Fifty Shades - "We Deserve Better" - Page 10

MikeOxlittle · 06-10-2012, 03:25 AM

Had a good laugh when this originally aired.

applesauce · 06-10-2012, 04:54 AM

that was awsome hehehehe

applesauce

JSWolf · 06-19-2012, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeOxlittle

Had a good laugh when this originally aired.

That was better then the book.

dawnwb · 06-22-2012, 07:56 AM

haha!!.....that was really good!

Joykins · 06-22-2012, 09:47 AM

That was possibly the best SNL commercial ever, and that includes the "love toilet" commercial which was also awesome.

JSWolf · 06-22-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

That was possibly the best SNL commercial ever, and that includes the "love toilet" commercial which was also awesome.

But nothing beats the SNL commercial for the Bass-O-Matic.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-li...somatic/229056

Joykins · 06-22-2012, 04:33 PM

that was before my time!

CWatkinsNash · 06-22-2012, 06:47 PM

Sorry, I skipped a few pages of posts so I may be repeating others' thoughts, but my roommate and I were talking about 50 Shades just last night and I have to post.

I'm a female (as most of you already know) who will not read these books. I am offended by this "phenomenon". I mean, c'mon! A work of erotic fiction hits mainstream media / press and suddenly a bunch of women think they just discovered something new. Another bunch of women are all excited because, you know, they kinda want to read erotica but it was "dirty" until it became a segment on The Today Show. I personally know of two women who are reading it because, in a nutshell, it's popular and acceptable. Neither of these women would be caught DEAD reading Rice, Jong, Desclos's "O", not to mention some lesser known but far meatier selections. But because 50 Shades was on the news, it's okay!

HEADLINE: It was either already okay, or it's still not okay. That's an individual thing to choose for YOURSELF. What's really not okay is letting mass media decide what's acceptable to read. (I realize this isn't a new thing, but the overuse of the term "mommy porn" in conjunction with this book makes it a shining example. Porn for "normals"! Spare me.) (Also, when I hear "mommy porn", it conjures something else entirely. Just sayin'.)

I've read some excerpts out of curiosity and I think the writing is not very good. At all. But bad writing alone doesn't offend me. I've read, and even enjoyed, bad writing. And I hope the author enjoys her success. But while I'd like to hope that this leads to erotica being seen more openly than before, I fear it will just lead to more watered-down tripe that is a mere shadow of what erotica can truly be. Erotica should test my boundaries, not my patience.

Because let's be honest - if 50 Shades was truly revolutionary erotica, the headlines would be saying something else entirely. Or they wouldn't be saying anything at all, which has mostly been the case for how long now?

/rant

ScalyFreak · 06-22-2012, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

A work of erotic fiction hits mainstream media / press and suddenly a bunch of women think they just discovered something new. Another bunch of women are all excited because, you know, they kinda want to read erotica but it was "dirty" until it became a segment on The Today Show. I personally know of two women who are reading it because, in a nutshell, it's popular and acceptable. Neither of these women would be caught DEAD reading Rice, Jong, Desclos's "O", not to mention some lesser known but far meatier selections. But because 50 Shades was on the news, it's okay!

HEADLINE: It was either already okay, or it's still not okay. That's an individual thing to choose for YOURSELF. What's really not okay is letting mass media decide what's acceptable to read.

This ^

Well said, and I fully agree with you.

JSWolf · 06-22-2012, 07:14 PM

So can we call this series Fifty Shades of Bland?

Blossom · 06-23-2012, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

This ^

Well said, and I fully agree with you.

Ditto here too!

The only good thing that came out of reading the 50 Shades trilogy is I found author Kristen Ashely. Although her book Knight they compared to it was awful her other books are great! True she needs a proofreader and editor but you get use to overlooking it specially after reading the 50 Shades books.

So I guess I can say the trilogy gave me more tolerance for indie authors who can tell a good story but maybe make some grammar\spelling mistakes along the way.

Quexos · 06-23-2012, 04:30 AM

How about 50 shades of boredom ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So can we call this series Fifty Shades of Bland?

Joykins · 06-23-2012, 09:09 PM

50 Shades of Hype, more like

JSWolf · 06-23-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joykins

50 Shades of Hype, more like

I have it...

50 Shades of Bland and Boring Hype

Asawi · 06-24-2012, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have it...

50 Shades of Bland and Boring Hype

View Poll Results: Fifty Shades of Grey - What Did you Think?
I am female, read all/part and loved them.	13	5.51%
I am male, read all/part and loved them.	2	0.85%
I am female, read all/part and didn't care for them.	18	7.63%
I am male, read all/part and didn't care for them.	5	2.12%
I am female - won't be reading them.	114	48.31%
I am male - won't be reading them.	84	35.59%
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06-10-2012, 03:25 AM	#136
MikeOxlittle Say my name very fast ... Posts: 131 Karma: 1387009 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The High Seas Device: Kindle	Had a good laugh when this originally aired.

06-10-2012, 04:54 AM	#137
applesauce Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3553492 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle oasis	that was awsome hehehehe applesauce

06-22-2012, 07:56 AM	#139
dawnwb Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Blackpool, UK Device: kindle	haha!!.....that was really good!

06-22-2012, 09:47 AM	#140
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	That was possibly the best SNL commercial ever, and that includes the "love toilet" commercial which was also awesome.

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Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	that was before my time!

06-22-2012, 06:47 PM	#143
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Sorry, I skipped a few pages of posts so I may be repeating others' thoughts, but my roommate and I were talking about 50 Shades just last night and I have to post. I'm a female (as most of you already know) who will not read these books. I am offended by this "phenomenon". I mean, c'mon! A work of erotic fiction hits mainstream media / press and suddenly a bunch of women think they just discovered something new. Another bunch of women are all excited because, you know, they kinda want to read erotica but it was "dirty" until it became a segment on The Today Show. I personally know of two women who are reading it because, in a nutshell, it's popular and acceptable. Neither of these women would be caught DEAD reading Rice, Jong, Desclos's "O", not to mention some lesser known but far meatier selections. But because 50 Shades was on the news, it's okay! HEADLINE: It was either already okay, or it's still not okay. That's an individual thing to choose for YOURSELF. What's really not okay is letting mass media decide what's acceptable to read. (I realize this isn't a new thing, but the overuse of the term "mommy porn" in conjunction with this book makes it a shining example. Porn for "normals"! Spare me.) (Also, when I hear "mommy porn", it conjures something else entirely. Just sayin'.) I've read some excerpts out of curiosity and I think the writing is not very good. At all. But bad writing alone doesn't offend me. I've read, and even enjoyed, bad writing. And I hope the author enjoys her success. But while I'd like to hope that this leads to erotica being seen more openly than before, I fear it will just lead to more watered-down tripe that is a mere shadow of what erotica can truly be. *Erotica should test my boundaries, not my patience.* Because let's be honest - if 50 Shades was truly revolutionary erotica, the headlines would be saying something else entirely. Or they wouldn't be saying anything at all, which has mostly been the case for how long now? /rant

06-22-2012, 07:14 PM	#145
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06-23-2012, 09:09 PM	#148
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	50 Shades of Hype, more like