Twilight or Fifty Shades of Grey?

[DarkRyter]

It doesn't really matter.

I don't know how to read.

 

[ProtoChimp]

I'm pretty sure the guy from 50 shades was raped by one of his mum's mates. And instead of that taking a psychological toll on him like what would happen in real life it made him like rough sex... ugh.

 

[ProtoChimp]

Everything is a better love story than Twilight.

You clearly haven't read 50 shades of shit then. Think of the most uninspired, most overacted, worst scripted porn movie ever.

Multiply the bad by a factor of three.

That's about how bad 50 shades is.

Rather multiply by 50 *troll face*

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

I swear I'm seriously the only women around here (IRL, not on this website) who hasn't read 50 Shades.

And you're probably better off keeping it that way.

OT: If I'd have to choose, probably Twilight. I suppose I'd rather read that over a terribly written fan fiction about some terribly written female character and her terribly written abusive, douchenozzle boyfriend.

My mum has actually been reading the Fifty Shades books to my great horror, I didn't even know they were a trilogy until I saw them all sitting in my kitchen, but anyway, yeah she's been reading them. As a test I decided to open the first book on a random page and surely enough I happened to open it up to something about him pounding her.

I read a review that was pretty much just ripping into the book and it described a scene where he gives her a handjob with a soapy cloth. I mean, really? I guess neither the characters or the author are aware of what a fucking urinary tract infection is.

 

[Neonsilver]

If I have to chose one, I would take twilight.

I prefer the original to a porn fanfiction of twilight.

 

[EeveeElectro]

I swear I'm seriously the only women around here (IRL, not on this website) who hasn't read 50 Shades.

And you're probably better off keeping it that way.

I am getting sick of my girl mates saying "Read it! it's so goooood!" like they may as well say, "Hey, you're a woman, you like badly written softcore porn, right?"

I do pride myself and not going along with a crowd just to fit in and doing anything my friends tell me to. I think I'll just hang out with boys until all of this blows over...

My mum has actually been reading the Fifty Shades books to my great horror, I didn't even know they were a trilogy until I saw them all sitting in my kitchen, but anyway, yeah she's been reading them. As a test I decided to open the first book on a random page and surely enough I happened to open it up to something about him pounding her.

My aunt has been reading it, thankfully my mum isn't much of a bookworm. I've been teasing my aunt about it though, telling my uncle to not touch the cucumber or asking if she needs to lick her finger to turn the pages, LOL.

I read a review that was pretty much just ripping into the book and it described a scene where he gives her a handjob with a soapy cloth. I mean, really? I guess neither the characters or the author are aware of what a fucking urinary tract infection is.

............
I don't think the author knows what sex is.
I think she was like 'yep, you have to get it wet, that sounds about right!'
Apparently when the female character loses her virginity (to him who apparently has a massive wang) it's wonderful and magical and full of orgasms.
I just... it's like me writing a book about Magic the Gathering or something. I know absolutely fuck all about it and any attempt I'd make to write about it would be laughable.

 

[wrightguy0]

50 Shades of Grey.

"But wait!" I hear you shout, which is really impressive because we're probably on different continents to each other, "It's even worse than Twilight! How could you choose it?"

Simple. It's fucking hilarious when read in different voices.

Watch:

Ditto since it's funny as hell and a great way of a mockery to that aweful book. It make me wonder they didn't do it to Twilight first (they probably did now but I'm not in the mood to look it up).

I have a Skeletor impression i've been working on, i also have Mr. Herbert and Don Vito Corleone, those three voices are demanding i read this

twitlight isn't that erotic, it's more fun to mock sexual material with some of the least sexual voices

 

[DioWallachia]

Firstly, it's literally Twilight fanfic with names changed and publsihed, and now the author is making quiet possibly millions of pounds. However, that's not the only issue, in fact its the least problematic.

The books themselves are badly written. You can tell this women is a fanfic writer, not a real author, she makes alot of amateur errors that even I can spot, and I'm no editor. Describing rooms as oppulent and simplistic at the same time, things like that.

The most grievious problem with the book, however, is its depicition of the relationship between the two "protagonists". It is not a natural, normal relationship. It's not even normal for a BDSM relationship. The women buying these books are apparently blind, because they seem to think Christian Grey is some kind of hero, but in actual fact he is abusive, cold and basically one step off being a full on rapist. Girls are idolising this bloke and getting their rocks off on the "sex" he has with Anna, but in reality they should be repulsed by how he acts, not to mention the heroine is just dreadful.

