaloo Jul 2014 #32

You could read that Aerows Jul 2014 #35

Yes, the kid gets it! So did your post here: freshwest Jul 2014 #44

Not my business Aerows Jul 2014 #34

Exactly. Not only is it skeevy, the writing is ludicrously bad. n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #52

As I've been educated, it is not BDSM, it is not consensual steve2470 Jul 2014 #38

What the hell does Donna Reed even know about Buttplugs? In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #39

But can he give the reading true justice? Revanchist Jul 2014 #41

Best post ever on this lame subject! DUZY! MineralMan Jul 2014 #43

It is a book about abuse, not sex. From a study of the book at Ohio State. Luminous Animal Jul 2014 #48

the last post was the only right one archaic56 Jul 2014 #51

I agree--volumteering at a battered women's shelter would be a good idea for them. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #55

we have lost our humanity archaic56 Jul 2014 #61

Totally agree marions ghost Jul 2014 #62