#MeToo in the age of 50 Shades

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How old are you? Are you familiar with romance novels from the 80s? Bodice rippers involving lots of nonconsensual sex. Women still knew how to have healthy, respectful relationships.

Fantasies are nothing new. Nor are they representative of actual or desired relationships.

Um...I know.

Are you people even bothering to watch the clip? His point is that all of this is more complicated than the #MeToo witch hunt.

The PP who commented on the irony of 50 Shades fans who sport pussy hats gets it.

You obviously misunderstand irony, consent, fantasy, or all three.

You obviously don't understand Maher. That's okay. He's pretty high-brow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you? Are you familiar with romance novels from the 80s? Bodice rippers involving lots of nonconsensual sex. Women still knew how to have healthy, respectful relationships.

Fantasies are nothing new. Nor are they representative of actual or desired relationships.

Um...I know.

Are you people even bothering to watch the clip? His point is that all of this is more complicated than the #MeToo witch hunt.

The PP who commented on the irony of 50 Shades fans who sport pussy hats gets it.

You obviously misunderstand irony, consent, fantasy, or all three.

You obviously don't understand Maher. That's okay. He's pretty high-brow.

Add highbrow to the list.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:S&M isn't the theme of a rom-com, op.

Did you watch the Maher segment, Dummy?

He discusses 50 Shades then moves on to go through the 3 main themes of all Rom Coms. He also manages to include what most consider a sexy scene from Rocky.

Wow, you're mature.

Maher is not a particularly insightful or funny person for that matter. Movies of all kinds follow the same plot structure. This is common knowledge even if you and bill mahar don't realize it. 50 shades is fantasy and not particularly good fantasy:
https://www.storymastery.com/story/screenplay-structure-five-key-turning-points-successful-scripts/

1. S&M isn't romance; it's a sexual fetish.
2. S&M involves consent.
3. Sexual harassment is only confusing to self absorbed, smarmy, creepy individuals like Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and apparently Bill Mahar.

What's your point?

I don't think you get it. Truly.

Maher's premier is basically this: "How wacky is it that 50 Shades is far and away the most popular movie thanks to female moviegoers at the same time women are seemingly fired up about the MeToo movement?" It's odd...and probably worth a bit of introspection and reflection.

And yes, he/we get that 50 Shades isn't a Rom Com. Think about it this way: he's discussing several different and distinct movie genres in the segment. Oh vey.

And no, I'm not fired up nor angry. I'm not rabidly #MeToo. I actually think it's kinda crappy how Reese and Eva seemingly coopted the movement launched by Rose and other victims who were courageous enough to name names rather than brand it and allude to abuse as a means of self-promotion.

Bottom line: I think Maher's segment was good. It's okay if you disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you? Are you familiar with romance novels from the 80s? Bodice rippers involving lots of nonconsensual sex. Women still knew how to have healthy, respectful relationships.

Fantasies are nothing new. Nor are they representative of actual or desired relationships.

Um...I know.

Are you people even bothering to watch the clip? His point is that all of this is more complicated than the #MeToo witch hunt.

The PP who commented on the irony of 50 Shades fans who sport pussy hats gets it.

You obviously misunderstand irony, consent, fantasy, or all three.

You obviously don't understand Maher. That's okay. He's pretty high-brow.

Add highbrow to the list.

And you clearly don't get snark, shade or humor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:S&M isn't the theme of a rom-com, op.

Did you watch the Maher segment, Dummy?

He discusses 50 Shades then moves on to go through the 3 main themes of all Rom Coms. He also manages to include what most consider a sexy scene from Rocky.

Wow, you're mature.

Maher is not a particularly insightful or funny person for that matter. Movies of all kinds follow the same plot structure. This is common knowledge even if you and bill mahar don't realize it. 50 shades is fantasy and not particularly good fantasy:
https://www.storymastery.com/story/screenplay-structure-five-key-turning-points-successful-scripts/

1. S&M isn't romance; it's a sexual fetish.
2. S&M involves consent.
3. Sexual harassment is only confusing to self absorbed, smarmy, creepy individuals like Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and apparently Bill Mahar.

What's your point?

I don't think you get it. Truly.

Maher's premier is basically this: "How wacky is it that 50 Shades is far and away the most popular movie thanks to female moviegoers at the same time women are seemingly fired up about the MeToo movement?" It's odd...and probably worth a bit of introspection and reflection.

And yes, he/we get that 50 Shades isn't a Rom Com. Think about it this way: he's discussing several different and distinct movie genres in the segment. Oh vey.

And no, I'm not fired up nor angry. I'm not rabidly #MeToo. I actually think it's kinda crappy how Reese and Eva seemingly coopted the movement launched by Rose and other victims who were courageous enough to name names rather than brand it and allude to abuse as a means of self-promotion.

Bottom line: I think Maher's segment was good. It's okay if you disagree.

Wow, it's so "wacky." People like to see stupid movies about sexual fantasies. I didn't get the popularity of Pretty Woman given how f*cking big the AIDS quilt was getting: http://time.com/time-health/?iid=HB_time_TFH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you? Are you familiar with romance novels from the 80s? Bodice rippers involving lots of nonconsensual sex. Women still knew how to have healthy, respectful relationships.

Fantasies are nothing new. Nor are they representative of actual or desired relationships.

Um...I know.

Are you people even bothering to watch the clip? His point is that all of this is more complicated than the #MeToo witch hunt.

The PP who commented on the irony of 50 Shades fans who sport pussy hats gets it.

You obviously misunderstand irony, consent, fantasy, or all three.

You obviously don't understand Maher. That's okay. He's pretty high-brow.

Add highbrow to the list.

And you clearly don't get snark, shade or humor.

Sorry your thread crashed.

[Anonymous]

50 Shades is a comedy in my opinion.