I'd just like everyone to know that the audio book started auto blasting through my car stereo during a particularly salacious scene this morning as the lovely couple next door was walking by Happy Sunday
The worst part is that shit actually happens. Like, we all know how badly women get that, but male victims of sexual abuse? I can't even imagine what they actually go through
@@RobertMorgan it may be the age of consent in some areas but it still doesn't mean it was completely consensual due to the power imabalance of him being a teenager and her being a grown adult. Even if he was 100% down to clown, as a much older adult, she was responsible for turning him down and didn't. She crossed that line, not him. Like we wouldn't be having this convo if it was an adult man and a teen girl. That's always my litmus test when it comes to this stuff.
@@RobertMorgan 15 or even 14 are ages of consent in some countries, but those teens are still protected when it comes to exploitation or manipulation in one way or another. And here comes the problem. On one hand a teen can give consent to an adult of their own accord, but on the other hand a case can still be opened because the adult has shown behaviour of grooming/emotional manipulation. Christian was a kid with unresolved trauma and emotional issues, and the case with Elena can be presented as that of a predator.
5:59 - no joke, in the official Polish audiobook for "50 shades..." the speaker, after finishing a chapter, goes like "god, I'm gonna barf" and carries on as if nothing happened XD
E.L James was desperately trying to make Christian look sympathetic by giving him lots of traumatic experiences and yet I still feel no remorse for him. He is still an abusive monster who is openly jealous and controlling Ana.
Yeah, at the point where you're willingly causing harm to other no amount of trauma excuses you. Of course, James isn't engaging with the reality that this is harmful behavior, so her attempts to justify his position is probably shallow shoring up of the "bad boy" archetype done in the same tastelessness as most fanfiction intent on fetishizing antagonists. I hate Draco Malfoy so much, for all of this.
I think whats most disturbing is that the book was written by a married woman. You have to wonder if this book is a look into Christian or E.L.James. The number of opportunities she has to utterly damn him as a monster and refuses is just... wtf.
If he wasn’t a manipulating controlling asshole taking advantage of a naive virgin woman, I think we’d all actually feel bad for him. But this hell no, and the sad thing is that the fan base of the fifty shades trilogy literally defend his actions by saying that he was abused he can’t help it he was once a victim himself
Why do you need evidence? It's just a thing you say. If you asked me if you looked fat in what you're wearing, I'd say Nah lady Devine, you look great. Do I have evidence you look great? Probably not, you could be fat and disgusting, but it would be very rude to say that. So instead, you encourage people by being positive. You'll be a great father, Christian! You look great in that dress, Lady!
@@RobertMorgan This is literally the most ridiculous response ever xD Another "guy" rushing to Grey's rescue, and for what reason? Do you relate? Does that make you the abusive boyfriend or the bad dad? P. S. I look great in everything I wear. I don't need anyone to tell me.
...so you're telling me only his adoptive mom has brains in here because she had the logical thought of "this woman abused my child, I'm gonna beat her and cut her out of our lives." But like I would have lost my damn mind and divorced my husband if I found out he was focusing on the wrong thing and instead blaming my kid for what happened to him.
A very welcoming thought came to my mind. Imagine Christian Grey sitting in the toilet, thinking about what he can do this fine day to prove himself as the master of his universe. 🚶💨
Poor Teddy, if Christian was THAT furious over learning that Ana was pregnant, and not wanting to share her with anyone else, can you imagine what he'd be like as a dad?!
I think that there are more implications about it. He wasn't the first priority when he should've been, with his mom. Now that he's coming to terms with allowing himself to be (his version of) vulnerable, with the type of woman he used to apply the submission he needed to project onto someone who resembled his mother. More sooner than later Parenthood, a hugely delicate subject for his psyche, appeared as a nuclear bomb to tumble the delicate equilibrium he was working to achieve. He was a very disturbed person who actually got a little "together" by the boundaries of bdsm. So, on top of all his traumas and issues, he got a little together ¡¡¡by being abused!!! (!talk about bruised mind! ) Is not like he came out of a cabbage being like that. BUT ultimately he was able to heal a little through his Parenthood, being - to his kids- the kind of parent he deserved as a child.. With all the kinks of the kind of sexual relationship he has with Ana.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm insulted on behalf of Anakin Skywalker. He might have had fears about fatherhood, but he was never angry at Padme for getting pregnant.
So am I because hello, if freaking Darth Vader who did so many bad things during the days of the Empire and killed a bunch of Tusken Raiders in Attack of the Clones is portrayed as more heroic- although Luke and Padmé were right that Anakin was still in there- than Christian Grey and I can name other similar guys such as Edward Cullen of Twilight, Gideon Cross in Sylvia Day's series, and a couple of others I can't think of now, you know that even those guys are better than Christian and you did something wrong. Jeez, I've read better fan fic of Edward Cullen, Gideon Cross, and Darth Vader besides the Legends continuity and he was a Sith Lord, probably the only good one since he still had remorse for his actions deep down!
@@RobertMorgan MANNNN !!! ive always wondered wtf did the autor meant by that phrase, was it supposed to be philosophical and sexy? Or didn’t i get it bc i’m THAT shallow? like.....WHAT DO U MEEEEAAAN
@@RobertMorgan “Call me by your name” is a bit more appropriate. In this sense, it is asking the person to become a part of you. When both parties agree, it can be a beautiful moment of togetherness. It’s different than “I want your world to begin and end with me.” That is possessive, holding yourself apart from a person while asking for their whole being (like a god to a worshipper). “Call me by your name” is more mutual. It means ‘give me all of yourself and I will do the same.’
