I stumbled upon this interview with Dr. Drew this morning on the TODAY show on NBC. I only caught the very end and immediately needed to know if I could find the video online in order to post it for all of you. This story is I think trying to make the same point that Ogaddam is trying to make as far as what straight women really desire. It's about this popular new novel 50 Shades of Grey. If you read the article and/or listen to the interview I think you'll understand the connection.
I have so many questions though! What can we make of a story like this? As it's being broadcasted for millions of American viewers and put under the category of news, what does it say about our culture? Are these matters really as hush hush as they make them out to be? Just because so many women are reading this book does that mean they really want violence in their romance? Again, we've covered this a lot in class, but I was so intrigued that I just happened to turn on the TV and this is what the story was.
Also, I think it's important to pay attention of who they chose (as far as their background of knowledge) as the people to interview. What kind of authority do their titles give them to talk about this matter?
Please comment what your thoughts are!
Here is the interview:
Here is the article:
Personally I do not think that so many women are reading this book is because they want violence in their relationships, but rather I would suggest that they want to be controlled in their relationships. Like one of the women in this video mentioned that she wants to be controlled by her man in bedroom more than herself pleases him. I also think that not just that is this a human nature or human desire, it's also a way of men representing the idea of masculinity and as well women looking for "to be controlled by masculinity".
ReplyDeleteThough I have not read the book, I can't say how disturbing the story can be, but I can imagine that as those women who bought the book and did finish reading it, as they read it they probably would imagine if what happen in the story happen to them. However, I don't know much about how American culture's view toward sex or sex-related topics, but I think that Americans are more open minded to new things while some conservative cultures are even embarrassed to talk about these topics. Though I believe we are all curious deep down.