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Title: | In Defense of Fifty Shades by E. L. James: Does It Really Contain Gender-Based Violence? | Other Titles: | En defensa de Fifty Shades de E. L. James: ¿Realmente contiene violencia de género? | Authors: | Santana Rodríguez, Cathaysa | UNESCO Clasification: | 6203 Teoría, análisis y crítica de las bellas artes | Keywords: | Fifty Shades series of novels Gender-based violence Battered woman Empowered woman BDSM, et al |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | Universidad de Valladolid | Journal: | ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies | Abstract: | This article presents a response to the harsh criticism expressed against E. L. James’s Fifty Shades. Accusations have been made from many sides that it encourages gender-based violence within a romantic relationship, unjustly stereotyping the female character Anastasia (Ana) as a battered, submissive, weak woman and a “sex slave.” However, as this thorough analysis will argue, Anastasia does not fit the profile of a victim of gender-based violence. Rather, she embodies the traits of an empowered woman. From this viewpoint, it is unfair to consider Fifty Shades as promoting violence against women. Este artículo presenta una respuesta a las duras críticas expresadas contra Fifty Shades de E. L. James. Muchos sectores la han acusado de fomentar la violencia de género dentro de una relación sentimental, estereotipando injustamente al personaje femenino Anastasia(Ana)como una mujer maltratada, sumisa, débil y una “esclava sexual”. Sin embargo, como se argumentará en un análisis detallado, Anastasia no encaja en el perfil de una víctima de violencia de género. Más bien, refleja los rasgos de una mujer empoderada. Desde este punto de vista, es injusto considerar que Cincuenta Sombras promueve la violencia contra las mujeres. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/135792 | ISSN: | 2531-1654 | DOI: | 10.24197/ersjes.45.2024.93-115 | Source: | ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies [ISSN 2531-1654], (45), p. 93-115 | URL: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=9917703 |
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