I absolutely CANNOT get over the fact that, like, 10 years ago when I told someone 50 shades was a twilight fanfic they got so fucking mad at me and told me I was lying. Now that it is common knowledge it is a bit frustrating but so relieving cuz I was doubting myself.
@@Scarlett1243 This work contains elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicit condemnation. It will not necessarily subvert or condemn the problematic element, or take time to consider potential harm. There are other tags for some kind of harm or sensitive subject on the work, this work will be presenting those as is, without any twists. It is what it says.
That's the problem with the rich paying more taxes, they're already rich! They can dodge paying any taxes because they need no income to be taxed on. Warren Buffet is a prime example of this: his employees pay more in taxes than him because he only pays himself a $100k/year salary. He has no need for taxable income, he's a billionaire. His philanthropy no doubt zeroes out any income taxes he pays on that $100k.
@@RobertMorgan It’s sick the personal things that rich people can write off if they claim it’s business in any way, like maintaining image. You can write off your hair plugs and yacht if it’s “for image.”
If you’re ever in a relationship that can be defined by “we fight all the time, but we love each other anyway” please don’t rush into marriage and a child - at the very least see a therapist to help figure out why you’re fighting.
Is it bad that I've heard that for decades when talking about grown men? From more sources than I can count. That's always the goal, the dream people talk about, a real man is master of his universe, king of his castle. Maybe it's just something we in the over 30 crowd have always heard.
I always think of the part in Titanic when Rose is talking derisively about the rich men to Jack, "Now they'll retreat into a cloud of smoke and congratulate each other on being masters of the universe."
@@RobertMorgan I'm over 30 and this is literally the first I've heard of real people using that phrase. Odds are the people you know have a weird colloquialism. There are some pretty dark implications of this sort of defensive assertion of external control you might want to look out for. Nobody comfortable in their circumstances spends this much effort to manage literally everything around them.
The film "Secretary" is about a bdsm relationship with the male protag named Edward Gray. Twilight's male protag is Edward. Fifty Shade's male protag is Christian Grey. James Spader played Edward Gray in Secretary. Author of Fifty Shades (Erica Leonard) used the pen name E.L. James. THE CONNECTIONS!! Okay maybe its all coincidence but still it's uncanny!!
I have more knowledge of fifty shades of Grey than I should have. Have never watched to movies or read the books. But Amanda makes it possible to be able to fit in the work mingle that consist of 50 y. O women
Remember that is these stories took place in a trailer park, this would be an episode of Criminal Minds. There is very little redeeming about any of these characters. It's an unresearched piece of fanfiction that's poorly written. No amount of billionaire money changes that. Grey is not a good Dom, a good boyfriend, and he is not going to be a good father. He needs an insane amount more therapy than he's getting, and regardless of her own tragic backstory, Mrs. Robinson needs to go to prison.
What's wrong with Anastasia Grey-Steele, lol? I had a friend with the last name 'Scott', who married a man with the first name 'Scott' and I lobbied them unsuccessfully for him to take her last name so he'd have the name 'Scott Scott'. People have no chill.
EVEN IF Ana showed up at work that morning and said “first order of business, i need to update my info to my married name,” it could quite reasonably take a day or two for the IT dept to process it. Christian is an asshat for many, many reasons including this.
In my ninth grade health class we were given a paper on the cycle of abuse and it basically went they hit you or some other form of violence, they buy you gifts to make up for hurting you, you forgive them and then the cycle starts over. So Christian is literally playing out the cycle of an abuser.
Y'all need to watch Dominic Noble's charity livestreams where people read The Mister to him. I believe it is the only way to consume that content without actually dying of cringe.
I can't help but think of He-Man each time I here Master of the Universe. And now I'm imagnining Christian Grey getting his butt kicked by He-Man and Skeletor tag-teaming him.
Fun fact: she did *not* write her own characters for The Mister! It's like a modern version of Poldark combined with her first ever fic, Safe Haven. Would love to hear what you think of it tho!
@@colette2529 Hopeless because good work will not get published hence this crap does. I never said I couldn't do better, I'm positively certain that I can and I did. The only problem is that some publishers will see this 'book' as a sign to keep publishing this crap because of its large following (toxic relationships and misrepresentation of kink not to mention lack of inclusiveness and diversity) instead of giving good work a chance. See what happened with 'After' and '365', the biggest examples of lazy writing and the right demographic that eats it up. They followed the formula and now they are best sellers and they even got movie adaptions that are just as bad. Disgraceful.
@@LePetitDoll oh I understood. I was just suggesting a different perspective. I don't understand why you're feeling the need to take such a defensive tone, though. Just because your point is 'clear' doesn't mean it's correct ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@LePetitDoll Oh you deleted your response lowkey insulting me! That's fun. I don't need why this series is bad explained to me. I was just trying to reach out to a fellow artist to say that bad art existing does not negate the existence of good art, and perhaps bad books being successful might offer some relief from trying to create a perfect product (which is something I struggle with)
I almost feel bad for mentioning this, but I've been hearing that The Mister is poldark fanfic. Like I don't know if Erika can write her own original characters for her original novels 🙈
I feel like this book demonstrates E.L's severe internalized misogyny even more than the original series did. -smdh- (Thank you for having read it for us!)
