Well, sure. That would be a problem. However, that's a completely different factual scenario than what was presented in this blurb.

It's a bad judgment call that he was soliciting for prostitution. That is a crime. It's not just the sexting a stripper at issue. If convicted, he could do some time and cause a lot of embarassment to the company. I agree that people's personal lives should be just that- personal. But let's keep the real issue at the…

I completely agree with you here. It wasn't about the sex. It's about Hearst having to deal with the potentially expensive liability of promoting an executive who purportedly really enjoys his illegal drugs. The sexting was just icing.

Frankly, I wouldn't call her statement racist. Stupid, ill-informed and likely very young, but not racist. It's OK to have personal preferences in regard to who you want to date/have sex with. And some of those preference have to do with skin color, or hair color, body shape or eye color. I know that I am not…

This comment infuriates me. Especially since it is from one of the people chosen to be the "ultimate interpreters" of our U.S. Constitution. I think it's time we re-thought this whole, position for life thing the Supremes have going on here. The older they get- yes, I'm throwing you the gimlet eye Scalia- the less…

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Bahahahahahaha!!! Well said!!

Poor Kelly Marcel. Good luck turing that sow's ear into a silk purse! Even taking into account the fact that erotica need not be high-brow literature, the "story" holding the sex scenes together is pure dreck.

As much as I hate to say this, I didn't give much creedence to the "rape" charges against Assange. Too convenient, too timely. Not saying he isn't a dick. Because if he wasn't then that situation would have been harder to stage. Not to be all conspiracy theorist or anything, but I don't believe he raped those women.

I don't care if they are espousing ideas that I happen to agree with. Celebrities need to shut the fuck up.

Agreed. They could be on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, etc., etc. Hey, maybe our litigious society is paying off a little. Maybe? No? Ok....

Well said! Sad, though. But I agree. I like the way you put it, "the unhealthy relationship" with attractiveness and confidence. Bitch or door mat? Choose one... UGH.

Have there been any "super-popular," widely-known and written-about books in recent years that ACTUALLY illustrate female empowerment? I'm going to say NO (please do correct me if I am wrong, because I wish it wasn't a fact). True female empowerment is too scary for mass consumption in America. Well, pretty much…

Welllllll, I wish I could agree with you on this. This book makes it OK to experiment sexually IF 1.) the man is hot and richer than Croesus, 2.) he has a heart of gold and will change for you and 3.) you are OK with perpetual stalking and crossing of personal boundaries.

I've never been so bored with erotica in my entire life! We read this for book club. I'm all about some female empowerment now, but this is insipid. And each page is more cringe worthy than the last. Why can't female writers be lauded and popular without writing dreck??!?

Yes. Because I did an experiment like that in high school. I was kind of disappointed it wasn't teeth, to be honest.

I agree with you. It's an adage, but true that we only hurt the ones we love. We take them the most forgranted, we hurt them without thinking twice about it, and we show them our most naked and horrible worm-like selves. And still expect them to smile at us over coffee in the morning.

Thank you for this most sensible and well-reasoned post.

I totally agree!

And Thomas Kinkade- meh. Good riddance. It's too bad he had to croak to leave the art scene, but there you have it. The hand of fate. Karma's a bitch.