Men-emasculated by 50 shades ?

pimbeche · 08-08-2012 01:46PM #1

Has anyone noticed that bar a handful of women , the bad reviews / outpouring of disaprovals for this book are mainly coming from men ?

Even looking at threads that have been started on boards , the majority of the slating is being done by men....

Just like porn has always been considered a guys thing , it seems that this book is turning into a womens thing.

While I dont love the book , I dont hate it either and Im beginning to think that maybe there is some jealousy coming from the guys that women have something of their own.

Am I the only one who has noticed this or what ?

kfallon · 08-08-2012 01:47PM

Again I'll just leave this here:

www.fiftyshadesgenerator.com

DrumSteve · 08-08-2012 01:48PM

Its ****ty twilight fan-porno-fiction.

That's about it.

ejmaztec · 08-08-2012 01:48PM

I thought this was about 50 cops who went on a nut-chopping spree.

Mr Benevolent · 08-08-2012 01:48PM

Do we really have to give a fuck? It's the Da Vinci Code of erotic novels. Easy to read sex for dumbos.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 08-08-2012 01:49PM

Because men already watch porn, whereas women are happy to have something new to flick their bean to.

Sea Filly · 08-08-2012 01:50PM

pimbeche wrote: »

Has anyone noticed that bar a handful of women , the bad reviews / outpouring of disaprovals for this book are mainly coming from men ?

Even looking at threads that have been started on boards , the majority of the slating is being done by men....

Just like porn has always been considered a guys thing , it seems that this book is turning into a womens thing.

While I dont love the book , I dont hate it either and Im beginning to think that maybe there is some jealousy coming from the guys that women have something of their own.

Am I the only one who has noticed this or what ?

No, the book is just shit. Female saying this. No man should feel threatened by the anti-erotic scenes in that book.

seamus · 08-08-2012 01:50PM

I've noticed that it's the subject of much ridicule, but I can't say whether it's been mostly men or women doing it.

It might just be that it's basically porn for women, which is now topping the bestseller list.

It would be equally hilarious if the latest issue of playboy managed to top the bestseller's list, or a porn movie made it onto the top movies list.

Sykk · 08-08-2012 01:51PM

Please stop creating threads about this drivel. Giving it even more attention. No one with an IQ higher than a carrot actually cares.

Links234 · 08-08-2012 01:52PM

if you're emasculated by badly written erotic fiction, you can't be that confident in your masculinity to begin with

08-08-2012 01:53PM

it's badly written sh!te

Corkfeen · 08-08-2012 01:54PM

seamus wrote: »

I've noticed that it's the subject of much ridicule, but I can't say whether it's been mostly men or women doing it.

It might just be that it's basically porn for women, which is now topping the bestseller list.

It would be equally hilarious if the latest issue of playboy managed to top the bestseller's list, or a porn movie made it onto the top movies list.

To be fair on Playboy, they had some genuinely talented writers writing for them (Short Stories).. Joseph Heller, Stephen King, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami and Vonnegut to mention a few (According to google as I'd have to trawl through some retro playboy otherwise)

. I can't name the writer of Fifty Shades. But in all seriousness, I don't need Twilight Fan Fiction to emasculate me....... :pac:

entropi · 08-08-2012 01:54PM

bluewolf wrote: »

it's badly written sh!te

I wouldnt tarnish the name of shite, by having it compared to that stuff. Waste of ink and paper.

GLaDOS · 08-08-2012 01:55PM

I've heard more women criticise it, mostly cause it's mainly women who have read it.

There's a rather scathing review form a female here.

minidazzler · 08-08-2012 01:56PM

It cannot be emasculating to men. It's about a man taking charge.

The essential message of the whole book is every woman loves a bastard! :pac:

Diapason · 08-08-2012 01:57PM

pimbeche wrote: »

Has anyone noticed that bar a handful of women , the bad reviews / outpouring of disaprovals for this book are mainly coming from men ?

Have to say, in my case it's been the opposite. I was alerted to its crapness by a woman, and the derision continues to be spearheaded by my female friends. Bar the general "is it okay for me to read cum guzzling grannies on the bus now" comments from some men, most of them don't seem to give a crap at all.