Honestly the most unbelievable part of this book is that Christian consistently goes to therapy and yet still maintains this incredible lack of self-awareness
This series truly alarms me. I was peer- pressured into reading it by my coworkers and the entire time I couldn’t stop thinking about how abusive the relationship was
Wait, doesn't this series take place over the course of a few months? How would Ana miss several Depo shots if they are only taken every 3 months. I don't think EL James knows how birth control works.
Yeah, it actually does take place over a few months. How ELJ makes that clear is in the 3rd book speeds through time by talking about stuff they did in back and forth flirty emails. She even dates them so you can tell time has passed and they talk about spending time sailing the weekend before or whatever. I can't remember if they're interspersed within the chapters or back to back like what SM did with the months that Edward left.
In the middle of Amanda recounting some cringey sex from this book, I heard a RUclips ad: "Do you want a relationship like this?" It was for the Christian dating site eHarmony, making this the best video I've ever seen.
Will say, they're fun to watch and make fun of while drinking wine at girls night. But the author and movies portraying this relationship is toxic and doesn't properly show what a real Master/Slave BDSM couple is and the trust that goes into it. As someone in the BDSM community, I always tell people to look at this like any other film based on a culture or lifestyle: it's exaggerated and more than likely written by someone who's never been apart of the community. It still needs to be called out and critiqued, but I believe adults can have fun watching or reading these books and laughing at the ridiculous premise of it all, while understanding the toxic elements
I think they're just making the wrong ones. Similar thing with "After" (which was original I think). They should just look at the quality content not that crap. Although I love making fun of it
How it should have been: Anna: omg it’s my former boss. Christian: You really know his profile, don’t you? Anna:… literally my former boss, of course I do, weirdo.
I don’t even wanna know how many % of sales were from people reading it ironically once the hype started. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s more than a third
That is literally exactly what she did. She wrote her fanfic, got righteously furious when people called it an abusive abomination, and claimed people just didn’t understand Christian. And her stans are pure and deep, so now they have the full story. Many romances are just written from each parties POV in the same book, but MONEY! And fanfic. Meyer didn’t do it, so no way EL would’ve thought of it. (Legit, I once read a mega ménage with NINE POVs, and that got rough. Though now that I’m thinking about it, I might go for a re-read.)
I got married in October, still haven’t changed my last name. I keep planning to but it’s a lot of work. Also, despite using birth control I got pregnant. My husband and me definitely aren’t billionaires and he definitely didn’t freak out like Christian when I told him I was pregnant. He actually took it better than me at first. What is this story. Why is this story
The original books were such a torture. I've read them last year out of boredom and I still haven't recovered. Props to you for reading that stuff TWICE...
Funny thing; I watched an actual BDSM expert reacting the Fifty Shades of Grey, & she actually hypothesized that Christian might actually be looking for a "mommy dom." Of course, for that interpretation to fly, the author would've had to have any semblance of an idea about what actual BDSM is like. Personally, I do think it'd be far more likely for Christian to at least be a sub.
I rarely like a video before I even get into it. But this series has brought me SO much joy that I know I will love it. Legit have rewatched it so many times
I really hope she keeps milking this and just like tell the entire story from Taylor’s perspective and then from Andrea the assistant and then the house keeper, and then the guy who sold them the Saab. Just have her devolve 😂😂
I don't get why anyone praises this story, it depicts abuse not BDSM and it's overall just a terrible story. The amount of people that comment about it on my BDSM content makes me uncomfortable
I'm definitely not master of my own universe. More like the roommate of an up-and-coming super villain, and my super power is really lame, like making things damp. :/
Wait so the presenting of Christian being either a victim or Participant doesn’t work because he was 15.. Stat r*pe laws exist. This is a awful therapist
I'd just like everyone to know that the audio book started auto blasting through my car stereo during a particularly salacious scene this morning as the lovely couple next door was walking by Happy Sunday
It’s okay now you are freed... pun definitely intended
And now I will show myself out 😂
Thanks, Amanda, your timely update made my day, as always!
I'm sure this will bring many post event cringe attacks 😬😳
Oh goodness!! 😂 we appreciate all you do for us.
jesus hope they didn't hear
her inner goddess looked like my mum. I knew I must have her. But not for good things. this is a morally grey choice, I say to myself
That's mighty fine.
Oh hello there dear old friend, good to see you here! :)
A youtuber of culture I see. You reading fifty shades tim?
Truly the best part of these books is that I've not ONCE read 'inner goddess' just 'twitching penis'
WoW from atla to the the inner goddess lol🤣🤣
The diversity👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Losing my mind over christian's father blaming his son for being groomed as a teenager by an adult woman
The worst part is that shit actually happens. Like, we all know how badly women get that, but male victims of sexual abuse? I can't even imagine what they actually go through
@@dantevalehuntik28 legit
Do we know if he even said no? He could have said no. 15 is a real age of consent in many developed nations, for example France.
@@RobertMorgan it may be the age of consent in some areas but it still doesn't mean it was completely consensual due to the power imabalance of him being a teenager and her being a grown adult. Even if he was 100% down to clown, as a much older adult, she was responsible for turning him down and didn't. She crossed that line, not him.
Like we wouldn't be having this convo if it was an adult man and a teen girl. That's always my litmus test when it comes to this stuff.
@@RobertMorgan 15 or even 14 are ages of consent in some countries, but those teens are still protected when it comes to exploitation or manipulation in one way or another. And here comes the problem. On one hand a teen can give consent to an adult of their own accord, but on the other hand a case can still be opened because the adult has shown behaviour of grooming/emotional manipulation. Christian was a kid with unresolved trauma and emotional issues, and the case with Elena can be presented as that of a predator.
