A few people have asked me what my thoughts on the notorious Fifty Shades of Grey saga are. After wading through endless articles arguing for and against the recently released film, I didn’t feel very comfortable with how either side was addressing the debate, with fans often being demeaned amongst the critiques. You can read my response, The ‘mommy porn’ myth: who are the Fifty Shades of Grey fans? published on The Conversation.
Like many people who have engaged with Fifty Shades, I had a complex (and at times contradictory) set of responses while watching the film. Here’s a rundown of how I felt, represented via the aid of Buffy gifs…
1. When the lights went down
2. When the dialogue started
3. When we were introduced to Christian
4. When Christian tries to seduce Ana by biting her toast
5. When Christian was creepy as f*** and tracked Ana’s mobile phone
6. When the characters finally got naked
7. When the sex started
8. When Ana orgasmed about a million times losing her virginity
9. When I checked in with my girlfriend to see how she liked the “red room of pain”
10. When Christian sold Ana’s car
11. But then my mixed emotions because it was a strangely alluring danger fantasy
12. But I still wanted Ana to just tell Christian to f*** off
13. When Christian was all “I like BDSM because my mother was a crack whore”
14. When shit got a bit real at the end
15. Now, every time I see an article saying Fifty Shades is extremely dangerous
