Fifty Shades of Grey readers show higher levels of sexism, study finds

Young women who read EL James’s porn bestseller are more likely to endorse prejudiced attitudes, research claims

Young women who have read EL James’s erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey are more likely to display sexist attitudes, according to new research.

Readers around the world have bought more than 100m copies of James’s trilogy, which follows the increasingly dark relationship between billionaire businessman Christian and shy student Anastasia, from his laying out of a contract detailing the sadomasochistic nature of their relationship, to a descent into his dark past.

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