5:59 - no joke, in the official Polish audiobook for "50 shades..." the speaker, after finishing a chapter, goes like "god, I'm gonna barf" and carries on as if nothing happened XD
Understandable I feel bad for him😬 that's torture to have to read the book
Now I wanna get it so I can hear the speaker and hear it 😅
God, imagine being a mom in your 50s and having the audiobook and being totally in the moment and then getting that jajshajjda
What about that one pole who reads the 365 days audiobook tho ...
I find it immensely amusing they didn't cut out this bit - the editors probably didn't care either.
Praise Amanda for putting herself through this so we don’t have to-
Praise Amanda, she's a total queen, putting herself through mediocre writing for our enjoyment!
Amanda is that unkillable NPC in a game
Honestly, she's probably the only reason as to why most of us click on a 50 Shades video.
True Swell Entertainment energy.
Amen!
E.L James was desperately trying to make Christian look sympathetic by giving him lots of traumatic experiences and yet I still feel no remorse for him. He is still an abusive monster who is openly jealous and controlling Ana.
what James doesn’t get is being abused doesn’t justify abusing others
Yeah, at the point where you're willingly causing harm to other no amount of trauma excuses you.
Of course, James isn't engaging with the reality that this is harmful behavior, so her attempts to justify his position is probably shallow shoring up of the "bad boy" archetype done in the same tastelessness as most fanfiction intent on fetishizing antagonists.
I hate Draco Malfoy so much, for all of this.
I think whats most disturbing is that the book was written by a married woman. You have to wonder if this book is a look into Christian or E.L.James. The number of opportunities she has to utterly damn him as a monster and refuses is just... wtf.
If he wasn’t a manipulating controlling asshole taking advantage of a naive virgin woman, I think we’d all actually feel bad for him. But this hell no, and the sad thing is that the fan base of the fifty shades trilogy literally defend his actions by saying that he was abused he can’t help it he was once a victim himself
@@idontknowanymore9966she does not get anything about abuse
I read the title as “Fifty Shades Freed from a Christian’s POV”. 🤣
They'd have to go visit a confessional 🤣
Fifty Shades of Strictly Hand-Stuff
They would need an exorcist
I read your comment without the a, I swear it wasent there until now.
@@chadross hand holding 😭😭
the real BDSM is the friends we made along
the way
Friends we *tied up* along the way
@@peter-peterpumpkineater4982
A bit kinky, but ok
Indeed. Real friends emotionally and physically abuse each other.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Given 3 out of 3 of my friends are into bdsm ...
Gotta love everyone constantly telling him he's going to be a great father. WITH WHAT EVIDENCE!?
Why do you need evidence? It's just a thing you say. If you asked me if you looked fat in what you're wearing, I'd say Nah lady Devine, you look great.
Do I have evidence you look great? Probably not, you could be fat and disgusting, but it would be very rude to say that. So instead, you encourage people by being positive. You'll be a great father, Christian! You look great in that dress, Lady!
@@RobertMorgan This is literally the most ridiculous response ever xD Another "guy" rushing to Grey's rescue, and for what reason? Do you relate? Does that make you the abusive boyfriend or the bad dad? P. S. I look great in everything I wear. I don't need anyone to tell me.
@@RobertMorgan I'm sorry... what? This is the most ridiculous answer to a comment I've ever seen
@@RobertMorgan it... it was a joke bruv😭
Ikr?! He’s so narcissistic and abusive
...so you're telling me only his adoptive mom has brains in here because she had the logical thought of "this woman abused my child, I'm gonna beat her and cut her out of our lives." But like I would have lost my damn mind and divorced my husband if I found out he was focusing on the wrong thing and instead blaming my kid for what happened to him.
"I can now consider myself an - expert - in the matters of this universe."
You could even say you're the
Master.
Don't.
This is gold and it should be pinned at the top and have a thousand likes and I don't understand why those things aren't true
A very welcoming thought came to my mind. Imagine Christian Grey sitting in the toilet, thinking about what he can do this fine day to prove himself as the master of his universe. 🚶💨
(deep deep sigh)
I appreciate what you're doing, but also I hate it
@@nickf.747 Big same, tbh, haha
It's only a matter of time until the gender-flipped 50 Shades is released.
And I’ll be there, weeping
won't sell good. Men who are into femdom are bit different
Poor Teddy, if Christian was THAT furious over learning that Ana was pregnant, and not wanting to share her with anyone else, can you imagine what he'd be like as a dad?!
Can you imagine him changing a diaper? 😂😂😂😂
He would be jealous of his child while he's getting breastfed.
"That's my milk!"
@@Gchildwarrior In the epilogue of the last book, when Ana was pregnant again, Christian was looking forward to nursing on her again.
I think that there are more implications about it. He wasn't the first priority when he should've been, with his mom. Now that he's coming to terms with allowing himself to be (his version of) vulnerable, with the type of woman he used to apply the submission he needed to project onto someone who resembled his mother. More sooner than later Parenthood, a hugely delicate subject for his psyche, appeared as a nuclear bomb to tumble the delicate equilibrium he was working to achieve.
He was a very disturbed person who actually got a little "together" by the boundaries of bdsm. So, on top of all his traumas and issues, he got a little together ¡¡¡by being abused!!! (!talk about bruised mind! )
Is not like he came out of a cabbage being like that.
