Teresa Tomeo wants people to

[randomuser]

Can you cite something here? Because that would surprise me. I’m 32, and I work with a bunch of people in the 18-35 range, and I have not seen this mentioned with anything other than a yawn or an eyeroll. It’s not the 90s anymore: kids who want to see depictions sex don’t have to sneak into R-rated movies. They can pull up all the porn they want with the click of a button.

I’ve only ever heard young people mention Fifty Shades of Gray derisively, usually with some reference to it being “grandma porn.” Not because the characters are old, but because the people who seem to be titillated by it tend to be people who didn’t come of age in the era of freely available porn all over the internet.

It’s not that the kids are too pure for Fifty Shades of Gray: they’re too jaded. Seeing someone getting spanked or whatever doesn’t even register for them as anything particularly interesting.

Actually, both Fifty Shades soundtracks are doing quite well on Spotify, etc. Too jaded? Then why do so many kids like The Weekend (the r&b Weekend, not the indie-rock Weekend) and Nick Jonas and Zayn? That’s easily in the teens-to-20’s demo, if not 30’s.

 

[BoomBoomMancini]

Actually, both Fifty Shades soundtracks are doing quite well on Spotify, etc. Too jaded? Then why do so many kids like The Weekend (the r&b Weekend, not the indie-rock Weekend) and Nick Jonas and Zayn? That’s easily in the teens-to-20’s demo, if not 30’s.

Because people of all ages can use Spotify? Because people can like a soundtrack without caring about the movie? Because it might be music they liked already? I definitely have movie scores on my iPhone for movies I’ve never even seen.

 

[BoomBoomMancini]

I guess my point is this stuff just doesn’t matter anymore. Those of us who remember a time before the Internet might think this movie will expose young people to something they can’t handle. I can remember being a teenager and seeing Titanic multiple times, not because I was super emotionally invested in Jack and Rose’s doomed love, but because there is a scene where Kate Winslet is topless.

I don’t think that dynamic is in place for young people today. They don’t need to shell out $8 and sit through a 2.5 hour movie to see some nudity. They can see all the nudity they want on the smartphone in their pocket. Worrying about Fifty Shades of Grey corrupting the youth is like worrying about a bump on the knee while the patient is battling Ebola.

 

[edwest2]

I guess my point is this stuff just doesn’t matter anymore. Those of us who remember a time before the Internet might think this movie will expose young people to something they can’t handle. I can remember being a teenager and seeing Titanic multiple times, not because I was super emotionally invested in Jack and Rose’s doomed love, but because there is a scene where Kate Winslet is topless.

I don’t think that dynamic is in place for young people today. They don’t need to shell out $8 and sit through a 2.5 hour movie to see some nudity. They can see all the nudity they want on the smartphone in their pocket. Worrying about Fifty Shades of Grey corrupting the youth is like worrying about a bump on the knee while the patient is battling Ebola.

This represents an anti-morality stand. Just because we have more immorality, it’s OK to have even more? I encourage all Catholics to avoid immorality.

Ed

 

[Jeanne_S]

This represents an anti-morality stand. Just because we have more immorality, it’s OK to have even more? I encourage all Catholics to avoid immorality.

Ed

Indeed!

 

[Kay_Cee]

The only reason Lego batman is #1 not #2 is due to the kids, no adult is going to go alone to see a lego cartoon movie.

Actually, my adult daughters (who have no kids) want to go see it.

And I’d much rather have them see that.

 

[BoomBoomMancini]

This represents an anti-morality stand. Just because we have more immorality, it’s OK to have even more? I encourage all Catholics to avoid immorality.

Ed

I’m not celebrating it or suggesting we all take a field trip to go see it. I’m saying that getting all riled up about it and trying to organize a boycott isn’t worth the effort. It overstates the impact and cultural relevance the movie actually has.

 

[edwest2]

I’m not celebrating it or suggesting we all take a field trip to go see it. I’m saying that getting all riled up about it and trying to organize a boycott isn’t worth the effort. It overstates the impact and cultural relevance the movie actually has.

If anything, the cultural impact should be stressed. What was rated R 10 years ago is not what is rated R today. I encourage a boycott. I encourage everyone to be sensitive to immorality. I do not want to see regress. I don’t want to see: “Oh, it’s no big deal. They’ve got worse on the internet.”

Take action, my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Ed

 

[RCinMT]

Actually, my adult daughters (who have no kids) want to go see it.

And I’d much rather have them see that.

Haha! This weekend our daughter received a Lego Batman cup in a Happy Meal. The cup prompted to her to ask my wife and I if she could watch the preview for the Batman Lego movie. We watched the preview and decided that it is not appropriate material for a four year-old: Robin wearing a thong seemed troubling but perhaps we’re too prude. However, as adults we definitely want to see it the next time we have a sitter or when it becomes available for rent! It looks hilarious.

 

[randomuser]

If anything, the cultural impact should be stressed. What was rated R 10 years ago is not what is rated R today. I encourage a boycott. I encourage everyone to be sensitive to immorality. I do not want to see regress. I don’t want to see: “Oh, it’s no big deal. They’ve got worse on the internet.”

Take action, my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Ed

Respectfully, the very last thing that movie needs is more publicity, more people talking about it, and more kids wanting to “see what all the fuss is about.”

If everyone would simply…ignore…this movie, and STOP talking about it, it will go away. Like lots and lots movies that bomb. It’s not rocket science.

So, please…no more boycotts.

 

[randomuser]

I’m not celebrating it or suggesting we all take a field trip to go see it. I’m saying that getting all riled up about it and trying to organize a boycott isn’t worth the effort. It overstates the impact and cultural relevance the movie actually has.

