Day: February 18, 2015

Study: "Fifty Shades" Leads Women to View Porn

Slick Marketing, Fawning Media send ‘Fifty Shades’ to Record

Washington, DC – “ Fifty Shades of Grey’s” $81.7 million dollar domestic box office record is the result of the media firestorm and a slick, deceptive marketing campaign by Universal Pictures, which peaked the American public’s curiosity to see the film. The film is not the love story it was advertised to be. Rather, as the millions who flocked to the film learned, “Fifty Shades” is nothing more than a porn film filled with hardcore sex and misogyny targeted to women by including a romantic narrative and fancy soundtrack.

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YouTube's Blurred Lines Of Decency

YouTube’s Blurred Lines Of Decency

From Robin Thicke to Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus, 2014 seems to top the years with its explicit music videos, promotion of pornography, degradation of women and violence. YouTube has had to make decisions regarding content from all three artists.

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Review: Watching 50 Shades of Grey is torture

Review: Watching 50 Shades of Grey is torture

Feminist scholar and activist, Gail Dines, reviews Fifty Shades of Grey: “I was prepared for a bad movie that would make any feminist enraged at the way Grey manipulates and controls women. What I wasn’t prepared for was the way the predatory behavior of Grey in the books looks so much worse when translated into images.”

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The Numbers

300+

NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations.

100+

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has had over 100 policy victories since 2010. Each victory promotes human dignity above exploitation.

93

NCOSE’s activism campaigns and victories have made headlines around the globe. Averaging 93 mentions per week by media outlets and shows such as Today, CNN, The New York Times, BBC News, USA Today, Fox News and more.

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