50 Shades of What Now?
This actually started off as a Facebook rant, but I have more to say. Basically, it started when I read an article by a psychiatrist who discussed the dangerous themes about relationships that are portrayed in the books and film 50 Shades of Grey . You can read it here . I've been weaning myself off of and blocking myself from shows that I believe are really socially damaging (Scandal, Empire, anything produced by or starring Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes, or Oprah), and are perpetuating attitudes and perceptions that are destroying our communities. While none of the shows I watch are spiritually edifying, I've been REALLY determined to stay away from materials that are especially spiritually damaging, hence my hesitation to even be curious about 50 Shades of Grey in literary or cinematic format. I've been pretty good, if I may say so myself, and when the movie came out, I wasn't moved at all to buy a ticket. So when I came across the above article, here was my reactio...