You know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, in this case, we’d amend that to, “Don’t judge a book by it’s first six chapters!”
Claire Phillipson runs a home for domestically abused women in the UK and she thinks 50 Shades of Grey is counterproductive to her cause!
She only read two-thirds of the sizzling bit of erotic fiction, but she’s confident the novel is only good for one thing: kindling!
Claire aims to burn these “vile” books and urges anyone who feels similarly to bring additional copies to her office for a bonfire!
We’re confused… Is she suggesting we buy a copy of E.L. James’ book so that we can bring it to her for torching??
Claire explained, kind of:
“I do not think I can put into words how vile I think this book is…[The idea is dangerous] that you get a sophisticated but naive, young women and a much richer, abusive older man who beats her up and does some dreadful things to her sexually.”
That’s one interpretation of the story, and one we can surely understand her having in light of the line of work she does. And while we applaud her for offering support to women who are indeed abused, the fictional characters Ana and Christian are two willing adults doing what they both AGREE to do and breaking no laws in the privacy of their bedrooms! We don’t see the problem!
Claire, your charitable contributions are applaudable … but burning 50 Shades because it’s pro-BDSM? C’mon!
Publisher Random House offered a short but entirely sufficient reply.
They said:
“The sex scenes are entirely consensual.”
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