I agree. Neither movie has been celebrated by critics (Rotten Tomatoes, anyone?), so I’d hardly call either one culturally important. Show me a Fifty Shades movie that’s at least 95% fresh on RT.

 

[edwest2]

Respectfully, the very last thing that movie needs is more publicity, more people talking about it, and more kids wanting to “see what all the fuss is about.”

If everyone would simply…ignore…this movie, and STOP talking about it, it will go away. Like lots and lots movies that bomb. It’s not rocket science.

So, please…no more boycotts.

I agree with Teresa Tomeo. Thank you for your polite response.

Ed

 

[Viki63]

I guess my point is this stuff just doesn’t matter anymore. Those of us who remember a time before the Internet might think this movie will expose young people to something they can’t handle. I can remember being a teenager and seeing Titanic multiple times, not because I was super emotionally invested in Jack and Rose’s doomed love, but because there is a scene where Kate Winslet is topless.

I don’t think that dynamic is in place for young people today. They don’t need to shell out $8 and sit through a 2.5 hour movie to see some nudity. They can see all the nudity they want on the smartphone in their pocket. Worrying about Fifty Shades of Grey corrupting the youth is like worrying about a bump on the knee while the patient is battling Ebola.

The problem is not that 50 Shades shows nudity The problem is that it pushes the idea that a sadomasochistic relationship is great fun and romantic, to an age group who are still figuring out what a healthy relationship looks like.
I would boycott it, but it’s hard to boycott something that you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole.

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[mikekle]

I know two young adults (18 & 19 years old) who just saw the lego movie today.

Well, I still watched some cartoons when I was around that age, (mostly Animaniacs), but once I got into my mid 20s I stopped.

I remember going to movies as a child with a friend and their parents, they would sit us down for a kids movie and the adults would go see another movie, we didnt think there was anything wrong with that though, I still dont, personally I would not want to sit thru a kids movie as an adult either.

 

[JanetF]

If anything, the cultural impact should be stressed. What was rated R 10 years ago is not what is rated R today. I encourage a boycott. I encourage everyone to be sensitive to immorality. I do not want to see regress. I don’t want to see: “Oh, it’s no big deal. They’ve got worse on the internet.”

Take action, my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Ed

This otherwise things will keep getting worse. Hollywood will keep pushing boundaries until someone or a group of someones forces them to stop. The best way to do that is too not see the movies that are out of bounds

 

[Bruised_Reed]

This otherwise things will keep getting worse. Hollywood will keep pushing boundaries until someone or a group of someones forces them to stop. The best way to do that is too not see the movies that are out of bounds

And to go to movies we want to see more of. Perfectly on the first weekend of it’s release.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

Can you cite something here? Because that would surprise me. I’m 32, and I work with a bunch of people in the 18-35 range, and I have not seen this mentioned with anything other than a yawn or an eyeroll. It’s not the 90s anymore: kids who want to see depictions sex don’t have to sneak into R-rated movies. They can pull up all the porn they want with the click of a button.

I’ve only ever heard young people mention Fifty Shades of Gray derisively, usually with some reference to it being “grandma porn.” Not because the characters are old, but because the people who seem to be titillated by it tend to be people who didn’t come of age in the era of freely available porn all over the internet.

It’s not that the kids are too pure for Fifty Shades of Gray: they’re too jaded. Seeing someone getting spanked or whatever doesn’t even register for them as anything particularly interesting.

Nope. Can’t cite anything. I just remember who was buying tickets when I was. I paid attention because they were young (I saw mostly college-age and knew of a couple of high school aged girls) and I knew the concerns about what it modeled for relationships. Remember, girls/women aren’t going (just) for the porn, they are going for the story, the romance, something that porn lacks. These movies began as erotica; it’s not the kind of porn that people can just go to websites and find. Women do get into that but a lot of it is gay porn (sorry, also anecdotal). The girls that read Twilight grew up and are now reading and seeing 50 Shades. Is the middle aged demographic there? Yes, I’m not denying that.

I also agree that calling for a ban is silly. Especially from people who weren’t going to see it anyway. Teresa should inform her listeners what it’s about so they don’t go see it and or so parents can talk to their kids why it’s wrong, and there are so many reasons why.

 

[OrdinaryMelkite]

Christina Grey is just a S & M-loving woman’s fantasy dude.

As such, he should be left to those women with obvious emotional and spiritual problems.

NOT to the majority of Americans and just religious people.

But, unfortunately, he is popular with those.

Which just shows the degeneracy our society has fallen into.

Oh, Good Lord, please come back soon.

Through the prayers of the Mother Of God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

 

[edwest2]

Teresa Tomeo is actively engaged in doing the following:

“For many years, concerned citizens have expressed a deep desire to change the violent, sensational, and immoral climate of today’s mass media. Teresa Tomeo explains now is the time to speak out. Teresa conducts media awareness seminars providing audiences with the tools to make a difference. Teresa will show you the enormous impact the media have on our children and society as well as what you can do about it. Find out how just one voice can make a difference in the type of information and entertainment that floods our homes and our lives on a daily basis.”

The above is from her web site and is titled:

“Making a Difference in the Media.”

Ed

 

[tomarin]

The 50 shades movies are extremely popular around here, it seems every woman I talk to absolutely loves these movies, one gal at work actually told me they are so popular because secretly, most women would love to be in this type of relationship and have those things done to them, now, the rational side of me would immediately disagree, but from all my past GFs and ex-wife, I know she is right.

Disturbing.