A Common Controversial Decision

With the release of Magic Mike and the hype surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey, I wanted to write a post about why I will NOT be seeing the movie or reading the books. As a friend of mine said, "Fifty Shades of Grey is the devil in print. Literally." I'm not going to lie. I was intrigued by all the hype surrounding the books. It's all over Pinterest, Facebook, the news, and the internet. At frist I didn't know what it was about - maybe another series like The Hunger Games or The Maze Runner. Yeah, not so much. As I started looking up information about the books I realized just exactly what they are about. I think what's most startling about the series is that EVERYONE is endorsing it. Okay, not everyone, but you get it. Women in Sunday School classes talk about it in whispers, housewives proclaim it boldly. It's confusing. Knowing that the book is essentially porn in print, it makes me wonder why so many people are saying how great it is. Well, that's not true. Everyone I've talked to that's read it says, "It's a terrible book. I don't endorse it at all. But I've read the whole series twice." Here's the deal that a friend brought up on Facebook. When did we stop being ashamed of these sins? This is porn. This is something that, 5 or 10 years ago, people would have hidden their faces in shame if anyone found out they were reading it. Now it's celebrated.
As for Magic Mike, the whole movie premise is a double standard. As another article I read pointed out, if the movie was about women strippers, all ovaries would be up in arms over it. I didn't want to see the movie at all even from the beginning. It's one of those things that makes me want to look away because I'm embarrased for these men. They're parading around naked in an obvious ploy to get women to see the movie. I mean, if a star is taking off his shirt in a swimming scene, that's different. But this is designed specifically to get women all wound up and thinking of them. I get very nervous for my children because they will grow up in this type of situation...or worse. I used to think it was crazy when parents actually enforced the No R rated movie rule, but since R is now what NC 17 was then, that rule will definitely have to be enforced. Movies will be screened, music will be censored, and I will protect my family from trast like Magic Mike and Fifty Shades of Grey.