EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey hit book stores in 2011, and with all the hype around the movie, it's understandable that three years in, some are getting pretty fed up of FSOF fever.
Tennessee teen Camille was unimpressed when she walked into a Books-a-Million store, to find a display dedicated to books to read "After Fifty Shades of Grey." Cue a stealthy act of sabotage.
Nancy French, a New York Times bestselling author behind a number of books on faith and family, has blogged about the incident here, revealing that while she realises the book store's display "is a perfectly acceptable marketing attempt", she's proud of her daughter for her reaction to the "soft-pornographic" Fifty Shades.
It's not the first time Christians have taken on James' multi-million selling book. Last month a faith-based movie bravely announced their decision to release in the same Valentine's 2015 week as the movie based on the novel.
Freestyle Releasing are openly marketing their movie, entitled Old Fashioned, as the anti- Fifty Shades of Grey, with a tagline that promises "Chivalry is making a comeback." Writer, director and leading man Rik Swartzwelder explains that his tale of a former frat boy falling in love with a free spirited girl is all about traditional courtship.
"I wanted to tell a love story that takes the idea of Godly romance seriously," Rik told MTV News. "A story that, without apology, explores the possibility of a higher standard in relationships; yet, is also fully aware of just how fragile we all are and doesn't seek to heap guilt upon those of us that have made mistakes."
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