11 year old boy dresses as Christian Grey for World Book Day

[VeraCharles3]

Posted: 3/6/15 at 4:49am

School kids were encouraged to go to school, dressed as their favourite character on World Book Day.

This 11 year old boy, dressed by his mother, turned up as Christian Grey.

Rather than pass judgement on whether this is right or wrong, all I will say is that is Christian Grey would surely not be seen dead in such a cheap looking suit!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11453788/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-costume-gets-boy-barred-from-World-Book-Day.html

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/6/15 at 1:20pm

If he had just said he was American Psycho they wouldn't have kicked him out of the photo.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/6/15 at 1:21pm

Lol Namo.

Sad but true.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/6/15 at 1:57pm

"Nicola Scholes, herself a primary school teacher"

“Me and the teacher agreed to disagree"

Is it normal for UK primary school teachers to use bad grammar?

[Scripps2]

Posted: 3/7/15 at 6:11pm

"Is it normal for UK primary school teachers to use bad grammar?"

Only those that holiday in Benidorm.

[wonkit]

Posted: 3/8/15 at 1:22pm

Sounds like this may have been the only book his mom has read since school. Sadly, it makes the boy defend some bad judgment on the part of his mother.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/8/15 at 1:24pm

I couldn't get past chapter 3 of the book, despite multiple attempts. I just decided to watch the movie last night, because SURELY there was something to it. No. It was dreadful with bad dialogue, unlikable characters and stupid scenarios. I wouldn't want my kid near it.

Updated On: 3/8/15 at 01:24 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 3/8/15 at 1:44pm

The book is bad fanfic, but the author has made a huge amount of money. I hope that every teenage girl doesn't grow up thinking bondage/domination is part of a healthy relationship. No matter how rich the man is.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/8/15 at 2:08pm

The princess fairy tales do much more damage.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/8/15 at 4:36pm

BDSM CAN be a part of a healthy relationship. The relationship depicted in the books is far from healthy. In the film, before they even sleep together, he buys her a new laptop and has it "installed?" without asking. He takes her car, sells it and buys her one he finds appropriate. He chooses her clothes. She goes to visit her mother in Savannah, GA (from Seattle) and he shows up, uninvited. He spanks her for rolling her eyes and leaves. She's left crying. He goes the full package on her in his "play room," and she is in hell. She hates it. She won't let him touch her afterward. Then she leaves him. It's not a mutually beneficial relationship. It's what he requires if she wants to be with him. There's no love involved, though. He's very up front on that one. She begs him for more (though God knows why, because money is about the only thing he has going for him) over and over. Apparently book three ends after Anastasia discovers she is pregnant and this, for some reason, makes him no longer need the BDSM stuff. He needed it because he was abused as a child or some nonsense. It's just all around bad.

I would prefer my daughter read this than buy into the old princess stuff, though. We try to stick to the modern princess stories. She tends to lean toward Mickey and Minnie, though.