The 50 Shades Issue

So give a single bookworm an erotic novel about BDSM...and what do you get? An obsessive fan. Let's clear the air here and now. I love this trilogy. Judge me. I don't really care. I'm single...I have needs. And this book fulfilled just about all of them...except for the Christian Grey part. Now I NEED him. ;) Anyway, I know this is such a sensitive subject for so many people and I don't know why. I mean, ready for the hypocrisy?, it's just a book. And this seems to get just such strong and heated reviews. I'm admitting to being a hypocrite, cause I take the reviews so seriously as well. I mean, it's a book...none of it is real and yet I get so pissed reading some of the negativity directed the book. The part that gets people so fired up is that the novel is centered around a BDSM relationship. Guess what people? IT'S NOT ABUSE! There are people out there who get all hot and bothered (in a good way) over whips and chains. Being controlled is what some people crave and find some sort of sex appeal in it. It's not the right lifestyle for every one, just like this book is not for everyone. Another thing that I find laughable is just the sheer stupidity of some of these posts. The back of the book clearly labels it as "EROTICA". This means the primary focus of the novel is SEX. And people have the audacity to complain about that in their reviews. Don't like reading porn? Don't buy an erotica novel. Problem solved. I do chuckle when I see people who read a total of 3 books a year say things like, "the writing was too simple". Compared to what? Oh sorry, you must be reading Shakespeare and Chaucer every morning. Seriously people. E.L James isn't the next literary genius. She is a modern author and honestly doesn't write any worse then James Patterson. It's not meant to be this poetic prose that you lose yourself in. Again, it's SMUT! In case it wasn't blatantly obvious, I'm intrigued by the BDSM lifestyle. I've read my fair share of erotica, and I just get this rush at reading BDSM. I'm a virgin, so my sexual experiences are limited to the few BJ's given... TMI, I know. But...whatever. The point is, I was looking for insight on this sort of living and the 50 Shades trilogy offered a perspective on just that. It's not about abuse. It's about control and sexual pleasure. He was not raping her. He only did the physical things she agreed to and stopped when she was uncomfortable. Just because the reader's didn't like it doesn't mean they can make such disgusting remarks. Ranting is what I do. This DUFF has finished her post. Catch y'all later. ;)