50 Shades of Shite.

[cookwitch]

Okay, last one before bed. (Hello LJ, it is nice to use you again.)

THIS is why 50 Shades of Grey is a pile of dangerously badly written shite. Seriously, the amount of misinformation here that is now OUT THERE, being read by people with no previous exposure to how things are done is...is....well thank you to the lady who has reviewed it, because

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[blaadyblah]

Paul saw it in Waterstones the other day and asked if I was interested in it. I told him that from everything I'd heard it would likely make me want to throw things - and not in a fun way.

He looked at me as if I was mad.

[snesgirl]

Did you know that 50 shades was originally Twilight fanfic, and was published as an original tale via find and replace of character names only?.

When I
discovered that I thought "This explains A LOT"

[ivory_goddess]

Even leaving aside the BDSM issue (which I don't feel qualified to comment on, tho' what the blog-writer says sounds very sensible), the books give out a terrible message about what a relationship should be - namely, that if he's not making you cry every 15 minutes (and not because he hit you) then it can't be real lurve.

Just like Twilight, impressionable minds are being exposed to bad relationship choices as the Real Thing. Unlike Twilight, however, the predominant demographic appears to be 30+ yr-old women, who hopefully have a bit of relationship experience under their belt and are less likely to be swayed by the idea that lurve should make you miserable.

[damerell]