Fifty Shades of Grey as told by The Dom 

Poor The Dom needs some serious aftercare.

"UNHAND THAT LADY! If anyone's going to be taking advantage of her, it's going to be ME!!!" ...and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the most perfect description of the supposed "hero" of this story.

E.L. James is the worst possible person to represent the potential of the fanfiction writing community. So many fanfics are actually well written, interesting, and GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. I'm so entirely irked that out of all the incredible fanfiction out there, loads of which could absolutely be turned into books and movies, some idiots chose this. As a fanfiction author, I'm embarrassed. As an avid reader, I'm disgusted. As a human being, I stand in disbelief.

That woman makes me ashamed to write fan fiction, and the fact that she out of all fan fiction authors can get published whilst others more talented cannot is simply baffling. She gives fan fiction a worse reputation than it already has.

"I LOVE porn!" "I'm an avid porn lover." 😂 At least you're honest.

I think society came to the collective agreement that this isn’t porn because it’s actually psychological horror.

This might sound strange, but the part where he breaks the handcuffs is more arousing than the whole trilogy of Fifty Shades...

under 18? pffft, who, me? * sweats fearfully *

I'm also pretty tired of the "creep rescues you from another creep" cliche, since It basically just boils down to bulls*** idea that someone can just negate there horrible behavior just by doing something "nice" for someone else. If you only do a good deed when it benefits you, you're basically just being a douchebag with a hero complex.

Dom: *fires gun into air* Me: *laughs and says aloud* Feel better? Dom: Nope! *fires two guns* LOL!

"All these people are scum" -The Dom accurately summing up the entire dramatis personae of 50 Shades of Grey.

My literature tescher made me read this after she found out I was writing fanfiction. After I finished she asked me, "How did you like it?" I told her I hated this book with all my non-existing soul. She smiled and said, "If you write something like this I will personally kill you."

10:55 what. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. It's like... "Yo I don't like these small amounts of pain, let's try for the MAXIMUM amount of pain and see if I liked it." What.

The fifty shades books just made me feel like a 13yr old who had seen a few pictures and imagined stuff wrote it, not a mature woman.

I'm sideying how when Jose, a Latino man rightfully called out for harrasment while its completly fine, even ROMANTIC, when Grey the lillywhite rich guy does them

(middle-aged housewife waves at you from among your beautiful watchers)

So...are we your subs? You know since you're the dom.

am i the only one who spent the entire video watching this dude's eyebrows because seriously they're amazing they're like little dancing caterpillars i think I'm in love

I feel like this could have been a decent book if only the author had treated Grey as the villain he obviously was meant to be, if it had ended with Ana realising she was in an abusive relationship and going to the police to fill a report for harassment and sexual assault (and a restriction order) and then scheduling an appointment with a therapist, that would had been a happy ending.

the dom has such an affinity for guns he should get honorary American citizenship

6:18 "All of these characters are scum!" Priceless and apparently rather appropriate comment.

I heard that this trilogy was originally a fanfiction story about Twilight. As someone who reads a lot of fanfiction, I recognize the style of writing. Fanfiction characteristics include: lack of respect of 'universe' rules (i.e. forced circumstances to obtain the outcome you want; common sense), very obvious and terrible names, lead characters that narrate in the first person with extra attention on their 'inner' feelings, tons of OVERREACTIONS, forced drama, overly obvious quotes (especially music, song lyrics), really clichéd idioms. Let us not forget the curse that is the Mary Sue. That being said, not all fanfiction is bad; I have read some truly remarkable work. I'm just astounded this made it past the editor's spam filter.

Ah yes, the traditional American way to release pent up anger: unload several gun magazines with no worry of where the bullets will go

Okay, as an asexual I have one comment: The whole "skipping puberty" thing around 3:00 sounds a lot like some people's experiences as asexuals. Considering she probably gets the hots for the male lead, it would still be fair to call her demisexual, sort of. To be honest, I don't think E.L. James was thinking about this when they wrote 50 shades. But it's worth considering that there are people who are just...like this. I should also note that sexuality is not necessarily related to romantic inclination (e.g. you can be heteroromantic [love members of the opposite sex] and asexual [feel no desire to have sex with those people], or heterosexual and aromantic [sexually attracted but not romantically]), and that it is equally possible to be what is known as a sex-positive asexual - that is, an asexual person who enjoys sexual activity but who doesn't feel any drive to do it.

I tried reading it once. Mainly because the topic aligns with my interests, and also because I wanted to know what the hype was about. I didn't even get through the first paragraph before grabbing my editing tools and marking up typos, repetitive description (Glass, steel and white leather couches. Everywhere. Bloody everywhere.) By the time I was done, the parts of the book I actually endured were more colorful than a gay pride flag and my sanity had gone somewhere after chapter seven. I just- I don't understand how this even got published and even more flabberghasted by its popularity. Seriously, can someone explain to me what they saw in the book, or what they enjoyed about it? I honestly want to know, no mockery or anything, just really curious.

