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MP says 'Fifty Shades of Grey' supports abuse of women

Fifty Shades of Grey
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson attend a special fan screening of "Fifty Shades of Grey" hosted by The Today Show at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, February 14, 2015 8:16PM EST
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba MP is calling for a boycott of "Fifty Shades of Grey," claiming the film supports humiliation, degradation and the emotional and physical abuse of women.
Joy Smith, a Conservative who represents a Winnipeg-area riding, says she hasn't seen the film herself.
But Smith says the depictions of bondage and sado-maschism in it encourage people to view violence against women as normal.
E.L. James, who wrote the popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" book trilogy, has said that whatever goes on in the books and the movie is safe and consensual.
Smith counters that she's worked for years with abuse victims, and that they often agree to degrading activities out of fear, or because they believe it's expected of them.
Smith says it's wrong that the movie was launched for Valentine's Day.

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