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Honest trailers decided to fire their 100th episode at big game.
Not long ago, EL James publisher decided to drum up some attention by inviting people to ask questions under the hashtag #AskELJames. It did not go well. You may go by there if you'd like to check it out, but it really wasn't pretty.
Some of the comments were pointing out the awful writing, but others were taking the writer to account for essentially blurring the line between consensual and non-consensual, and giving a really awful model of what a relationship is supposed to be like to young women.
At least here, the subject is used for a few laughs. I was kind of relieved when I saw this honest trailer. I throught I was the only one who thought the writing inspired bleeding from the ears.