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In reply to the discussion: Fifty Shades of Grey depicts RAPE and has been criticized by BDSM advocates [View all]CaptainTruth
(8,291 posts)... would like to thank you for trying. Many people who are not "into it" will never understand, & I consider that to be their loss. On the other hand, as you probably know, many people don't discover Dom/sub (D/s) play until later in life (in their 40s or 50s) after many years of not understanding it. I think you'll agree it's one of those things that must be experienced to really be understood. Many times a person will have an experience with it & that will open up a whole new world of possibilities (& feelings) that they never knew existed. Exciting new realms of sensation & emotion to explore.
I have not read "that book" because everyone in the community I spoke to about it said it was awful & did not represent a real-life D/s-M/s relationship, it was more the story of an abusive control freak, not a responsible Dom. If that's true, my concern is that people will see the movie (or read the book) & think "so that's what BDSM is all about," ... & they'll be utterly wrong. Instead of a helpful "how-to" guide it'll be an unhelpful "how-not-to" guide.
And for the purposes of this discussion, perhaps my screen name should be MasterTruth ... LOL ...