Am I the only one who sees a similarity between Donald Trump and E.L. James? He is the President of the USA and she is the author of the ’50 Shades of Grey’ trilogy. They’ve both found a niche market: Trump got 66 million votes in the election and James sold 150 million books. Many people in the mainstream and elite criticize them heavily, so heavily that you start to wonder how they hold their heads up and continue plowing forward. But, that’s exactly what they do; they pursue their goals proudly albeit as if they have blinders on. It’s entirely possible that they feed on criticism as much as praise, holding fast to the path towards vindication. And they receive enormous amounts of negative and positive attention. Trump and James bring out a lot of the same feelings as well: At any given moment, you don’t know if you…
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Here’s the link to Art ChatDaddy Sims Facebook post about the February 1st interview. Wendy Brown talked about the four types of love she described in ‘Why Love Succeeds or Fails.’ Plus she mentioned that President Trump is probably a Red-hot Lover, as is Grey from ‘Fifty Shades Darker.’ Real Talk, Real People with Chat Daddy A Lifestyle Magazine Show Monday through Thursday 6-9PM(CT) WVON 1690AM Chicago-via iHeartRadio
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I’m going to do a series of blogs on some controversial elements of domestic abuse and BDSM (bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism) in 50 Shades of Grey. Today I’m focusing on whether or not Anastasia Steele, the 21 year old virgin, actually consents to be battered. But does it matter? Either way, is she a victim of domestic abuse by Christian Grey, the 27 year old billionaire who is into BDSM? On the surface of it, doesn’t it sound ridiculous that somebody would freely and willingly consent to abuse? Surely a victim has to be ensnared, coerced or trapped in an abusive relationship. At the very least he/she would be in some sort of forced-choice situation. It certainly doesn’t sound like Steele is on a mission to find a batterer or a dom (dominant male in BDSM) when she interviews Grey for a school newspaper article.…
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