BUT ultimately he was able to heal a little through his Parenthood, being - to his kids- the kind of parent he deserved as a child.. With all the kinks of the kind of sexual relationship he has with Ana.
/shudders/
I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm insulted on behalf of Anakin Skywalker. He might have had fears about fatherhood, but he was never angry at Padme for getting pregnant.
When _Darth Vader_ looks more heroic than one of your main characters, and said main character is meant to be _sympathetic,_ you did something wrong.
So am I because hello, if freaking Darth Vader who did so many bad things during the days of the Empire and killed a bunch of Tusken Raiders in Attack of the Clones is portrayed as more heroic- although Luke and Padmé were right that Anakin was still in there- than Christian Grey and I can name other similar guys such as Edward Cullen of Twilight, Gideon Cross in Sylvia Day's series, and a couple of others I can't think of now, you know that even those guys are better than Christian and you did something wrong. Jeez, I've read better fan fic of Edward Cullen, Gideon Cross, and Darth Vader besides the Legends continuity and he was a Sith Lord, probably the only good one since he still had remorse for his actions deep down!
Anakin was thrilled to be a parent, you’re right about him being scared of being a dad I mean who wouldn’t be afraid of that?
You just whispering "I'm so tired" periodically throughout the video is everything.
The editing makes me laugh she's amazing
@@shanedaley6236 Couldn't agree more! i'm so happy to have found her channel.
"I want your world to begin and end with me."
[INTERNALLY SCREAMING]
Almost as cringe as "Call me by your name" lolololololol
@@RobertMorgan MANNNN !!! ive always wondered wtf did the autor meant by that phrase, was it supposed to be philosophical and sexy? Or didn’t i get it bc i’m THAT shallow? like.....WHAT DO U MEEEEAAAN
@@RobertMorgan “Call me by your name” is a bit more appropriate. In this sense, it is asking the person to become a part of you. When both parties agree, it can be a beautiful moment of togetherness. It’s different than “I want your world to begin and end with me.” That is possessive, holding yourself apart from a person while asking for their whole being (like a god to a worshipper). “Call me by your name” is more mutual. It means ‘give me all of yourself and I will do the same.’
The only time that should be said is when one is looking at themselves in the mirror tbh lol
That some supervillain shit
I absolutely CANNOT get over the fact that, like, 10 years ago when I told someone 50 shades was a twilight fanfic they got so fucking mad at me and told me I was lying. Now that it is common knowledge it is a bit frustrating but so relieving cuz I was doubting myself.
@kshamwhizzle i thought it was a self insert fanfic of smeyer and gerard way 😭
@kshamwhizzle "An HP fanfic with vampires"
*My Immortal flashbacks*
@KC it was an mcr fic.
The only people who are allowed to say that someone tastes mighty fine are Hannibal Lecter and the Sawyer family.
And those who had Mrs lovetts pies
And the girls from Raw.
Not true. You taste each other when u have sex.
@@TheFourthWinchester so i guess ure one of those that actually liked the books
@@JM-es6cr Nah fam. I'm a guy. I haven't even read the books. I'm here only for Amanda's takes.
The AO3 tags for this fanfic would be ✨ a nightmare ✨
Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
no beta we die like christian's mom
@@DerplingKing I saw that tag and wondered, what does it mean?
@@Scarlett1243 It mean it contains things like graphic r*pe/p*dophilia etc
@@Scarlett1243 This work contains elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicit condemnation. It will not necessarily subvert or condemn the problematic element, or take time to consider potential harm. There are other tags for some kind of harm or sensitive subject on the work, this work will be presenting those as is, without any twists. It is what it says.
Christian: "It would be mighty fine if the rich paid more taxes"
That's the problem with the rich paying more taxes, they're already rich! They can dodge paying any taxes because they need no income to be taxed on.
Warren Buffet is a prime example of this: his employees pay more in taxes than him because he only pays himself a $100k/year salary. He has no need for taxable income, he's a billionaire. His philanthropy no doubt zeroes out any income taxes he pays on that $100k.
@@RobertMorgan that's a mighty fine point!
@@RobertMorgan It’s sick the personal things that rich people can write off if they claim it’s business in any way, like maintaining image. You can write off your hair plugs and yacht if it’s “for image.”
See raising taxes on the rich would just prevent others from becoming rich not demote the rich in any way
Amanda please.
Your friends and family are worried about you.
You need to stop this obsession with Twilight.
This is an intervention
Than you, Sir. Velo C. Raptor
You make a very convincing argument, Mr. Raptor
If you’re ever in a relationship that can be defined by “we fight all the time, but we love each other anyway” please don’t rush into marriage and a child - at the very least see a therapist to help figure out why you’re fighting.
Yeah...like with Hermione and Ron Weasley's "relationship." 😂
So true
@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Ron and Hermione didnt really have big fights , to me it seemed more like bickering than actual arguments
@@dummyyogurt5375 and they were children, can't really compare the two.
"James is better at writing Christian" psst it's because Christian is her self insert
That has some interesting implications... I know it's a joke btw
@@afiamahmood1313 Its both a joke and not a joke. Many people have seriously speculated this.
I read somewhere that her self insert is Elena, because you know, E. L. = Elena Lincoln
@@FlorenceDays That is even worse.
Oh yeah, I remember that.
The only way I would listen to these books is, if Amanda made an audio book version with comentary
Oh, for sure!