The weird thing about Grey is that (in my opinion), there’s actually a kernel of an interesting idea in there. Namely a charming love interest who explicitly feels little to no empathy. The problem is that you need such a character to not be an asshole for this to work without them being a villain. For anyone confused here, not feeling empathy doesn’t mean being completely selfish or heartless; it means not easily understanding or emulating the feelings of others. A person with low empathy (note that there are some forms of neurodivergence where this common) can be friendly and genuinely compassionate, but less as an automatic response and more as a conscious decision. Also you’d need such a character to have their offensive remarks or behaviors actually be unintentional as a result of not understanding how it makes other people feel rather than not caring. So Grey is far from being such a character, but there’s at least some potential

I am convinced the only reason this billionaire hottie would find interest in a bumbling, boring, average looking woman like Anastasia is because he sensed her low self confidence and saw her as an easy target for his future abuse towards her.

The irony of a bdsm novel being reviewed by someone calling himself The Dom lol. On a side note I'm a big fan of your content 👍

To somewhat ease the pain, i suggest you to watch Film Theory: Fifty Shades of Grey Cult Theory by Film Theorists, it's really paints an interesting twist on Grey's manerisms

lol i absolutely LOVED how he was wearing handcuffs the entire time. That is, untill he got so mad he broke them and began shooting up the place to vent his anger! XD

sometimes you just want to watch a hot British dude in a suit yell angrily about a terrible book series and proper BDSM practice, thank you for filling this niche in entertainment.

Your reaction doesn't surprise me, but it does make me like you more as a person.

"If you're under 18" **army of 12y/o's laughing in the back**

"I can break these cuffs!" "You can't break those cuffs!" *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!* "Oh shit he actually broke the cuffs"

"As an avid porn lover..." - The Dom 2017

I once had a guy who told me I should spend the whole weekend with him, rather than Saturday with my mum shopping as we have planned. We didn't live together with my mum, so my time with her was precious. And this after 3 dates. I told him I don't want him dictating my time. He threw a fit. I told him to go to hell.

As an Author Fifty Shades of Gray gives me hope because if even this can gat a fanbase of it's own I can too

As an asexual, oblivious person who was stuck with Highschool Sex Ed, I honestly don't know how I still managed to have more sexual knowledge than a main chatacter in a -badly represented- BDSM/porn novel.

A note on the young woman not understanding masturbation or feeling attraction even after puberty... it's not that uncommon. If she had had a religious upbringing it would have made much more sense.

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm part of the BDSM Lifestyle and Community, and this book and film series is just a flat out insult. Simply put if you guys want a current Love Story evolving the BDSM Lifestyle, don't waist your time and money on the Fifty Shades of SHIT, instead go read the SUNSTONE comic because not only its actually really good at telling a love story, it also knows the BDSM Lifestyle properly and gives it full respect to it.

The only part i've ever actually read was the part towards the end where she is being spanked with a belt. The description in that scene and her internal monologue was so accurate to the thoughts and actions of an abused child that it actually made me physically ill and I refused to read another word.

2:57 as a person on the asexuality spectrum I feel called out. Of course, I know Dom being himself didn't mean anything offensive here, and Ana being overly interested in sex basically after 5 minutes of knowing Grey doesn't justify this explanation but still, we exist.

Hey, I'm a sexually-frustrated middle-aged housewife, and I still think this book is utter shit! XD Also I love your channel. :D

I hope when you discuses the messages you point out the BDSM community considers this book at best misinformed to worst Anti-kink propaganda trying to pass pass of an abusive relationship as a consensual BDSM relationship, while total disregarding the community principles of SSC (Safe, Sane, Consensual). It would have been more forgivable if it was written as a Thriller rather than a Romance novel.

Dom, your review of this book is my favourite. Most people act over the top and make their rage comical. This book has done horrible damage to relationships and the perception of love and romance in younger people. Turning rage comical and funny degrades the damage this book has done. Thank you for being honest with your hate.

