TV's Frink said:
in SilverWook said:
darth_ender said:
Why does our society glorify sex? Further, why is the abuse of women so popular that Hollywood has to release a BDSM pornographic movie and rate it only R?
Funny, I thought our society glorified violence, as it's gets more of a pass from the MPAA than sex usually does. Blow people away all you want, but if you show just one penis, it's NC-17 for you! ;)
I thought the fanbase for the book was mostly women? Go fig.
Exactly right on both counts.
Our society does glorify violence as well, and that bugs me too. How many people are inspired to do evil things because of movies and books? Probably more than we care to admit.
But this book has been looked at as endorsing violence on women by many. Yes, the fanbase is largely female, but that doesn't make the content any more to their advantage.
Our society has replaced love with lust, and the numerous problems that have followed are simply shrugged off as just part of the times we live in. It couldn't possibly be because of the influence of some trashy novel or movie, just like kids never commit suicide because Marilyn Manson screamed something about it on a CD.