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Post by Zax on Oct 24, 2012 19:23:28 GMT -8
I've heard she used the term "inner goddess," and I roll my eyes at the term even without having read the scenes in question.
Personally, I'm avoiding reading it until such a time as I think it might actually be fun to do an overly dramatic reading of the books. Which would require a lot of convincing and even more alcohol...which would need to be consumed while the convincing is taking place. (Reason why I feel comfortable pointing out that it's poorly written without having read the books is 'cause, let's face it, excerpts are all you really need to judge the quality of a piece of writing.)
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Oct 24, 2012 19:56:53 GMT -8
^ That's what I said on one of my posts on goodreads. And I got kicked out of book club I usually frequent, so I deactivated my account. If some of the sex scenes were less awkward, I would like it a bit more expect for the fact I hate Christian and mildly dislike Ana for being a doormat. Well that was stupid of them. I guess we're not allowed to have opinions that differ from others nowadays. >___> Who even had the nerve to put it on GOODreads anyhow? xDDD
[/center][/quote] Yeah. They were trying to cover up kicking me out of the group by saying they can't handle emo people. Either way I was going to stop using Goodreads because their site is down almost all the time every time I try going on it. I don't even know why they stuck it on there any ways. But I say the same for Twilight.
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Post by slovie on Oct 25, 2012 5:22:28 GMT -8
I've heard she used the term "inner goddess," and I roll my eyes at the term even without having read the scenes in question. Whenever I hear "inner goddess" I think of those Venus razor commercials for some reason.
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Post by Zax on Oct 25, 2012 5:25:47 GMT -8
I've heard she used the term "inner goddess," and I roll my eyes at the term even without having read the scenes in question. Whenever I hear "inner goddess" I think of those Venus razor commercials for some reason. Now that you mention it, yes. Currently, though, it brings to mind a crackpot on Youtube calling herself a "femitheist."
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Oct 25, 2012 11:00:15 GMT -8
I've heard she used the term "inner goddess," and I roll my eyes at the term even without having read the scenes in question. Whenever I hear "inner goddess" I think of those Venus razor commercials for some reason. That's what I had in my head when I was reading that. I seriously had lolz from pictureing the Venus commercials. However by the end of the book, I was tired of the inner goddess comments.
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Post by slovie on Oct 26, 2012 9:59:29 GMT -8
Haha... I know, Venus: Reveal the Goddess in You!
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Nov 9, 2012 23:21:27 GMT -8
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Post by Mia Garossa on Nov 29, 2012 4:24:36 GMT -8
Ok, guys. I have a question.
Have any of you watched the 2002 film Secretary? It has the same formula as this book, with a dominant male and a submissive female. So I guess my question is, was this book portraying the characters in a way as sincerely flawed (like they're wrong to be the way they are), or is this really just some kinky fantasy written out by a sex-deprived yokel?
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Post by Zax on Nov 29, 2012 4:26:35 GMT -8
She learns to enjoy it, so, no, it's not the flaw option.
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Post by Mia Garossa on Nov 29, 2012 4:41:47 GMT -8
Wow nice. I also heard from a reader that Ana was being "defiant" and attempting to "seize control of the situation" by letting Christian do whatever he wants to her, all while being submissive. Goodness, why submit when you can just hogtie the butch and ride him till he croaks?
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Post by Zax on Nov 29, 2012 4:44:27 GMT -8
Wow nice. I also heard from a reader that Ana was being "defiant" and attempting to "seize control of the situation" by letting Christian do whatever he wants to her, all while being submissive. Goodness, why submit when you can just hogtie the butch and ride him till he croaks? ...how do you defy and seize control by submitting? >.> I mean, it's not like it's the way that rebels can operate within a system. She's submitting and giving him exactly what he wants. She doesn't gain control. She gives him control.
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Post by Mia Garossa on Nov 29, 2012 5:05:22 GMT -8
Yep. Broken logic is broken. LOL
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Post by kaynobi on Nov 30, 2012 7:57:00 GMT -8
Anna and Cristian aren't portrayed in-universe as flawed. Cristian is sexy and manly, etc. and Anna is apparently perfect for him. She loves all the awful things he does to her and there are no negative consequences to their actions. They never have to change or learn lessons in order to achieve their happily ever after.
