{"id":8728,"date":"2012-05-07T03:36:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T11:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=8728"},"modified":"2012-05-07T03:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T11:36:09","slug":"50-shades-of-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/50-shades-of-silly\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Shades of Silly"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had no idea what the story was about but now I know there’s a sadomasochist relationship at its center. Big deal. Haven’t these women read The Story of O<\/em> or Justine<\/em>? The problem for me is that it’s being called “Mommy Porn,” which is condescending, like Mom Jeans.<\/p>\n

The other problem is the bad writing. It kills me that people will pay money for bad writing. Not just bad, but hilariously bad. Here are some quotes<\/a> I found:<\/p>\n

\u201cTrepidation lances through me<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018So I brought you here,\u201d he said phlegmatically<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hahahahahahaha! And yet some awful woman is making a fortune because she guessed that there was a huge audience for a dopey, safely perky adventure in bondage and discipline. \u00a0I’m mad I didn’t think of it.<\/p>\n

Now that the book is a certified phenomenon, one will be called upon to take a position. If you condemn it, you’ll be scolded for being a prude or an elitist. If you read it and enjoy it, you’ll be dismissed as a sex-starved Mommy or a moron. Or wait, maybe you’ll be congratulated for being modern and having a strong libido!<\/p>\n

I don’t mind the idea of dominance and submission in sex. I’m all for it. But why does it have to involve a billionaire with “unruly hair” and a heroine who says stuff like: \u00a0\u201cI revel in his possession, his lust slaking mine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

No no no no, you fucking idiot! “Slake” means to lesson the force of<\/em>, to assuage. You mean the \u00a0opposite!<\/p>\n

Can anyone give us a firsthand report on this book? Thoughts or arguments?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"