Malone calls on fellow bishops to oppose ‘Fifty Shades’ film

[_Abyssinia]

Add Buffalo Catholic Bishop Richard J. Malone to the growing list of critics of the motion picture “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which is set to be released in theaters next Friday.

Malone wrote a letter to his fellow U.S. bishops this week alerting them that the film, while marketed as a romantic story, is a “graphic portrayal of a young woman agreeing to be abused and degraded in a sexual relationship.”

Malone wrote the letter in his capacity as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

buffalo.com/2015/02/05/uncategorized/malone-calls-on-fellow-bishops-to-oppose-fifty-shades-film/

 

[J_Peterson]

I don’t know why anybody would want to read this trash.

I went to a “fetish party” twice with a friend who was DJing years ago. To see BDSM in person is very disturbing. There is nothing “sexual” about it. To me, I only saw damaged people who probaly need help. Luckily there were other people there who were more or less “tourists” like me so I had people to talk to that were wearing clothes. This was years before I came back to the Church. I wouldn’t go now if you paid me.

Overall, what a terrible thing to present as an option for sexual exploration.

 

[zz912]

Good for the bishop. More priests and bishops should be speaking out and warning their flocks.

 

[MacBP]

Interestingly enough, it seems like the radical-feminists also detest the book and its upcoming film. I wonder if that’s an area where we could put aside our differences and work together for the common good.

On another note, I’m somewhat concerned that publicly denouncing 50 Shades of Grey will only get more people to go and see it. For some people, if the Church said the sun was rising they would do everything they could to announce that the sun was setting.

 

[_Abyssinia]

If you live in the USA and want to see what is basically an antidote of sorts to ‘50 shades of grey,’ check out ‘Old Fashioned.’ It is coming out on the same day as ‘50 shades of grey’ in the USA. There has been quite a lot of reports in the media about ‘Old Fashioned’ and the lead male actor / director was on Life on the Rock on EWTN recently. Here is the trailer:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=-p0ozDjAQco

Life on the Rock:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TIXmphbKQZo

 

[7_Sorrows]

I am glad the list is growing. Sadly, I hate to think what happens when it comes out on DVD or Netflix how many teens will see this movie. Ut is trash. I never read the books and didn’t want to.

 

[wild_thing]

Ugh. So not interested in reading the book or seeing the film version.

 

[Jeanne_S]

I don’t know why anybody would want to read this trash.

I went to a “fetish party” twice with a friend who was DJing years ago. To see BDSM in person is very disturbing. There is nothing “sexual” about it. To me, I only saw damaged people who probaly need help. Luckily there were other people there who were more or less “tourists” like me so I had people to talk to that were wearing clothes. This was years before I came back to the Church. I wouldn’t go now if you paid me.

Overall, what a terrible thing to present as an option for sexual exploration.

Considering,PP has “counselors”(I use that term loosely) on site ,giving advice to women as young as fifteen on this very type of sexual behavior.They actually encourage women to explore all their options as it pertains to sexual fulfillment in the bedroom!

 

[Sarcelle]

I find it painful enough to see previews being shown on TV and on Youtube.

I can’t for the life of me, figure out why a lot of women like this.

 

[J_Peterson]

Considering,PP has “counselors”(I use that term loosely) on site ,giving advice to women as young as fifteen on this very type of sexual behavior.They actually encourage women to explore all their options as it pertains to sexual fulfillment in the bedroom!

I remember when that came out. I’ll say the same thing I said in the other thread about it: simulating rape isn’t a heathy for anybody, anywhere. It’s especially disgusting that it’s promoted by a women’s health organization. Can you imagine any scenario where choking someone while having sex with them is an act of love?

 

[Sarcelle]

Considering,PP has “counselors”(I use that term loosely) on site ,giving advice to women as young as fifteen on this very type of sexual behavior.They actually encourage women to explore all their options as it pertains to sexual fulfillment in the bedroom!

