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Porn for Prudes

I haven’t read Fifty Shades of Grey, but I’ve seen some pretty thorough summaries, and I do indeed think it normalizes abuse, at least when a rich guy who’s supposed to be attractive is the one doing the abusing. I’ve … Continue reading

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You Always Hurt the One You Love

Beth sent me a link to this post the other day, and there’s also been a lot of talk about the football player who got in trouble for hitting his kid. I can’t say I’m totally decided on whether corporal … Continue reading

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Pulling the Shades

No, I haven’t read any of the Fifty Shades of Grey books. (Is anyone surprised?) I have, however, read this series of in-depth reviews (it’s currently complete up through Chapter 14 of the last book, but not all the links … Continue reading

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