You should try @markreads. He goes through all three with commentary and it is hilarious
@@eddis6283 We are here only for Amanda.
We need that!
Chapters ending with "I'm so tired..."
"His wife is in danger. And he's turned on!"
So, a normal Tuesday night for them?
(Never read the books/watched the movies myself)
You're right xD
Neither have I, but all the reviews are hilarious
“Master of your universe” makes me think of He-Man first and Seinfeld as a close second😆
Is it bad that I've heard that for decades when talking about grown men? From more sources than I can count. That's always the goal, the dream people talk about, a real man is master of his universe, king of his castle.
Maybe it's just something we in the over 30 crowd have always heard.
I always think of the part in Titanic when Rose is talking derisively about the rich men to Jack, "Now they'll retreat into a cloud of smoke and congratulate each other on being masters of the universe."
😂😂😂Yep, I thought that too. But like it was a kinky Teela x He-Man book.
@@RobertMorgan I'm over 30 and this is literally the first I've heard of real people using that phrase. Odds are the people you know have a weird colloquialism. There are some pretty dark implications of this sort of defensive assertion of external control you might want to look out for. Nobody comfortable in their circumstances spends this much effort to manage literally everything around them.
Thank god we know Christian has a token gay friend. That makes him SUCH a GREAT GUY. SOoooO cool of you
The film "Secretary" is about a bdsm relationship with the male protag named Edward Gray.
Twilight's male protag is Edward.
Fifty Shade's male protag is Christian Grey.
James Spader played Edward Gray in Secretary.
Author of Fifty Shades (Erica Leonard) used the pen name E.L. James.
THE CONNECTIONS!!
Okay maybe its all coincidence but still it's uncanny!!
Yeah, none of that is a coincidence
@@blackphoenix77 right?!
But Secretary was actually a good movie that (as far as I’ve been told) portrays the subculture accurately.
Yeah thought about this too. I like that movie very much.
@@SoWhosGae such a good movie!!
“I’m just here to bring you the good word of Alice and Bella”
*AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT*
She is our prophet and we worship her
I have more knowledge of fifty shades of Grey than I should have. Have never watched to movies or read the books. But Amanda makes it possible to be able to fit in the work mingle that consist of 50 y. O women
I've read the first set of books. I promise this is better! Never seen the movies though. But I'm sure this is still better lol
Remember that is these stories took place in a trailer park, this would be an episode of Criminal Minds. There is very little redeeming about any of these characters. It's an unresearched piece of fanfiction that's poorly written. No amount of billionaire money changes that. Grey is not a good Dom, a good boyfriend, and he is not going to be a good father. He needs an insane amount more therapy than he's getting, and regardless of her own tragic backstory, Mrs. Robinson needs to go to prison.
Dear god there’s 3 of them!? Overall 6 in the series??? How are you still a functioning person!?
As long as there's always Bella & Alice, Abby & Riley & Dianna Agron, she'll be okay.
@@tmntaddict Something tells me she might be a lesbian 🤔
@@TheFourthWinchester Just gals being pals. Totally platonic, "we're married, no homo, actually, jk, ... unless?" besties.
@@TheFourthWinchester I don't know, her coming out post was too vague.
Amanda calling E.L. James “Erika” has the same energy as Contrapoints calling J.K. Rowling “Joanne”
It totally does. 🤣
What energy? Those are their names
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I raise you another Lindsay Ellis on this one... Eeeem 😅
The way Jess Owens calls Sarah J. Maas „Sarah Janet“ also fits that energy tbh.
What's wrong with Anastasia Grey-Steele, lol?
I had a friend with the last name 'Scott', who married a man with the first name 'Scott' and I lobbied them unsuccessfully for him to take her last name so he'd have the name 'Scott Scott'.
People have no chill.
EVEN IF Ana showed up at work that morning and said “first order of business, i need to update my info to my married name,” it could quite reasonably take a day or two for the IT dept to process it. Christian is an asshat for many, many reasons including this.
“Erica, this needs to stop!” These are true words that have been way too late. I wish her editor had said that to her.
"I want your world to begin and end with me."
Nice to see Christian has such reasonable expectations of his wife. 🤣
There are TWO “effervescent”-s in this book, TWO. That just can’t be a coincidence!
If I had a nickle for every time "Effervescent" was used in the book I'd have 2 nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice
Well when you buy a six dollar word you use a six dollar word
Are you implying Ms James is a meme lord?
How many ''Fifty Shades'' POV books are out there?? Won't be surprised if ''Fifty Shades'' from Christian's couch POV comes out
that poor couch 😔
Watch the next 59 shades books be from ms Robinson's prospective 🤣
The Red Room speaks!
Couch pov.
"Then I watch them fucking by the sink, my inner stuffing wishing the were on me..."
What did I just do?
This comment thread is cursed ☠️
In my ninth grade health class we were given a paper on the cycle of abuse and it basically went they hit you or some other form of violence, they buy you gifts to make up for hurting you, you forgive them and then the cycle starts over. So Christian is literally playing out the cycle of an abuser.
EL James: Erica Leonard, and then her favorite vampire, James.
Please tell me this is true 😂 lie to me
🤯
“Christian Greys name was spelled with a K originally, then changed to Ch”
Me: Christian Krey? Chrey? 🤔
Kristian
Ahahahah sorry but ahahahah
Technically, Krisztián if it's the Hungarian version.
I'm glad it wasn't just me 🤣
But grey is the couple's surname not kristian's
Y'all need to watch Dominic Noble's charity livestreams where people read The Mister to him. I believe it is the only way to consume that content without actually dying of cringe.