Jaxxy · 08-08-2012 02:02PM

It's poorly written, unrealistic garbage that appears to appeal to women who aren't all that bright.

If a man is jealous of that book then he obviously isn't all that bright either.

Yakult · 08-08-2012 02:03PM

I am 12 and what is 50 shades of grey?

Fenian Army · 08-08-2012 02:05PM

Its a book that glorifies a massively abusive relationship. This is shrouded by her "consent" - "consent" isn't always meaningful consent and just because she agrees to it doesn't mean it's a good thing, or OK.

If anything this book is more damaging for women than men having that type of abusive relationship glorified.

Sea Filly · 08-08-2012 02:06PM

minidazzler wrote: »

It cannot be emasculating to men. It's about a man taking charge.

The essential message of the whole book is every woman loves a bastard! :pac:

Fenian Army wrote: »

Its a book that glorifies a massively abusive relationship. This is shrouded by her "consent" - "consent" isn't always meaningful consent and just because she agrees to it doesn't mean it's a good thing, or OK.

If anything this book is more damaging for women than men having that type of abusive relationship glorified.

Completely misunderstanding the appeal of S & M there! This book does it no justice either, BTW.

pimbeche · 08-08-2012 02:06PM

oh why has another thread been created about this - the book is just shoite ok :rolleyes:

why is everyone up in arms about it ?

If you really dont care then why post about it ?

My point was that men feel emasculated because their women are swatting them away as they would rather read a badly written erotic novel . Just like women have felt when their men watch porn.

For gods sake the book is not that bad to be making these kinds of waves . Theres been worse !!!!!!

kowloon · 08-08-2012 02:07PM

Brought to my attention when I asked a female friend what it was. She couldn't have been more scathing.

Grayson · 08-08-2012 02:09PM

I haven't read a single review by a man. All the reviews i saw here were by women. the one with the gifs was especially funny.

minidazzler · 08-08-2012 02:09PM

Sea Filly wrote: »

Completely misunderstanding the appeal of S & M there! This book does it no justice either, BTW.

Trust me, I Don't underestimate the appeal of BDSM. What the book does is give a virgin to a bastard, not show a couple engaging in a proper BDSM relationship.

Bad Panda · 08-08-2012 02:11PM

Every girl I know that's read it says it's a complete load of c0ck.

I couldn't care less if it's good or not. No harm in the ladies enjoying some good old fashioned smut.

I'm off to the MILF section of youp0rn.

Fenian Army · 08-08-2012 02:12PM

minidazzler wrote: »

Trust me, I Don't underestimate the appeal of BDSM. What the book does is give a virgin to a bastard, not show a couple engaging in a proper BDSM relationship.

Pretty much, even people I know who are into that whole thing think the relationship depicted in the book is abusive and a complete misrepresentation of their lifestyle.

marshbaboon · 08-08-2012 02:13PM

Would have been better if it had pictures tbh. Too many words.

Fenian Army · 08-08-2012 02:13PM

pimbeche wrote: »

oh why has another thread been created about this - the book is just shoite ok :rolleyes:

why is everyone up in arms about it ?

If you really dont care then why post about it ?

My point was that men feel emasculated because their women are swatting them away as they would rather read a badly written erotic novel . Just like women have felt when their men watch porn.

For gods sake the book is not that bad to be making these kinds of waves . Theres been worse !!!!!!

Rather watch porn than have sex?

wut?

Sunnyisland · 08-08-2012 02:14PM

I don't see the problem with any adults reading this book and I don't understand the big deal about it.

stovelid · 08-08-2012 02:15PM

Interesting proposition that quite badly-written pornographic literature should be immune from male criticism because it's produced for (and consumed by) women.

Would that make criticism of any pornography aimed at men off-limits to female criticism?

Fenian Army · 08-08-2012 02:17PM

Yakult wrote: »

I am 12 and what is 50 shades of grey?

Dont see the big deal myself

Men-emasculated by 50 shades ?

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