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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:14 PM Feb 2015

Tucker Carlson: ’50 Shades of Grey’ Is ‘Creepy As Hell’ Because It’s 'Erotica Only For Women’

Fox News host Tucker Carlson reacted to the weekend premiere of the romance film “Fifty Shades of Grey” by calling the erotic movie “creepy as hell” because it was marketed “only for women.” “It does raise an interesting question about consent,” Carlson noted. “If adult women find this appealing — I don’t get it, and you clearly find that embarrassing, but can we say that they shouldn’t find it appealing? I mean, who knows what the heart wants.” “I thought it was creepy as hell and stupid. But women loved it… I found it totally unappealing. There’s nothing in there I had any interest in, and I mean that.” “I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/tucker-carlson-50-shades-of-grey-is-creepy-as-hell-because-its-erotica-only-for-women/

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Tucker Carlson: ’50 Shades of Grey’ Is ‘Creepy As Hell’ Because It’s 'Erotica Only For Women’ (Original Post) big_dog Feb 2015 OP
Two things: No one really expects Carlson to understand women or erotica either... MrScorpio Feb 2015 #1
I bet he was up to no good in the theater too... PCIntern Feb 2015 #2
"Creepy" is his word... MrScorpio Feb 2015 #4
im kinda shocked Tucker saw the film big_dog Feb 2015 #3
Basically he saw it so he can talk about shit that he doesn't understand. MrScorpio Feb 2015 #9
“I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped. riversedge Feb 2015 #12
Mrs. Carlson, we feel sorry for you underpants Feb 2015 #15
Oh, it was most likely a private screening before it was released Warpy Feb 2015 #13
I have to admit, Tucker Carlson and Elisabeth Hasselbeck make a great team Major Nikon Feb 2015 #6
I would think that having Carlson understand you..... daleanime Feb 2015 #7
Excellent point. nt MrScorpio Feb 2015 #10
GMTA. I find Tucker Carlson creepy and unappealing myself; am I bad? Hekate Feb 2015 #11
In this case, he's right. Most women I know found the book incredibly stupid -- in the pnwmom Feb 2015 #19
I have no doubt that there are problems with both the book and the movie... MrScorpio Feb 2015 #22
I have not seen it. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #5
Tucker Carlson is creepy as hell. merrily Feb 2015 #8
maybe for conservative women? NewJeffCT Feb 2015 #14
i believe the book was Twilight fan fiction big_dog Feb 2015 #23
I think you're correct NewJeffCT Feb 2015 #24
Clearly you have not met nor talked to women who engage in this sort of behavior philosslayer Feb 2015 #31
No interest in the movie cwydro Feb 2015 #16
Ew, them icky girls underpants Feb 2015 #17
I would told Tucker to avoid seeing this film... Mike Nelson Feb 2015 #18
The book was creepy as hell, but not for the reason he states. pnwmom Feb 2015 #20
He's bringin' bowtie back... Blue Owl Feb 2015 #21
He definitely isn't bringing sexy back. Initech Feb 2015 #28
What did Tucker think of O'Reilly's erotica? edbermac Feb 2015 #25
Because all women are the same? Is that your premise, Mother Tucker? nt Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #26
Having a mirror handy assures Carlson of all the erotica he needs. Paladin Feb 2015 #27
Tucker Carlson is the one who is creepy as hell. Initech Feb 2015 #29
. . .in which Tucker Carlson reveals much, much more than he thought . . . hatrack Feb 2015 #30
I wonder if Tucker has considered asking a woman what she's interested in? mythology Feb 2015 #32
“I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #33

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
1. Two things: No one really expects Carlson to understand women or erotica either...
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:20 PM
Feb 2015

And on the right, NOT knowing shit about anything is always their selling point.

PCIntern

(25,578 posts)
2. I bet he was up to no good in the theater too...
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:21 PM
Feb 2015

Same bow-tie as Pee-Wee Herman…what's to imagine??

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
9. Basically he saw it so he can talk about shit that he doesn't understand.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:26 PM
Feb 2015

He thinks as if he's coming across as a film and social critic, but ends up being the ignorant ass he always is.

riversedge

(70,299 posts)
12. “I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:30 PM
Feb 2015

umm.. Tucky wanted to find out what women want---but he was left as confused as he was before he watched the movie


....“Groups like Planned Parenthood are promoting BDSM and violent sexual practices to teenagers,” she said.

“Ew!” Carlson scoffed.

“You can say you’re a 40-year-old woman and it’s all about your choices, but this is our culture, and we have to protect our young girls and teach respect to men,” Rose said.

“I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped.

Watch the video below from Fox News’ Hannity, broadcast Feb. 15, 2015.

Warpy

(111,336 posts)
13. Oh, it was most likely a private screening before it was released
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:31 PM
Feb 2015

Some 1%er had a party for the tame press with a pre release screening of a dirty movie.

