I mean does 50 Shades or Twilight HAVE to be about the poor women unable to think or feel for themselves because of the male dominance in society....Darkmantle said:Ah... I hate that form of argument. I was agreeing with the first few points, and then BAM, RIGHT OFF THE DEEP END.
it's a common trick, saying some things that most or many will agree with, and then transitioning into something ludicrous. The idea is that if people are more likely to agree with you, if they already agree with the first bit you said.
It's very plain here. I agree that 50 shades of grey is not a feminist book, and it does come off as very misogynist, but then it goes right into "All men are violent and destructive and women should live in a separate world from them" territory. And I let out a sigh of frustration.
Feminism needs to drop this angle about the "patriarchy" it's tainting their message.
Or can we just say that they're both really crappy books?