“50 Shades of Grey” fans apparently don’t want the movie to end when they leave the theater: According to a new study from PornHub (fun!), searches for BDSM-related content have skyrocketed since the film’s release. (BDSM, in case you have been living under a rock, stands for “bondage dominance sadomasochism.” Gizmodo notes that most of the searches were performed by women looking to get their Anastasia Steele on.
The site saw a growth in search terms including “submission,” “spank,” “bondage”, and “dominate.” Traffic peaked on the 13th, the day “50 Shades” was released in theaters. The chart below details a “50 Shades”-fueled whopping 55% increase in the term “submission.” The fun doesn’t stop there: The site also found a 6% increase in searches for “punish” and a 9% increase in “slave.”
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PornHub reminds us that film has always had an affect on our daily lives, both in and out of the bedroom:
“Cinema has come to affect our lives and views in real and meaningful ways. For instance, after the release of the film Sideways, Merlot became more difficult to move off of shelves while Pinot Noir enjoyed a 16% spike in sales. Deer hunting decreased by nearly half for a few years after ‘Bambi.’ In the same vein, the recent release of the film adaptation of ’50 Shades of Grey’ has been shaking things up over here at Pornhub. Specifically, people are getting freakier in their pornographic preferences and we’ve got the data to prove it.”
Just flog safely everyone, okay? And wait until you leave the theater.
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