You could also hate on it for the fact that it has shown something of a double standard. I would be willing to be my house on the fact that if this had been written by a man, it would not have sold so well, and people would think him sick. OR if this was aimed at men, or if this was shot-for-shot made into a porn film and a man watched it, we would be thought of as sick by most. Don't get me wrong, I know men have it easier than women most of the time, but it is still a double standard here.

Edit - OT: In case you couldn't tell, I'd obviously prefer to read Twilight.

I think an interesting discussing is to be had. Lets start with some points:

1) If this is, effectively, a rip off of Twilight, then how would the ensuing lawsuit will work out? i mean, they could just pull off the "My client is innocent because nobody, in their right fucking mind, would try to rip off Twilight because it sucks harder than a airport hooker"

2)Why is it SO HARD for women to NOT see the abusive relationship? Are they just jumping on the bandwagon to feel relevant an "on topic" with her friends or something? or does it take a special kind of human mind to appreciate this kind of shit?

3)I wonder what kind of disaster in real life does it NEED to happen for the double standart to be taken seriously? Do we really have to wait for a woman to be stupid enough to marry one abusive asshole and get herself killed in the name of "true love" in the most violent fashion ever just to get the point across?

CAPTCHA: where to go

I dont know, my ass is glued to the chair so i cant help with that.

 

[Cedric Rolle III]

Fifty Shades of Grey for the win.

 

[bluerocker]

50 Shades of Grey.

"But wait!" I hear you shout, which is really impressive because we're probably on different continents to each other, "It's even worse than Twilight! How could you choose it?"

Simple. It's fucking hilarious when read in different voices.

Watch:

If I had to choose, Twilight. But then without 50 shades this wouldn't exist and I wouldn't have spent quite so much time laughing.


Probably best not play that in a public place lol

50 Shades. Hands down. I'd actually get a laugh out of it. Twilight makes me cringe.

Here's two more readings that slayed me.

Spoiler: So I don't kill loading times. VERY NSFW

 

[Elamdri]

And you gotta choose one! Otherwise, why be here?

Alright, there's the thing. Those two novels receive a lot of hate and a lot of attention. I'm not saying they're basically the same when it comes to content; I'm just saying that if you hate both and you HAD to choose one of them, which one would you choose? I just thought it'd be fun to pick something like this as opposed to something most people would like (Link vs. Zelda, Gordon freeman vs. Chell, etc.)

Personally, I would choose Twilight. I enjoyed reading the books because I always thought they had potential. If the author would have chosen to take a different approach, the series would have been amazing. Vampires with different superpowers? Vampire royalty? Giant Werewolves? Sounds like a comic book to me. I think all of that would have worked better as an action novel than a quasi romance novel. Fifty Shade of Grey is just plan softcore porn, if you ask me.

So which one is it and why?

2 things:

1: What is the choice? Are we choosing which to burn/wipe from existence? Choosing which one to read? What is it?

2: You do know that 50 Shades of Grey started out as a Twilight Fanfiction right? So picking between the two is really picking between two of the same.

 

[Snowbell]

I'd argue that Bella doesn't love anyone except her own gratification, but okay....

I don't honestly think Ms Meyer is capable of assigning her characters with complicated undertones :|

Plus, teenage love is pretty self gratuitous anyway XD

 

[Pharsalus]

Niether, read Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, then watch the movies, but skip the manga.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Meh I don't really care for chick lit I'd rather read some Stephen King or some comics or something.

 

[DioWallachia]

I do pride myself and not going along with a crowd just to fit in and doing anything my friends tell me to. I think I'll just hang out with boys until all of this blows over...

It CANT be the only reason for why all the women you know like that book. The "everyone is doing it, so must you!!" has plenty of logic gaps on its own.

Dont make me loose more faith in humanity than i already have. Because i was kinda under the impression that it was ALL over when The Hunger Games became a success and i was thinking: "Phew. The girls FINALLY found a good book and now are spreading the word so a movie is considered and put on the big screen, in order to ERASE all memories of the Eldritch Abomination that THEY have unleashed upon the world know as Bella Swan"

But with this discovery i now find myself confused and in despair. It really seems like they are just saying yes to anything that just happens to be the most popular thing at the moment.

OT: I am the only one that FEARS every second of his life that one day when some asshole/***** will decide to rip off Legacy of Kain by changing the names and it will be a success? just because no one remembers that videogame series anymore?

 

[DioWallachia]

Niether, read Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, then watch the movies, but skip the manga.

Why each adaptation of the same thing is SO polarizing? mind telling me?