The 50 Shades of Grey Phenomenon - The Rush Limbaugh Show

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The 50 Shades of Grey Phenomenon

The Rush Limbaugh Show
Monday, July 16, 2012

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/07/16/the_50_shades_of_grey_phenomenon

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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"You need to know some things, because I am not recommending it. It's
totally up to you. But I want you to know that. I don't want to have
anybody get the wrong idea about what this book is. This book is about
S&M. This book is anti-feminist porn. There is not a feminist in this
world who will love this book. This is a book about totally domineering
men. Well, "a" totally domineering man. He calls himself "The
Dominant.""

Well, well now, rushie is getting to be the feminist hugger in his old age
it appears.

Having several wives to train him will do that to a fella it seems.

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Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:

>
> The 50 Shades of Grey Phenomenon
>
> The Rush Limbaugh Show
> Monday, July 16, 2012
>
> http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/07/16/the_50_shades_of_grey_phenomenon

Forwarded post:

Thank you for posting this. My friends were recommending
this and I thought it was just a more graphic romance
novel. Now I know that I WILL NOT be buying this book.

Posted by Marie

End of forwarded post from:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907178/posts

[Francis A. Miniter]

I have not read the trilogy or even the first book of it
(Fifty Shades of Grey). The fact that it deals with BDSM
does not alone disqualify it as good literature. de Sade's
Justine and Juliette contain probably as much if not more of
that than this trilogy. And they are read and studied in
feminist courses around America (and I would certainly
imagine in France, too). The sting comes at the end of
Justine, when having survived her ordeals, she comes in rags
to the home of her well-to-do sister, who explains to
Justine that she has allowed herself to play the role of the
victim, while she, Juliette, has taken advantage of her
feminine powers and wiles and has had a life of luxury.
Empowerment, not submissiveness, is the message.

Anne Rice, famous for her vampire novels, also wrote a BDSM
trilogy, based on what happens after Sleeping Beauty is
awakened. Indeed, many modern feminist writers have drawn
on such tales to make their points, notably Luisa Valenzuela
of Argentina.

So, make an informed decision, but I would not rely on
Limbaugh as a literary critic, much less a political critic.

--
Francis A. Miniter

Mesure is Medicine þauh þou muche ȝeor[n]e.
Al nis not good to þe gost þat þe bodi lykeþ,
Ne lyflode to þe licam þat leof is to þe soule.

William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman
Passus I, lines 33 - 35