tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post1026710432063748558..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: 50 Shades of You’ve Got to Be KiddingMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-87535272658178120572015-02-19T22:20:34.501-05:002015-02-19T22:20:34.501-05:00I read that book, too, and I really liked it. Book...I read that book, too, and I really liked it. Books with a dog as one of the characters is always a fall-back book genre when I want something heart warming.and/or predictable. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25622546767724381972015-02-19T19:15:11.821-05:002015-02-19T19:15:11.821-05:00Okay-so just to capitalize on the book thing-I rea...Okay-so just to capitalize on the book thing-I read the "Art of Racing in the Rain" and loved it. Have not read Fifty shades, and have no plans to alter that.<br />I am an avid reader now that I have put aside my "widowed brain syndrome".<br />There are lots of good choices out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14081733396904637312015-02-16T20:21:08.956-05:002015-02-16T20:21:08.956-05:00Mainstreaming and labeling the book and movie a &q...Mainstreaming and labeling the book and movie a "great romance" is what bugs me the most. As one person put it on another site, "If the guy was poor and ugly they'd call the book 50 shades of Horror. I'm all for freedom of the press but labels send out a judgement that young people buy into and that is just plain wrong. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37622984774545082872015-02-16T19:12:24.546-05:002015-02-16T19:12:24.546-05:00Jean,
I couldn't agree more. I can't reall...Jean,<br />I couldn't agree more. I can't really add more than others already have. I haven't read the book and will not see the movie. I think the operative word here is "mainstream." It isn't that we're prudish or naive. We've all been aware of this proclivity forever, but dressing it up and bringing it down from the attic to sit in the living room with regularBella Rumhttp://culdesacchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59370918656551859422015-02-16T11:02:58.212-05:002015-02-16T11:02:58.212-05:00I wouldn't even want it on the closet floor fo...I wouldn't even want it on the closet floor for fear I'd die and someone would find it and think I liked that sort of thing. LOL But you bring up an interesting point. Now you've got me wondering how many woman (and maybe even men) will count a VD gift like a bondage and S&M kit as the worst gift they ever received. Kind of makes my gas tank gift pale by comparison.<br /><br /><brMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-65051963532972853732015-02-16T07:23:30.588-05:002015-02-16T07:23:30.588-05:00I wonder how many of those bondage kits will end u...I wonder how many of those bondage kits will end up gathering dust on the closet floor. I can't imagine the mainline thrift stores accepting them. This post hits too close to home. I had a nut case propose this, and that nut case was my husband. Needless to say, the paraphernalia headed to the trash and the husband stayed. But it sure made for an untidy marital crisis! GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38139153352817650802015-02-15T00:01:05.860-05:002015-02-15T00:01:05.860-05:00The 50 shades movie trailer was on TV tonight and ...The 50 shades movie trailer was on TV tonight and it said there were 800 million books sold. That is mind boggling to me. They also said there was something like a dozen whippings in the movie and 7 or 8 spankings. The author was interviewed, too, and she was complaining because all the media talks about is the sex and, she said, "It's a great love story." Give me a break! Love Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11004926000984695702015-02-14T23:13:52.824-05:002015-02-14T23:13:52.824-05:00My 78 year old neighbor read the book--she liked i...My 78 year old neighbor read the book--she liked it and wanted to know if I wanted to read it. I said, "No thanks." Last night on FB, some women were at the theatre, watching the movie. You don't get more Conservative than the County I live in. One of them was the band director at our high school. In my day, if the School Board had known that, she would be fired on Monday. I Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24867574182870450102015-02-14T16:35:57.062-05:002015-02-14T16:35:57.062-05:00Amen, Asha, Amen!Amen, Asha, Amen!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77818988455149608082015-02-14T16:34:20.546-05:002015-02-14T16:34:20.546-05:00Your kids are a good example of why we shouldn'...Your kids are a good example of why we shouldn't stereotype in such black and white terms as age and politics. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38148665060060617172015-02-14T15:54:43.035-05:002015-02-14T15:54:43.035-05:00My 20-something "children" and their sig...My 20-something "children" and their significant others agree with us and they are anything but old-fashioned and prudish. This book/movie is an equal generational offender.donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-10404312353933948842015-02-14T15:39:17.767-05:002015-02-14T15:39:17.767-05:00I have not read the book & not intend too. the...I have not read the book & not intend too. these kind of movies disgusts me. I believe love is more than just physical attraction but its much deeper than that. for being there for each other in thick & thin & having respect for your partner kind of lovestory I would like to watch <br /><br />Asha<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-88960313225051961932015-02-14T14:09:40.701-05:002015-02-14T14:09:40.701-05:00I really don't believe that politics has as mu...I really don't believe that politics has as much to do with it as you believe it does. I think it's more age related as to whether or not someone believes we're supposed to just "go with the flow" of changing values. We older people get to a point where we quite voicing our opinions because we're afraid we'll get made fun of for being "old fashioned" or Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86833469800809149282015-02-14T14:03:57.564-05:002015-02-14T14:03:57.564-05:00One of the things that I think is so dangerous abo...One of the things that I think is so dangerous about the very deliberate movement to mainstream bondage and S&M is the whole thing about consensual vs. non-consensual. At some point people are going to cross seriously over the line and claim it was consensual when is wasn't and then it's a he said/she said thing that can ruin young lives. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30268586856305658342015-02-14T12:56:33.718-05:002015-02-14T12:56:33.718-05:00I've not read this book and I don't intend...I've not read this book and I don't intend to. It's just not my cup of tea. I've noticed that we are all supposed to just let whatever anyone wants to do to just go with the flow. Well that applies to some things and not others. It depends on which side of the political aisle you're on. <br /><br />Have a fabulous day. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-89200941102038313612015-02-14T12:26:00.344-05:002015-02-14T12:26:00.344-05:00Oh our puritanical society and how many ways we fi...Oh our puritanical society and how many ways we find to discuss sex while pretending to be outraged by it. Media can justify their interest in this because it is a book and a movie and the more they discuss it, the more it creates interest that can be discussed.<br />I live 22 miles from the Canadian border and listen to CBC radio often. There has recently been a situation of a host of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31248320666233758182015-02-14T11:12:59.523-05:002015-02-14T11:12:59.523-05:00Hey, I went off on a tangent when I wrote this pos...Hey, I went off on a tangent when I wrote this post and I more than welcome you doing the same. It's nice to know I'm not alone. <br /><br />The woman who cleans my house---she's 38---plans on seeing the movie, but didn't read the book. Her husband refuses to go with her. So far, she's the only person I've talked with who has bought into the hype. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72238208497100300822015-02-14T10:09:26.877-05:002015-02-14T10:09:26.877-05:00I refuse to read this drivel even though I'm a...I refuse to read this drivel even though I'm a bookaholic. Smut is smut no matter how much it is dressed up or made into a movie. We gone from the 60s free love to what? Are we enslaving our young women to a lifetime of shame, guilt and unnatural sexual feelings to satisfy someone's perversions or sell merchandise. Sorry if I'm going off AnneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271774532939230762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82046415858729100932015-02-14T08:30:40.871-05:002015-02-14T08:30:40.871-05:00Thanks for weighing in! This last week every talk ...Thanks for weighing in! This last week every talk show as been on the 50 Shades of Grey thing and I haven't heard a single person express any doubts about feeding S&M and bondage to young people. The feminist in me hates the idea of telling young women it's okay to let someone tie you up! We worked too hard to get stranger rape out of genre romance books as an acceptable form of Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-584691048204010882015-02-14T01:50:45.954-05:002015-02-14T01:50:45.954-05:00I'm so sick of the whole 50 Shades phenomenon!...I'm so sick of the whole 50 Shades phenomenon! Like you, I'm not a prude and consenting adults can do whatever (BOTH or ALL? of the adults need to be enthusiastically and not just going along -- that's not really consent in my book). But I did read 50 Shades of Grey and was mostly appalled at the damaged, narcissist Mr. Grey, handsome, rich and obsessed with a young, naive sexually donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.com