Those livestreams actually made me read that book :D uuuugh that writing style... I could read only one chapter at the time
@@Sancyria You are a more courageous person than I. My tolerance for cringe is severely low, so I had to take breaks even watching the videos.
Generally Pooky has a pretty fun series on it too!
I can't help but think of He-Man each time I here Master of the Universe. And now I'm imagnining Christian Grey getting his butt kicked by He-Man and Skeletor tag-teaming him.
Not gonna to lie.
I would pay good money to see that.
Fun fact: she did *not* write her own characters for The Mister! It's like a modern version of Poldark combined with her first ever fic, Safe Haven. Would love to hear what you think of it tho!
Of courrrrrse she didn't, could not have expected less from her lmao
Oh god how this woman keeps publishing!? I hate here!
NO NOT POLDARK I WILL CRY
Poldark is the purest of British period drama and I won't hear a bad word said about it because topless Aiden Turner got me through lockdown 😅
No joke I was at Target yesterday and saw the book and immediately thought, “Can’t wait for Amanda to cover this”
There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know.
(Love the username!)
@@xXMiKuXx21 thanks!
As an aspiring writer, seeing crap like this getting published makes me feel hopeless.
huh! personally it gives me hope. like, 'my stuff's better than this-- maybe I can do it too!'
@@colette2529 Hopeless because good work will not get published hence this crap does. I never said I couldn't do better, I'm positively certain that I can and I did. The only problem is that some publishers will see this 'book' as a sign to keep publishing this crap because of its large following (toxic relationships and misrepresentation of kink not to mention lack of inclusiveness and diversity) instead of giving good work a chance.
See what happened with 'After' and '365', the biggest examples of lazy writing and the right demographic that eats it up. They followed the formula and now they are best sellers and they even got movie adaptions that are just as bad. Disgraceful.
@@LePetitDoll oh I understood. I was just suggesting a different perspective.
I don't understand why you're feeling the need to take such a defensive tone, though. Just because your point is 'clear' doesn't mean it's correct ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@colette2529 Read it again. I have been editing the comment because I kept changing my mind.
@@LePetitDoll Oh you deleted your response lowkey insulting me! That's fun.
I don't need why this series is bad explained to me.
I was just trying to reach out to a fellow artist to say that bad art existing does not negate the existence of good art, and perhaps bad books being successful might offer some relief from trying to create a perfect product (which is something I struggle with)
I almost feel bad for mentioning this, but I've been hearing that The Mister is poldark fanfic. Like I don't know if Erika can write her own original characters for her original novels 🙈
and the mister is probaly an the host fanfic at some point
The Alice shirt 🤩
Amanda is once again a simp for Alice, and I absolutely approve! 💜
I want it.
I feel like this book demonstrates E.L's severe internalized misogyny even more than the original series did. -smdh- (Thank you for having read it for us!)
I keep hearing everywhere that the BDSM community thinks that this series is bullshit .
Absolutely 100%.
Can confirm
Yup!
Sex=/=real life. Once you bring your kinks (read: deep seated issues) out of the bedroom, its no longer about fetish and is just abuse
Honestly the most unbelievable part of this book is that Christian consistently goes to therapy and yet still maintains this incredible lack of self-awareness
This series truly alarms me. I was peer- pressured into reading it by my coworkers and the entire time I couldn’t stop thinking about how abusive the relationship was
oh no! that means you missed out on the description of christian’s beach attire during the honeymoon (cutoff jeans hanging low over his boardshorts).
... what?
I'm constantly baffled by what James decides qualifies as "sexy" clothes. This one really takes the cake.
She's a Brit so when she says swim trunks she means a speedo. I guess that's less stupid?
I’m beginning to wonder if E.L. James knows what jeans are.
@@DerplingKing wait really? well that ruins the fun of that scene lol
Wait, doesn't this series take place over the course of a few months? How would Ana miss several Depo shots if they are only taken every 3 months. I don't think EL James knows how birth control works.
Yeah, it actually does take place over a few months. How ELJ makes that clear is in the 3rd book speeds through time by talking about stuff they did in back and forth flirty emails. She even dates them so you can tell time has passed and they talk about spending time sailing the weekend before or whatever. I can't remember if they're interspersed within the chapters or back to back like what SM did with the months that Edward left.
I think Dan Olsen unlocked the key to understanding 50 shades when he pointed out that Anna isn’t EL Jame’s self-insert, Christian is.
In the middle of Amanda recounting some cringey sex from this book, I heard a RUclips ad: "Do you want a relationship like this?" It was for the Christian dating site eHarmony, making this the best video I've ever seen.
They really need to stop letting Wattpad Fanfictions be turned into movies.
But then we wouldn't have anything to make fun of
Or let the good wattpad Fanfictions become movies. Or tv shows like my original one that I’m working on
Will say, they're fun to watch and make fun of while drinking wine at girls night. But the author and movies portraying this relationship is toxic and doesn't properly show what a real Master/Slave BDSM couple is and the trust that goes into it. As someone in the BDSM community, I always tell people to look at this like any other film based on a culture or lifestyle: it's exaggerated and more than likely written by someone who's never been apart of the community. It still needs to be called out and critiqued, but I believe adults can have fun watching or reading these books and laughing at the ridiculous premise of it all, while understanding the toxic elements
This wasn't even on Wattpad tho ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
I think they're just making the wrong ones. Similar thing with "After" (which was original I think).
