Is Romance Devolving?—50 Shades vs. No One Puts Baby in a Corner
Is Romance Devolving?���50 Shades vs. No One Puts Baby in a Corner — read what Kristen Lamb has to say on a complex subject….
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
I���d hoped I wouldn���t have to go here, but alas, here we are. Today, 50 Shades of Grey��the MOVIE will open for���*record screech* Valentine���s Day. Nothing says I love you like predatory emotional manipulation, sociopathy, abuse and non-consensual sex acts.
Find THAT on a Hallmark card.
And yes, I know there have been other kinky books like this, but 50 Shades sold over 100 million copies and the movie (despite ZERO plot) is expected to gross in excess of $60 million which means I just threw up a little in my mouth��this ���story��� has tipped from fringe to mainstream and that scares me more than a little bit.
No, I didn���t read the book. I don���t need to. Nor do I need to watch gang-rape prison porn to know it probably is unhealthy for the future of women (or even men). Guess what? I didn���t have to eat���
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