tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post4796861137211133966..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: MARK TWAIN HAS HIS SAY ON 50 SHADES OF GREY!Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51740497888293566932014-03-14T22:18:02.992-05:002014-03-14T22:18:02.992-05:00Hilary:
Just dragging in. You are not missing any...Hilary:<br /><br />Just dragging in. You are not missing anything with not seeing SAW. :-)<br /><br />I, too, only watched the first half -- ah, actually the first fourth -- being a rare blood courier is no fun!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61776530074209198892014-03-14T12:23:43.357-05:002014-03-14T12:23:43.357-05:00Hi Roland - yes I agree with Elephant's Child ...Hi Roland - yes I agree with Elephant's Child .. and 50 Shades was very boring and I never finished it .. and I wouldn't have read it had someone not given me a copy to read. Saw I have not seen - and have no wish to see or read .. <br /><br />Time - I watched nearly a half of the video - interesting to see though .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51515193740394702932014-03-14T10:53:14.080-05:002014-03-14T10:53:14.080-05:00Elephant's Child:
I feel increasingly like a d...Elephant's Child:<br />I feel increasingly like a dinosaur these days with culture. Me and Samuel McCord. :-)<br /><br />Denise:<br />Yes, Ms. James wins financially at least. But I feel you don't have to consume a whole bowl of soup to know it is revolting. One sip is enough: "Oh, yuck!" you say after that sip.<br /><br />50 Shades was "Oh, yuck!" :-)<br /><br />Alex:<br />Torture and Mommie Porn make me uneasy about the state of the mental health of all those who pander to it. Sigh.<br /><br />Flip:<br />The hero, Christian, is a misogynistic, self-loathing,and abusive -- I get that for free with my supervisor at work!<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about my post. :-)<br /><br />D.G.:<br />Sleaze and gore I get at work for free -- I am not tempted to pay money for it!<br /><br />The heroine is portrayed as thinking putting her hair into a pigtail will deter Christian from his lusty advances! Really? How out of touch with reality was Ms. James? Sigh.<br /><br />Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26256408805501927862014-03-14T09:53:26.973-05:002014-03-14T09:53:26.973-05:00Haven't read the books, nor will I see any rel...Haven't read the books, nor will I see any related movies. Just not interested in sleaze or gore.<br /><br />I find it more disturbing that a woman authored this book. Women have yet to find their identity, and books like this don't help. The vision of the 'perfect woman' is badly skewed. . .<br /><br />One step forward, pushed two steps back.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58462960597445294942014-03-14T09:36:39.288-05:002014-03-14T09:36:39.288-05:00I don't have any desire to read 50 Shades, but...I don't have any desire to read 50 Shades, but your thoughts on 50 Shades are highly entertaining and original, and there is precious little of that in the blogoshpere right now. <br /><br />flip at <a href="http://hillblocksview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">HILL BLOCKS VIEW</a><br />flip mcflipersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075014395015492293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91404648451007646662014-03-14T08:39:59.142-05:002014-03-14T08:39:59.142-05:00What Elephant's Child said!
If it sets women b...What Elephant's Child said!<br />If it sets women back, why would they want to read it?<br />And Saw and other torture-porn movies are just disturbing. Can't stand to watch them. There are enough real like horrors that are far worse.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1460039949080544212014-03-14T08:39:36.494-05:002014-03-14T08:39:36.494-05:00Who knows why some books find the pulse just at th...Who knows why some books find the pulse just at the right time? Fan fiction is a powerful tool to publication. I read all three 50 Shades as I feel you can't criticise what you haven't read. Ms James is laughing all the way to the bank.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38862739779584632172014-03-14T03:11:26.088-05:002014-03-14T03:11:26.088-05:00I refuse to buy into it. And will define my own c...I refuse to buy into it. And will define my own culture.<br />I haven't read 50 Shades (flipped a few pages and, shuddering, put it away).<br />Ditto the Da Vinci code.<br />And I don't want to think about what either of them say about our culture - instant gratification is a starting point. Except that I can see any gratification in riding the popularity bus.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com