Had a crush on a guy from a d&d group I was in, we got along at the time and dated for 6 years, in that time he became more and more emotionally cold and manipulative and would only talk/message me or want to hang out when it was convenient for him. I gave him every chance I could but in the end he didn't improve and it took me 6 years to realise that he was abusive and that when I was having a bad day or was upset it wasn't him who I thought of first. Its funny that the thing that made me realize that I was in love with my best friend and not him was when I saw the avengers infinity war and I couldn't Imagen him not existing... At the time I tried a while longer but I broke it off with my ex when he ignored me for a whole two weeks because I told him he'd upset me by going on a rant about why he didn't like a show that I did. I don't know I would have gotten out of it if it wasn't for the support I did from my now fiancé. I'm in a better place now, and have the most loving and kind fiancé in the world... Long TLDR emotional abuse is harder to spot when you're in it, you tell yourself it's just your imagination and that everything is fine but it isn't. It's a hard pill to swallow but if you realise that your in this emotional trap the best thing, truely is to cut the tie and move on with your life before the rope can become a chain. No matter how much you think they need you if you are getting hurt by the person who should take care of you the most then you need to get out of it as quickly as possible for your own sake. TLDR With rose tinted glasses every red flag just looks like a flag. Emotional abuse is hard to spot but if you can get out of it please do because it is a better world on the other side. (Sorry this was so long)

Oh my God. Watching him lose it when Grey follows Ana to Georgia is amazing.

"If you're under eighteen-" they'll never find me

I remember when the book first came out, a friend said he found it on his counter and started reading it for class, before his mom took it away from him. I really hate the book so fucking much. I mean, if parents are so callous about it and leave it lying around, why do they even fucking bother taking it away? I hate this book.

I’m asexual. I have never felt (and don’t expect to ever feel) sexual attraction towards anyone. That being said, if I were to ever feel that way for someone, I hope to any god who will listen that I would have the self control to not let that person take completely control of my life like this chick does.

I’ve read fanfics that were genuinely better than the original source material. This was not one of them.

This has for some reason become one of my comfort playlists. No idea why it helps (varies on the degree on 70%-100%) with my anxiety attacks 🤣

You can tell that the author is acting out her sexual fantasies through Ana because she never had hot guys lust after her they went after other hot chicks. The Plain Janes always get overlooked so she decided to write about hot guys lusting after her (Anatasia) but E. L. James wasn't expecting such a backlash about her writing & characters Christian & Ana. Ana is just like Bella Swan taking abuse from hot control freak guys while ignoring the other hot guy (Jose & Jacob) who was trying to force their love on them.

"All of these characters are scum!" That's enough, Dom. You told us all we need, there's no need to torture yourself further.

I'm a freshman in highschool. I've seen girls reading the books. as an aspiring author, I felt very DONE with my classmates.

How my boyfriend admitted to me he's into bondage: *looks at me* wanna try something weird?

You being so angry with Christian completed my life!😂😂

It was explained to me, by someone in the publishing industry, that when they find works like this that have a massive following on-line, they don't edit it, for fear of alienating those fans - changing it from what they know. Honestly, *any* editing would have vastly improved this POS. (I attempted to read it. I got about half way through and wasn't enjoying the reading, was dreading reading it, and it was turning me off of all reading, so I stopped reading it and life improved greatly.)

On the subject of it not being considered 'porn' I just realized - could it be because Fifty Shades itself started out as FANFICTION and wasn't taken as seriously because of that? Which is a shame because there's loads of great fanfiction out there, and this is a very poor representation of the genre really.

"Al of these characters are SCUM"" *happy grin while dying inside*

Wow, I knew this story was screwed up by its reputation, but hearing an actual synopsis of it just makes it even worse. The weird thing about it all is that this sounds like it could've been a good story if not for the fact that were supposed to be rooting for these two to get together. Seriously, Christian Grey makes Edward Cullen look like Clark Kent for crying out loud.

Sometimes when I'm really angry about something and having trouble coping, I come here and let Dom be angry for me for a little while.

No need to apologize for showing your bias. The humor you create from your reactions to the utter scuminess of these kinds of books and their characters is one of the many reasons I love your videos :).

Just a friendly reminder that James has gone on record in interviews as stating that the relationship presented in her books is not abusive or unhealthy, and she is disturbed that people claim it is. So yeah, this woman is utterly unaware of what a good, healthy relationship is. Please do not ever let her have children. Please never let her have responsibility for another human being.

Every time I watch this is reminds me of when my great grandmother (a small, fragile old lady) read Fifty Shades and when asked what she thought of it said, without a hint of emotion “It was f*cking stupid”. Legend.

I just want you to know I appreciate your handcuffs.

Oh dominic, you are GLORIOUS

Anastasia not having sexual feelings until romantically infatuated with Christian makes some amount of sense if she's demisexual or some other variety of gray asexual. Of course I'm 100% convinced the author didn't know of this when she wrote the book, so I'm not giving her any credit. Also beggars the question as to why Anastasia apparently never even had a crush on someone before.

Ugh, thank you so much for pointing out all of the disturbing messages the book throws out. If it was just another dirty novel, I would have no issues with it (aside from my surprise that it's so popular despite how bad it is.) I mean, the stalking, manipulation, rape, then she falls in "love". This is not a romantic love story with some dirty chapters.

