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In reply to the discussion: Does Anybody Else Have A Bad Taste In Their Mouths, Over Objections To Sexually Explicit Books ??? [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)60. Oh, Ana never signed the contract. Never. But Christian just plowed on through as if she had.
So much for BDSM consent. Not.
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Does Anybody Else Have A Bad Taste In Their Mouths, Over Objections To Sexually Explicit Books ??? [View all]
WillyT
Jul 2014
OP
Right. What's wrong with people saying this book has bad writing and a lousy message?
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#19
my mom was a public librarian. She fought censorship. Given that, if you dont like a book
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#59
Agreed! The abuse and misogyny in 50 shades stems from this blatantly misogynistic book...
Zorra
Jul 2014
#159
Well Yeah... I Guess The First Chapter Or Two... But It Was More About A Male Author, Trying...
WillyT
Jul 2014
#3
They Made A Movie Out Of It... It Basically Failed... Even Though It Had Robin Williams In It...
WillyT
Jul 2014
#15
I read The World According to Garp when I was in college. Loved it--it had a lot of weird stuff
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#182
That's the first book I read where I found myself mourning for the characters.
Paladin
Jul 2014
#193
World According to Garp had a break-out role for John Lithgow in it. It certainly did not fail in
MADem
Jul 2014
#29
HUme Cronyn and Jessica Tandy were great as usual, and I think that was Robin Williams'
MADem
Jul 2014
#194
I have not read this novel, no. I don't go around praising it, nor trashing it.
Quantess
Jul 2014
#37
Yes, I admit that I am a bit judgmental about people who voice strong opinions over fictional books
Quantess
Jul 2014
#121
Which is precisely why no one on DU giggled about the 2011 production of Atlas Shrugged...
LanternWaste
Jul 2014
#137
The dispute is about whether the book depicts consensual sex or also invovles rape and assault.
BainsBane
Jul 2014
#16
I Here Ya... Yet... How Do We Know, Judge, And Discuss... UNTIL We've Read It ???
WillyT
Jul 2014
#20
Are you thinking of evangelical busy bodies screaming about Harry Potter books, perhaps?
Quantess
Jul 2014
#104
Not specifically, but sure-- the Harry Potter complaints would fit perfectly as well.
Marr
Jul 2014
#139
I've stayed out because I didn't read it as should EVERYONE that hasn't actually read it.
Bonobo
Jul 2014
#23
It's not the explicit part that's a problem. It's the glamorized rape, kidnapping, and violence
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#18
But That's My Point... We Were Told Not To Read Many Books ...Over The Last 50 To 60 Years...
WillyT
Jul 2014
#25
Nobody here is saying don't read the book. Nobody. I really don't understand why you are saying this
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#46
No one has told you not to read the book. Many have expressed negative opinions about the
Squinch
Jul 2014
#79
This brave blogger read the book and does a chapter by chapter breakdown
A Little Weird
Jul 2014
#24
Where were all these dramatic threads when the frigging BOOK came out? Why is all the drama tied
MADem
Jul 2014
#33
No it didn't--I remember reading an article about women reading it while waiting to pick up their
MADem
Jul 2014
#42
Exactly the question I asked. Few people actually seem to have read what they're criticizing.
mainer
Jul 2014
#78
I think many of the "defenders" are "defending" on the basis of the First Amendment, not the
MADem
Jul 2014
#149
Though many here are crying "censorship!" against those who object to the book, I think if you look
Squinch
Jul 2014
#158
But there are some interesting issues being brought up, even though the subject of the discussion is
Squinch
Jul 2014
#205
The most important reason I didn't read the book and why I won't go see a movie based on it,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jul 2014
#151
DUer mainer is in the industry, and reports to us that it is a "crime against the English language."
MADem
Jul 2014
#152
Of course books and moivies have been portraying rape as a means of seduction for a very long time
BainsBane
Jul 2014
#52
Really WillyT? This a bullshit post. There is not one, NOT ONE person who has advocated
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#45
Hey LA.. One Of My Sister's Had A Boyfriend Kick Her Out Of His Corvette When She Wanted To End It..
WillyT
Jul 2014
#49
Hey Willy. You are talking to a woman who was beaten and choked 'til near death by her husband...
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#56
You didn't read it. Sit down, have your favorite morning beverage & then muse on why the "pathetic
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#64
Oh, Ana never signed the contract. Never. But Christian just plowed on through as if she had.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#60
Smacks of censorship, Catholic Church style, with their list of forbidden books,
Cleita
Jul 2014
#55
And those classic books are still being criticized. Heart of Darkness is a perfect example.
kickitup
Jul 2014
#84
I have not seen anyone on DU3 advocate censorship. Have you? Please PM me the link. Thank you. n/t
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#165
Nope. And I have read and/or participated in every Shades of Grey thread.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2014
#178
In fact I am quite the opposite and fully serious. Can you please, direct me to WHO on here said
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#176
How can I be in agreement with anything when I honestly I don't know what the fuck you
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#197
And if I obtain multiple copies and hot-glue them all together, I will have a coffee table.
Z_I_Peevey
Jul 2014
#183
This is a hypothetical: If I continue this exchange with you, you will see the light.
Z_I_Peevey
Jul 2014
#191
That's right. If you censor something, it only serves to get people, especially young people,
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#190
I'll freely admit, I've been away for a few days and haven't been involved in this latest kerfluffle
Coventina
Jul 2014
#129
I like these threads where DUers share lots of scandalous books to check out!
IronLionZion
Jul 2014
#75
Does anybody else have a bad taste in their mouth over the suggestion that people should not be
Squinch
Jul 2014
#76
The allegation that rape occurs in the book in question has already been disproven several times...
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#80
So they shouldn't be allowed to voice their opinions? In the interests of avoiding censorship?
Squinch
Jul 2014
#82
No one has ever said anything about anyone needing anyone's permission to read the book. If
Squinch
Jul 2014
#102
I see that you are taking a phrase from my post, but I don't know what you are trying to say
Squinch
Jul 2014
#108
Though that doesn't answer the original question of why you were thinking anyone was saying that
Squinch
Jul 2014
#114
Can not believe ANY work by John Irving is mentioned in the same breath as EL James. Never mind your
seaglass
Jul 2014
#122
I think you'll find that the author IS NO JAMES JOYCE, FGS. Are we not even to make literary
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#136
I think it's a coincidence that many of the same people were ecstatic over Iceland's porn ban
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2014
#179
Is this about the "love=death" argument? If so, you might want to look to the 19th century
CTyankee
Jul 2014
#198