Chicago high society ladies talk 50 Shades of Grey
I mentioned Ann Gerber on this blog before, but to summarize - she is a Chicago gossip columnist. She has been writing for Skyline newspaper since the 1960s,and there is nobody who knows the Windy City high society as well as she does. Her column may not be relevant to my life most of the time, but by God is it entertaining to read.
Like the time she wrote about how “Ladies who lunch,” the crème de la crème of Chicago’s high society, talking about the 50 Shades of Grey movie.
From the February 18, 2015 issue
“50 SHADES OF GREY” WILL BROADEN, darken and add facets to our sex lives. Whether you loved or hated the new flick, whether you fear assaults, whether the movie bored you, stimulated you or left you wondering where all the excitement was, the sex genie is out of the bottle. And she’s wearing handcuffs, carrying sex toys and laughing at your discomfort. Or pleased you didn’t find it offensive. But did you? Some of the ladies who lunch who saw the film, based on the wildly popular E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades” trilogy, was as sexy as a visit to their gynecologist.
Dakota Johnson was “tepid,” and Jamie Dornan lacking in “Clark Gable” masculine appeal. Oh, well… you can’t please all the mommy porn seekers all the time. We give it a two-star rating.
And from the Feb 25, 2015 issue
THE LADIES WHO LUNCH are arguing over the erotic romance movie “50 Shades of Grey.” Dahling, you must see it so you can join a conversation. Some find it sexy, some not so much, an a few, perennially bored socialites found star Jamie Dornan “too young.” Madonna asserted the story of the college student and the billionaire and his obsession with dominance, submission, sadomasochistic relationships was “not sexy.”
“THANK HEAVENS for the distraction,” laughed one wealthy matron. “If it were not for this bondage flick, and the sex change for Bruce Jenner, and Brian Williams’ bad war memory, we would have nothing to talk about! This is a boring winter. No hot divorces, except billionaire Ken and Anne Griffin, and that’s old news.”
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Bored? Add Bruce and Brian and “50 Shades” to your conversation for added oomph…
AND THERE IS ALWAYS the mayoral election to add a little spice
The image of fancy society ladies, with their expensive clothes and expensive jewelry, talking about 50 Shades out of sheer boredom amuses me far more than it probably should.