This is the kind of fruit born from the idea that highest goal of human life is sexual fulfillment instead of unification with God.

 

[J_Peterson]

This is the kind of fruit born from the idea that highest goal of human life is sexual fulfillment instead of unification with God.

I think that can be generalized even further. I think the idea is that personal happiness or pleasure is the highest goal of life. With that as the purpose of life, than really anything is allowed as long as it results in a net increase in “happiness” (how you quantify that is beyond me).

It’s really just re-packaged hedonism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism

 

[weller2]

To see BDSM in person is very disturbing. There is nothing “sexual” about it.

For you

For the record, the BDSM community absolutely hates ‘Fifty Shades’, because it describes an abusive relationship which violates all core principles of consensual BDSM play.

 

[turtle18]

As someone so aptly pointed out in another forum, if the main male character/lead had been a middle-aged, basement dwelling, pot-bellied computer geek, there would have been zero percent interest in the book and zero percent interest in the film.

 

[7_Sorrows]

For you

For the record, the BDSM community absolutely hates ‘Fifty Shades’, because it describes an abusive relationship which violates all core principles of consensual BDSM play.

I guess this poses a question as to how many know of the principles or would choose to follow them. So the BDSM community wants to turn up their nose to the movie as if this makes what they do OKAY?

 

[Bruised_Reed]

Interestingly enough, it seems like the radical-feminists also detest the book and its upcoming film. I wonder if that’s an area where we could put aside our differences and work together for the common good.

On another note, I’m somewhat concerned that publicly denouncing 50 Shades of Grey will only get more people to go and see it. For some people, if the Church said the sun was rising they would do everything they could to announce that the sun was setting.

That was my first impression, too. I think there are a lot of people who still haven’t heard about 50 Shades and wouldn’t see it anyway. But there are those whose curiosity might be aroused by leaders in the Church speaking out it. I haven’t read the books but I’ve read enough about them and I know that somethings said here are incorrect. That’s the kind of thing that makes me want to go read/see it for myself.

In the linked article it sounds like denouncing the film is being used as a launchpad to discuss healthy marriages, sex and families. As long as what is being said isn’t fire and brimstone or naive or inaccurate it might be a good opportunity to talk about marriage and sex - redirect the attention of those who might be curious and give them something that is more fulfilling.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

I guess this poses a question as to how many know of the principles or would choose to follow them. So the BDSM community wants to turn up their nose to the movie as if this makes what they do OKAY?

Within the community? Most know; it’s a part of BDSM 101. How many follow? There are rule breakers in any community (Christians call them sinners, civil authorities call them criminals); individuals develop reputations. The BDSM community doesn’t want the abuse portrayed in the books conflated with BDSM or want witless people experimenting and getting hurt because they don’t know what they are doing. What most people know about BDSM is superficial, inaccurate or both. And that’s all I’m going to say about that (lest I sound like an apologist for BDSM.)

 

[religioussoup]

Interestingly enough, it seems like the radical-feminists also detest the book and its upcoming film. I wonder if that’s an area where we could put aside our differences and work together for the common good.

As I am both a “radical” feminist and a Catholic, I assure you that it can be done

 

[7_Sorrows]

Within the community? Most know; it’s a part of BDSM 101. How many follow? There are rule breakers in any community (Christians call them sinners, civil authorities call them criminals); individuals develop reputations. The BDSM community doesn’t want the abuse portrayed in the books conflated with BDSM or want witless people experimenting and getting hurt because they don’t know what they are doing. What most people know about BDSM is superficial, inaccurate or both. And that’s all I’m going to say about that (lest I sound like an apologist for BDSM.)

I am sure there are a lot of witless people who have read the books and more witless people will see the movie and a few witless people will experiment and will be hurt.

 

[Timothysis]

I wonder how many here who criticize the book have actually read it?

The last thing we need is for our Church leaders bringing attention to it. Don’t they ever learn? If you leave it alone, it will quickly fade away. Make a stink about it and it will only help sell more tickets.