Women Organize Global Boycott of “Fifty Shades Darker”

‘Women from around the world are joining forces to boycott 50 Shades Darker, the sequel to the violent bondage thriller, 50 Shades of Grey, which is scheduled for release on February 10.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is joining a global boycott movement calling upon women to reject the normalization of violence and abuse against women portrayed in the upcoming movie.

The campaign Facebook page, highlights how the Fifty Shades franchise which is based on the bestselling book series by E.L. James, attempts to normalize and even romanticize sexual and domestic violence.

“Hollywood is portraying the Fifty Shades story as a risqué, passionate romance, but it’s actually a story of sexual and domestic abuse,” said the NCOSE in conjunction with the London Abused Women’s Centre, Collective Shout, and Culture Reframed.

“Christian Grey, the male lead, consistently displays the traits of an abuser through possessive, manipulative, coercive, and violent behaviors, including frequent stalking. Anastasia Steele, his ‘lover’, is consistently isolated, threatened, and manipulated, yet she comes back to Christian time and time again because she thinks her love can change him. As the story progresses, Ana, who was first fearful and disturbed by Christian’s controlling behaviors and dark sexual practices, gradually becomes desensitized to his harsh treatment.”

They continue: “The Fifty Shades series is permeated with graphic scenes of violent sex and sexual abuse. Its lead male character exhibits classic hallmarks of a sexual and domestic abuser, and yet Hollywood is portraying his relationship with Ana as a sexually titillating Cinderella story.”

THIS is not entertainment, they say. “THIS is not sexy. THIS results in serious harm to women and in the worst case scenario, murder.”’

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