I swear this playlist is my best source of shadefreude these days

You know... I'm so glad that back when I heard about this thing getting a movie I was so damn petty that because it was popular I had unwarranted hatred for it. Now I have justified hatred for it.

I'm just realizing that Dominic is wearing handcuffs and dying of laughter

The description of this video should simply be: "In which The Dom CANNOT EVEN."

If Christian found Anna getting drunk dangerous, one must truly wonder what he thinks of Ozzy osbourne and Lemmy.

Poor Dom, this is cruel and unusual punishment

The fact that this exists as a published book - let alone a major hollywood film, makes me mad. Then I found out the movie made back it's budget more than 10 times over . . . I can't decide if I want to punch something or cry profusely.

People thinking fifty shades of grey is romantic is like people thinking lolita is romantic

Anyone else find this review series carthartic and soothing? I watch these every time my PTSD informs me i'm not allowed to sleep. Generally helps me at least get an hour or so and can not only take my mind off my own shit but leave me giggling no matter what horrors are in my head. Thank you so much for the amazingness that is you. Also, for anyone who doesn't know, gathering a group of your friends who understand how sex works and putting on these movies is not only a great recipe for an amazing weekend but also a good way to spend 4-6 hours per movie as you pause it to yell to each other about how it is wrong and horrible and bullshit. You are welcome :P

I kind of wonder what the book would have been like if Ana was ace in Christian had to come to terms with the fact that the woman "he's in love "with has no interest in sex and that she has to get to know her as a human being and not you know the sex object

Now I'm kinda curious... Are you also gonna review the sequels??? Are you gonna put yourself through that pain?????

I love how Dominic can't bring himself to say Christian Gray's first name because he despises him SO MUCH that he has to be just "Gray".

My dumb brain took about two years to realise the cover design was a tie I literally thought it was a really strange silver spiral

those handcuffs though hellooooooo♡

It’s honestly impressive when you realise that EL James managed to write a character more disturbing than a vampire who watches you sleep.

Might I suggest using the "Calm-intellectual-filter for the next episode. I fear otherwise the ceiling will fall on the Dom's head after shooting at it that much. ;)

The two characters in all of fiction that anger me the most are 1: Battlestone from Rob Liefeld's Youngblood 2: Christian Grey EVERYTHING about the characters scream VILLAIN/main antagonist and yet the writers constantly claim that they are 'complex antiheroes' with emotions amd feelings and flaws and all that guff, which is an absolute load of ridiculous bulls**t!!

anyone else laught super hard when they soptted Doms hands?

This is like the 5th time I've seen this. Why watching this series of reviews is so comforting to me when my illness is acting up, I will never know.

Oh please please please have Calluna show up in this review series! 1. It would be hilarious to watch you two play off each other with the material. 2. It's always fun to see a woman (the hypothetical target audience for this material), tear into it for the crap it is. xD

This is now my go-to Video response whenever someone asks, how I can dislike 50Shades without having read it... The synopsis is quite enough. Enjoyable video though.

Fifty Shades of Consent Issues

I come back to these videos a lot because as a member of the kink community it means so much that even if this isn't your thing, you care about the stigma surrounding it. It's exhausting people thinking this is any basis for comparison

I am a librarian so i put my nose into parts of this book and it is complete shit. Twilight (3,5/10) is bad but i get it´s (complicated) appeal. This is pure trash though and undeniably plagiarist too. 2/10 50 shades is arguably porn in all but name, yet the novel is just that in the end. As are all comics / manga that aren´t explicitly put out as age restricted materiel. The book market is dumb in that way, so any child can lend the book from a (German) library in the end. Which they do. I was there and manning the counter.

...You know, this story would make more sense as a tale of an asexual woman feeling attraction and arousal for literally the first time as an adult after years of being told she's frigid/prudish/broken, and desperately trying to stick with this guy because she's terrified that if she doesn't get him she'll never feel "normal" sexual attraction again. (And Christian is still an abusive asshole who takes advantage of her fears and vulnerability.) But that would require E.L. James to know what "amatonormativity" means, and that's clearly among the many, many concepts she does not grasp. Like "consent".

The cuffs were a great touch. Kudos

A former co-worker recommended this book to me shortly after it was published. Now, when I'm thinking of reading a book, I pick a few random pages near the beginning and middle, & read a paragraph or two to see if it sounds interesting. I didn't even get as far as Ana meeting Christian - as soon as this alleged American student talked about needing a "smart rucksack" to take "on holiday," I knew the author hadn't done a lick of research & never went any further with it. Later, when I found out that it was abuse disguised as BDSM, I was appalled that she'd suggested it to me as a "really sexy" novel. Thank you, Dom, for taking the bullet on this series so the rest of us don't have to.

E.l. james glamourizing what basically happened to epsteins “Lolitas"

You know, none of this would've happened if Kate didn't get sick

"I love porn!" - The Dom