Results: Fifty Shades of Grey and BDSM Community

Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey?

Would you consider yourself to be part of the BDSM community?

Some in the BDSM community take great offense to Fifty Shades of Grey. If you belong to this community, are you offended by this book?

A couple of reasons for offense is how the book eroticizes nonconsensual dangerous practices and brings back the notion that those who participate in the BDSM lifestyle are unstable or traumatized. There's also the fear of those newly starting out maybe following the dangerous examples in this book. If newly interested, have or would you take this book as a example/guideline for participating in a BDSM type relationship?