Editor’s note: Per Sergio’s box office report, "50 Shades of Grey," which opened over the weekend, grossed an astounding $85 million, exceeding expectations! In light of that news, here’s a piece first published on this blog in 2013, when the film adaptation of the novel had been packaged for production, which I though was worth revisiting.
In light of the film adaptation of E.L. James’ erotic novel "50 Shades of Grey" (Dakota Johnson is set to play Anastasia Steel; Jamie Dornan fills the Christian Grey role), I thought we could reflect on the significance – if any – of this novel and its “controversial” premise in regards to black American…
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