Someone should have warned them all that the book was Mommy Porn.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
6. I have to admit, Tucker Carlson and Elisabeth Hasselbeck make a great team
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:25 PM
Feb 2015

Nothing quite like the additive effect of two 1/4 wits.

Hekate

(90,787 posts)
11. GMTA. I find Tucker Carlson creepy and unappealing myself; am I bad?
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:30 PM
Feb 2015

That said, I've read very lengthy reviews of both the movie and book by people whose reviews I do respect in the morning, and let me just say I appreciate them for having read it/seen it on my behalf.

I'm reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed, and it's fantastic. I can hardly wait to see the movie. Loved The Imitation Game, and now have to find the biography of Alan Turing.

Lots of really good stuff out there, if Tuck would only look around. Maybe Selma?

pnwmom

(108,991 posts)
19. In this case, he's right. Most women I know found the book incredibly stupid -- in the
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:39 PM
Feb 2015

off chance that they could make their way through it.

Yes, millions bought it, but that doesn't mean they all became huge fans. And for all the women who went to the movie this weekend after all the hype, there were many more who stayed home.

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
22. I have no doubt that there are problems with both the book and the movie...
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:44 PM
Feb 2015

It's just that I don't expect Carlson to have either the intellectual or emotional capacity to understand any of it and explain what he saw.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
5. I have not seen it.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:25 PM
Feb 2015

But I have read that the sex in it is not consensual. And the BDSM community emphasizes "Safe, sane and consensual". And that it's badly written.

I wouldn't expect Tucker Carlson to understand anything about women and/or sex.

Some of these right wing guys think women are from another planet and they think women are strange, because they are so egotistical they expect everyone else to be just exactly like them. Women are not exactly like them, obviously. Vive le difference!!

(Disclaimer:Applies to straight people only, if you're bi or gay, that's fine too. YMMV)


merrily

(45,251 posts)
8. Tucker Carlson is creepy as hell.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:26 PM
Feb 2015

Sorry to give such an obvious response, but someone had to say it.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
14. maybe for conservative women?
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:33 PM
Feb 2015

i have not read the books or seen the movie, but isn't it about a rich guy who plays the dominant role with a pretty younger woman? So, not only is it BDSM in the bedroom, but since he's rich and she's just out of college, he's also in the dominant role outside the bedroom because of his wealth and her relative poverty in comparison?

Isn't the stern father the "ideal" right wing situation?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
24. I think you're correct
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 05:07 PM
Feb 2015

and, the Twilight author is supposed to be pretty conservative in her political views, no?

 

philosslayer

(3,076 posts)
31. Clearly you have not met nor talked to women who engage in this sort of behavior
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 06:37 PM
Feb 2015

I can assure you... this is not a fantasy of right wing women only.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
16. No interest in the movie
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:34 PM
Feb 2015

and I didn't read the book.

But Tucker Carlson is creepy as hell in my opinion.

Mike Nelson

(9,966 posts)
18. I would told Tucker to avoid seeing this film...
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:35 PM
Feb 2015

...what's next? Is he going to marry a man to tell us how that feels? He really should know better.

pnwmom

(108,991 posts)
20. The book was creepy as hell, but not for the reason he states.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 04:43 PM
Feb 2015

Although I admit that I didn't get past the chapters that can be found for free online. The writing itself was the creepiest part of all.

It's funny how knee-jerk some of the reactions here are. Because Tucker Carlson is against violent porn aimed at women, then we're supposed to support it. Is that the idea?

edbermac

(15,945 posts)
25. What did Tucker think of O'Reilly's erotica?
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 05:15 PM
Feb 2015

From Bill-O's book Those Who Trespass, pointed out by Sen. Al Franken in his book Lies and the lying liars who tell them.

"Ashley was now wearing only brief white panties. She had signaled her desire by removing her shirt and skirt, and by leaning back on the couch. She closed her eyes, concentrating on nothing but Shannon's tongue and lips. He gently teased her by licking the areas around her most sensitive erogenous zone. Then he slipped her panties down her legs and within seconds his tongue was..."


Oooo, are you getting horny, ladies?

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
32. I wonder if Tucker has considered asking a woman what she's interested in?
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 06:46 PM
Feb 2015

I mean there are the obvious things, somebody who makes you laugh, who makes you feel better about yourself etc, but there are also those specific things that individuals like or dislike that you can really only find out by asking, not by reading a book or watching a movie.

JustAnotherGen

(31,874 posts)
33. “I’m still confused as to what women want,” Carlson quipped
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 08:09 PM
Feb 2015

Ahem.

Clue: We don't want you.

I've not seen the movie. Have no intent to see it. But he needs to shut up.

And I'll stop there because I'm going to be really crass about him if I continue.

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