"50 Shades of Grey" inspires a man to sexually assault a girl

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   Stevennix2001posted 9 years ago

   According to young turks, some guy saw the film, "Fifty Shades of Grey",  and wanted to try it out on some girl.  He ties up her hands and feet.  He blindfolds her, and then he beats her with a belt.  It gets to the point that she's SCREAMING for him to stop, but he doesn't stop.  And from there, he basically rapes her.  He claims that the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film and the curiosity of the BDSM lifestyle inspired him to do it.  Now, he's in a lot of legal trouble.  What are your thoughts on this?
   
   If you guys would like to know more, then please follow the  youtube video link below:
   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAXtxBZZdL8

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      HowardBThinameposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      My thoughts are that the man is nothing more than a low-life rapist.
      
      Castrate him.

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         retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         What he said!

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      It reminds me that several years ago when a reality TV show about choosing dates on a tropical island featured some abusive treatment, it spilled over into real life at our local high school. I saw an event that shocked me - In front of the girl's father, a teen boy picked up a girl who would not date him, and from the height of about two feet, dropped her onto her head onto a concrete floor at the school. Her dad knocked the boy down and took the girl to have a medical evaluation. Both teens were OK, but when asked about it, the boy said he'd seen the TV show and if men and women could do that on TV, he should be able to do it at school.

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         Mark Johannposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         I agree that it is not indeed appropriate in the public.

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         retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Apparently that young idiot had never had appropriate behavior modeled for him in his own home. The girl's father demonstrated restraint.

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            Patty Inglish, MSposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            I have to agree with that.

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      MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Just because a man watches a movie, or reads a book, isn't an excuse to do anything. Everyone knows it is wrong to rape, hurt, and kill a person.
      Nothing could ever influence a man or woman to do wrong, unless it's already in his heart to do so.

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         John Holdenposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Right on MonkeyShine.

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            retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

            +

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            MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you John

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         retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Ditto

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      Say Yes To Lifeposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Back in the early 1970s, there was a case where they had just shown an Easter movie about Christ's crucifixion.  A few days later, a couple of 6th grade boys crucified a baby.  Perhaps we shouldn't show movies of the crucifixion, either...

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         MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Oh my goodness. My parents always chose what we watched. Sounds like the parents weren't doing their job
         The evil was alreasy in their hearts, the movie just gave them the idea about what to do.
         I don't believe we are suppose to focus on the crucifixion of Jesus, but on how he lived his life to do good
         They say serial killers start very young, but usually with animals
         I found what you're speaking of. They were brothers aged 7, and 10
         pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/readings/crucifixion
         Just add the http://www. and at the end add .html
         
         They didn't prosecute them, but gave them therapy.
         Today they prosecute even six year old children

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      Josakposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      The Beatles song Helter Skleter lead Charles Manson to commit his famous murders, the truth is crazy people will do crazy things and there is no way to predict what will set them off, therefore my thoughts are it's kind of daft to blame the crime on "50 shades of Grey".
      
      On the other hand you can rightly hate 50 shades for being a utterly hopeless, vacuous, sexist and dumb piece of "art".

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         retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         You do realize the author is a woman. Can a woman be any more sexist than someone black be racist? Is it any more vacuous or dumb than the photographs of Robert Maplethorpe, who covered similar territory?

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            Josakposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            Of course women can be sexist, though I was actually referring to the film, I have not read the books, I have regrettably seen the film (the things we do for our friends).
            
            As for the other artist you mention I am unfamiliar however if what you mean is does BDSM themed art have to be bad I would say no, I am sure you can make interesting art on that subject matter, that just has not ocurred in this instance.

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               retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

               I meant that Maplethorpe's work is cynical, dumb, nihilist and demeaning. If the subject of his work wasn't homosexual men the public outcry from lefties would have been deafening.

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                  Josakposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                  As I say I have no knowledge of the artist though I do think decrying a work as devoid of artistic merit because it is nihilistic or cynical is outright ridiculous, and dismisses some of the widely acknowledged greatest artists in human history, Diogenes, Camus and Nietzsche just to name a few that spring to mind.

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                     retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

                     Comparing a 20th century fringe culture photographer to Nietzsche or Camus is ridiculous.

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                        Josakposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                        Well since your criticism was cynical and nihilistic that same criticism applies to the afore mentioned therefore the comparison is valid.

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                           retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

                           push a lefty long enough and he will get silly

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                              Josakposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                              You need an introduction to basic debate. Comparison across comparative lines and the like.

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years ago

   ...what we see goes into our subconscious. We have to be careful what we put into our consciousness. It is is irresponsible to infect the public and especially the consciousness of the youth. I would agree that a movie like this is corrupting. I have not seen it. I will not see it.

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      retief2000posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Corruption is not an isolated, one off , event. It is a continual openness to the corrupting influence. There are millions of people who are engaged in kinky and consensual sex who would never excuse a real rape. For every odd ball kind of sex one can imagine, there is someone who enjoys it and shares that enjoyment, freely and willingly with another.
      
      Virtue is a habit as is corruption.

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         MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         + I agree

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