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Fifty Shades Of Grey Essay

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The most dangerous type of coercion is the type that one does not even realize is happening. This form of abused is disputed of appearing on New York Time’s best seller novel Fifty Shades of Grey (2011). Critics and fans are at war debating whether or not the film promotes abuse. In the novel Fifty Shades (2011), there is a love story that flourishes in the most unusual of settings that could whether or not be viewed as abuse. The story describes an innocent, shy literature student named Anastasia “Ana” Steele who falls for billionaire Christian Grey. Christian grew up in a rough environment due to his mother being a prostitute and then committing suicide when he was the age of four. He was later adopted and brought up by a loving, well established …show more content…

The other half of the public says it is not because she asked for it in order to better understand Christian’s BDSM lifestyle. According to William and Gloria Brame’s Different Loving (1996): BDSM is “a variety of erotic practices involving dominance and submission, role playing, restraint, and other interpersonal dynamics.” BDSM is a term that dates back to 1969, and is believed to be a combination of the words bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism, and masochism. People who are part of the BDSM community stress out that what they do is not abuse since what they do is consensual. They choose to do this, whether it is to have complete power over a person, or choosing to give up all power by submitting to another completely. One of the most important aspects of BDSM is the use of a safeword. A safeword can be a word or a phrase that is implemented by both parties that both can remember during the sexual act. The safeword is to be said out loud when things are not going as expected or when one of the parties wants to stop. Once the safeword is used, the Dominant (person in charge) has to immediately cease all activity and release the submissive (person who gave up power) from all bondage and whatever

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