They should just look at the quality content not that crap.
Although I love making fun of it
Never been more proud of my fanfics than after reading this shite. lmao.
I'm so shocked that it didn't end with another cringe 'master of my universe' line. Like, what are you? Freaking He-Man?
How it should have been:
Anna: omg it’s my former boss.
Christian: You really know his profile, don’t you?
Anna:… literally my former boss, of course I do, weirdo.
I can't begin to imagine how anyone is able to read the stuff E L James writes with a straight face 😂
booze? lots and lots of booze.
I don’t even wanna know how many % of sales were from people reading it ironically once the hype started. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s more than a third
at this point they basically published the same book series twice
That is literally exactly what she did. She wrote her fanfic, got righteously furious when people called it an abusive abomination, and claimed people just didn’t understand Christian. And her stans are pure and deep, so now they have the full story. Many romances are just written from each parties POV in the same book, but MONEY! And fanfic. Meyer didn’t do it, so no way EL would’ve thought of it. (Legit, I once read a mega ménage with NINE POVs, and that got rough. Though now that I’m thinking about it, I might go for a re-read.)
The heavy use of the term "mighty fine" makes me wish Fifty Shades had been a Western AU of Twilight rather than... what we got.
“But he has fornication punishment planned”
I don’t know what’s funnier, the phrasing, or the fact this is a literal plot point in a published novel.
I got married in October, still haven’t changed my last name. I keep planning to but it’s a lot of work.
Also, despite using birth control I got pregnant. My husband and me definitely aren’t billionaires and he definitely didn’t freak out like Christian when I told him I was pregnant. He actually took it better than me at first.
What is this story. Why is this story
The original books were such a torture. I've read them last year out of boredom and I still haven't recovered.
Props to you for reading that stuff TWICE...
I should really go to sleep but I'm staying for this.
I love it when you say "E.L. James write your own characters challenge" through out the entire video.
every time amanda makes one of these videos, el james sucks out a little more of her soul
Made for love is basically 50 shades of Grey but in a universe where Ana treats Grey for what he is; abusive, controlling and a manipulator.
amanda i cant believe u did the whole thing for our entertainments sake, lots of luv to u sweetie
If only poor Amanda was "Freed" but hey! We appreciate your sacrifice you brave soul!!! ♡
So by reading this, the OG Trilogy and now the proto-storoes, would ypu say you are a... "Master of this Universe"?
I'm so fucking sorry for that
Funny thing; I watched an actual BDSM expert reacting the Fifty Shades of Grey, & she actually hypothesized that Christian might actually be looking for a "mommy dom." Of course, for that interpretation to fly, the author would've had to have any semblance of an idea about what actual BDSM is like. Personally, I do think it'd be far more likely for Christian to at least be a sub.
With "the Mister" you should be careful what you wish for. Just look what it does to poor Domonic Noble
We will NOT let him to not review anyinth EL James publish.
The fact that you said you’re so tired so many times but kept going for us is true dedication!
I absolutely love it when amanda wears that alice shirt especially when talking about something twilight related
Amanda's upbeat voice is so fun to hear
Sometimes I just shout "Oh boy oh boy!" all over the house
"[I] can now consider myself an expert of this universe."
So... she mastered it?
I can't tell if I'm too drunk or not drunk enough for this, lol
Perfect. I was just looking for something to watch
Amanda deserves an Oscar for putting up with this Story!
My inner goddess tells me that I am the master of my universe and if that isn't mighty fine, then I don't know what is.
I rarely like a video before I even get into it. But this series has brought me SO much joy that I know I will love it. Legit have rewatched it so many times
Amanda the Jedi: Posts new Fifty Shades video
Me: Zoots right over
I really hope she keeps milking this and just like tell the entire story from Taylor’s perspective and then from Andrea the assistant and then the house keeper, and then the guy who sold them the Saab. Just have her devolve 😂😂
Earliest of your videos I've clicked. Idk why I'm obsessed with people ripping apart twilight and it's fanfiction but it's just so Damm entertaining
"These books can't get any worse" I said naively.
Your sacrifice will never be forgotten Amanda. You are a true pal 😏
"Erica, this needs to stop" truer words have never been spoken!
I don't get why anyone praises this story, it depicts abuse not BDSM and it's overall just a terrible story. The amount of people that comment about it on my BDSM content makes me uncomfortable
I'm definitely not master of my own universe. More like the roommate of an up-and-coming super villain, and my super power is really lame, like making things damp. :/
‘Look son, there goes a hero. Not the hero we needed, but the hero we deserve.’ 😂
"Hello shit he's anakin skywalker" made me genuinely burst out laughing 😅🤣😂😆
Wait so the presenting of Christian being either a victim or Participant doesn’t work because he was 15.. Stat r*pe laws exist. This is a awful therapist
No, it's a promot of trying to get Christian to realise own his own that he was the victim
OK but with the title "Master of the Universe" am I the only one disappointed that the fanfic wasn't a He-Man AU?
I feel like this needs a disclaimer that reads "No Wasting Light vinyls were harmed in the making of this video"
Given his jealousy, no way would Christian hire a bodyguard that hot and young for Anna! And damn! I forget how fast this timeline moves!
Amanda, why do you do this to yourself?
No, for real tho, thank you for saving me from the pain of reading this ಥ‿ಥ
I am 14 minutes 50 seconds in and I have just realised Amanda is wearing a Team Alice top. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