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Why are people so upset about Fifty Shades of Grey?
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2015 Feb 9, 3:13pm 5,327 views 7 comments
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MisdemeanorRebel
2015 Feb 9, 4:26pm
Why are faux-feminists outraged by this work of fiction when millions of their kind loved it? Do they even represent women? Are they running out of things to protest?
Why were there "Women's Decency Committees" in the 19th Century, dedicated to stamping out words and phrases like "Breast Meat" and "Sweat"?
I heard 50 Shades was originally Twillight Fan-fiction, and the writing is on an 8th Grade Level.
"Mommy Porn" I think best describes it.
Peter P
2015 Feb 9, 4:39pm
I heard 50 Shades was originally Twillight Fan-fiction, and the writing is on an 8th Grade Level.
You don't want to write at a higher level. Literary fiction has almost no market value nowadays.
Peter P
2015 Feb 9, 4:42pm
stamping out words and phrases like "Breast Meat"
They prefer "thigh meat?" I don't blame them. I like it *moist*.
Then again, we can use metaphors, just like those in 50 Shades. Their inner goddesses would jump up and down in joy.
Shaman
2015 Feb 9, 6:59pm
Soft core erotica for middle aged lonely women is the new money making genre. I wish I could bring myself to write it. I could quit my job and be a writer, even if I hate myself. It's just so discouraging to see clearly inferior writers making bank writing smut, while more worthy writing is passed over because it doesn't have enough commercial appeal.
Fine, it is not a well-written piece of literature, but it is full of parody potential. There is even a musical, which is better than the book!
http://www.50shadesthemusical.com/
Why are faux-feminists outraged by this work of fiction when millions of their kind loved it? Do they even represent women? Are they running out of things to protest?