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if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?
love john
Not a turn off because I've read them and there is no reason why a man can't read them.
However, reading doesn't turn me on, actions do :grin:
Quote by blackwisper
if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?
love john

If he were reading it with a sardonic smile and chuckling or tutting occasionally at the lack of literary merit, then that might be a turn on. But then that might just be me. wink
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if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?
love john

If he were reading it with a sardonic smile and chuckling or tutting occasionally at the lack of literary merit, then that might be a turn on. But then that might just be me. wink
See this (or perhaps I should be clear - it's the opposite of this) that would make it a turn off for me.
If he was reading it without the "sardonic smile and chuckling or tutting occasionally at the lack of literary merit" then I would be turned off. I just can't take the books seriously and I'm afraid that anyone who did take them seriously would not be a turn on for me :-?
Turn off definetly
I havnt read the books but have read a small bit of one on Amazon but i thought it was crap so seeing any guy reading it would make me laugh as well as being a turn off smile
Not got a clue, have any males on here read it?
And what are their thoughts on it?
Quote by blackwisper
if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?
love john

Turn off, because he is obviously American.
Blimey - snobbery is alive and well.
To be 'turned off' because someone is reading a book you didn't enjoy?
Best not mention I loved reading Biggles books at Uni. I'll never get a meet again with the literati on here.
Are you saying that watching a guy read a book turns you on?
Most of the guys on here can't read a profile let alone read a book?!
lol
Quote by Trevaunance
Are you saying that watching a guy read a book turns you on?

Actually, yes. An interest in literature *could* be a turn on as it is something I'm passionate about. An interest in certain music or art could also add to a person's attractiveness, in my eyes.
We're all different. wink
Quote by foxylady2209
Blimey - snobbery is alive and well.
To be 'turned off' because someone is reading a book you didn't enjoy?
Best not mention I loved reading Biggles books at Uni. I'll never get a meet again with the literati on here.

Snobbery? Not so sure I'd call it that. I doubt I'd be turned off by someone reading something I didn't like (unless it was The Sun) but I reckon I could definitely have my interest piqued by someone reading something I thought interesting...
Quote by SinSi
Most of the guys on here can't read a profile let alone read a book?!
lol

I belong to a reading group which has about a 50-50 ratio of men and women. Actually it tends to be the men who choose the "heavier" books.
Quote by noladreams
Actually, yes. An interest in literature *could* be a turn on as it is something I'm passionate about. An interest in certain music or art could also add to a person's attractiveness, in my eyes. We're all different. wink

The OP asked a closed question, 'if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?' There are only two answers, yes or no. The fact that you use '*could*' in your answer shows that you are not answering the question, just looking at possible scenarios that fit.
Quote by Trevaunance
Actually, yes. An interest in literature *could* be a turn on as it is something I'm passionate about. An interest in certain music or art could also add to a person's attractiveness, in my eyes. We're all different. wink

The OP asked a closed question, 'if you saw a guy reading 50 shades of gray, would it be a turn on or a turn off?' There are only two answers, yes or no. The fact that you use '*could*' in your answer shows that you are not answering the question, just looking at possible scenarios that fit.
Actually, I was answering your question:
Quote by Trevaunance
Are you saying that watching a guy read a book turns you on?

I'd already answered the OP further up in the thread.
And I was commenting on the post above mine!
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Not got a clue, have any males on here read it?
And what are their thoughts on it?

Young (27yrs old) guy I know read all 3. Asked him what he thought and he said:" they're alright, got a bit repetitive in the end and I found myself skim-reading through the sex bits to get back to the story.."
Minx read em and opined that they were pretty bad compared to similar books.
I tried to read them but found the quality of writing to be so bad I simply couldn't be motivated to progress past the third chapter.
Minx recommends "The Hand of Amun" published by black lace.
Quote by foxylady2209
Blimey - snobbery is alive and well.
To be 'turned off' because someone is reading a book you didn't enjoy?
Best not mention I loved reading Biggles books at Uni. I'll never get a meet again with the literati on here.

I'm not sure what "snobbery" has to do with it but anyway i am definetly not a snob smile i havn't read the books or even one of them, just read a short extract on amazon and found it complete and utter drivel, hence i would be turned off by a guy reading it simply for that reason :) i tend to prefer to meet men who are interested in the same things i am :)
i thought that as all you seem to see in ads placed by ladies lately is "looking for my mr gray" that more ladies would find it more of a turn on seeing a guy taking an interest in who this mr gray is
I wonder if all the ladie sthat want a Mr Gray have read all the books. He's a fucked up person with huge problems.
Mind you, he's gorgeous and rich as Midas so he's certainly do for a weekend away. I think I would like a dom to be less likely to have a psychotic crisis while I'm tied up and he's got a flogger in his hand.
A bit odd for the author to choose that name for the character too, when you consider the main dictionary definitions:
gray:
1. of a colour between white and black; having a neutral hue.
2. dark, dismal, or gloomy.
3. dull, dreary, or monotonous.
lol
Never read it so couldn't say.
What I can say is that if you read anything and are somehow jealous or envious, then put down the book and get out into the real word and practice what someone else preaches.