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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Claiming that 50 shades is "abusive" and glorifies abusive relationships. I mean there is a huge line between bdsm and abuse. It's one thing to smack your wife, but when[b] a couple is into that sort of thing[/b]... It seems like a non issue.[/quote]

That's the thing, OP. This is not the story of "a couple" who are "into that sort of thing." This is the story of "a man" who is into that sort of thing and "a woman" who is ambivalent (at best) with the idea. She does not want to be controlled. She does not want to be hit. She does not find those things sexy, but she does them anyway, because that's what he wants. That is not a healthy model of a good relationship, regardless of what's happening in the bedroom. I agree there is a huge line between BDSM and abuse, and this book describes the latter, not the former.

I read the books because I like to know what I'm criticizing. The writing is bad, it's transparently Twilight fanfic and I knew immediately why the BDSM community had a problem with it. [/quote]

Well, wait. The way you describe it doesn't sound appealing at all. So why are women all hot and bothered by it? If it reads as abusive, then why is it so popular?[/quote]

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