Sorry to break up my post, but the screen keeps flipping and makes me nuts.

On a serious note, there are people who feel that the book is actually dangerous because the man is cruel and callous and the young women, who seems to be a dolt, puts up with a lot of bad behavior in an attempt to change him. Out in real life, of course, just being compliant is often a recipe for abuse. So there are people who don't like the book on a very serious level, much like seeing Pretty Woman as a pretty fantasy instead of acknowledging that the life of a prostitute is nothing like getting to stay in a hotel with Richard Gere.