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Post by Mia Garossa on Nov 30, 2012 8:06:48 GMT -8
^...Then I don't know how my mother (the avid reader who found Twilight exceedingly boring) came to like this book. =_=
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Post by Zax on Nov 30, 2012 8:22:07 GMT -8
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Post by Mia Garossa on Nov 30, 2012 20:33:18 GMT -8
Eww! XD
God I hope not.
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Post by Zax on Nov 30, 2012 20:40:59 GMT -8
Only reason I can think of, sadly. >.>
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Post by circledaybreak on Dec 3, 2012 15:44:33 GMT -8
♫I'm your Venus, I'm your fire-your desire!♫
...sorry.
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Post by Zax on Dec 3, 2012 15:51:27 GMT -8
That was bad and you should feel bad.
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Post by annabellamy on Dec 4, 2012 12:22:22 GMT -8
One of my author friends wrote a book of lesbian poetry and titled it '50 Shades of Gay.' She published it, isn't doing too well (she's indy after all), and is apparently going to be sued over the title.
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Post by Zax on Dec 4, 2012 15:19:21 GMT -8
One of my author friends wrote a book of lesbian poetry and titled it '50 Shades of Gay.' She published it, isn't doing too well (she's indy after all), and is apparently going to be sued over the title. Was it fifty poems and all varying in the level of explicit lesbianism? XD If so, it's a far more accurate title than "50 Shades of Grey." Otherwise, she could change the title to reflect the number of poems. ;D
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Post by Ozymandias II on Dec 4, 2012 15:26:55 GMT -8
One of my author friends wrote a book of lesbian poetry and titled it '50 Shades of Gay.' She published it, isn't doing too well (she's indy after all), and is apparently going to be sued over the title. She really should not be sued at all. Parody titles are commonplace and protected by law. If they weren't, the porn industry would be screwed (pun not intended but kept for your amusement). She should not be complaining about others using parody titles of her work or suing over them. Hell, I'd be flattered as hell if anything of mine ever became so popular that other things came out with parodies of the title. It's ridiculous. Are laws regarding parody similar over the water as they are here? Anyone familiar with British law care to explain if this is legal?
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Post by Traitor on Dec 12, 2012 5:04:12 GMT -8
British libel laws largely do away with the presumption of innocence: the defendant has to prove that what they said wasn't defamatory rather than the other way round. This is why the UK has become a hotspot for so-called "Libel Tourism".
Why do I bring this up?
Parody comes under the same laws.
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Post by annabellamy on Dec 12, 2012 10:18:08 GMT -8
Parody comes under the same laws. Isn't the point of parody to be defamatory?
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Post by Traitor on Dec 12, 2012 10:31:37 GMT -8
Parody comes under the same laws. Isn't the point of parody to be defamatory? Not always. And while there are protections for parodic works in UK law (which I can't remember the names of), it's once again up to the defendant to prove that any accusations are basically harmless fun.
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Dec 12, 2012 13:35:56 GMT -8
Parody comes under the same laws. Isn't the point of parody to be defamatory? Defamatory Definition: Parody is meant to poke fun at the subject. Defamatory content is meant to destroy the person. For example, claiming somone is a pedophile when the person is not IS defamatory. The accuser is trying to demonize the person with absolutely no proof -- which could cause the person to be shunned from society, opened to mockery and even violence towards them, and lack of services/jobs by the public. Claiming the writer plagiarized someone's work when there is no proof IS defamatory.
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Post by kaynobi on Dec 12, 2012 13:42:45 GMT -8
This woman has no right to go around suing anyone. Her story is a fanfiction with only the names changed. How can she accuse others of ripping off ideas when her ideas is from somewhere else to start with?
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Post by theclowhatter on Dec 12, 2012 13:56:06 GMT -8
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Post by Traitor on Dec 12, 2012 14:33:58 GMT -8
How can you even make a porn parody of fucking porn?
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Post by Zax on Dec 12, 2012 15:14:00 GMT -8
If anything, the porn industry should sue her for doing it badly.
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