Welcome to Curdled Ink, one woman's tirade against poor writing and problematic romance! This first episode introduces you to your host, Leigh, and breaks down her impressions of chapter one of Fifty Shades of Grey. Content warnings for this episode: misogyny, toxic masculinity. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.  Find this podcast elsewhere, including Patreon where you can support the podcast in exchange for bonus content: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Welcome to Curdled Ink, one woman's tirade against poor writing and problematic romance! This episode takes you through the aftermath of Ana and Christian's meeting, in which Christian goes about pursuing the girl he's interested in in ALL the wrong ways. Content warnings for this episode: stalking, inappropriate flirting, toxic masculinity, and general heteropatriarchy. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.  Find this podcast elsewhere, including Patreon where you can support the podcast monetarily in exchange for bonus content: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Welcome to Curdled Ink, one woman's tirade against poor writing and problematic romance! This episode chronicles Ana and Christian's first date, and it goes...exactly as well as you'd expect. Content warnings for this episode: consent violation, heteronormativity, and Christian generally being a dick. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.  Find this podcast elsewhere, including Patreon where you can support the podcast monetarily in exchange for bonus content: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Welcome to Curdled Ink, one woman's tirade against poor writing and problematic romance! This episode is a wild ride, diving into Ana's self esteem issues, Christian's mind-blowing lack of boundaries, and EL James's inability to imagine a man who's not actually a douchebag. Content warnings for this episode: self loathing, ableism mention, alcohol/intoxication, sexual assault, stalking, racism, vomit mention, and some truly terrible communication. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.  Find this podcast elsewhere, including Patreon where you can support the podcast monetarily in exchange for bonus content: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

In this episode Ana wakes up in Christian's hotel room, and it's all downhill from there. We start to see Christian's disordered attitudes toward food, his deeply buried kinkshame, and it all culminates in one of the most distressing first-kiss sequences I've ever read. Have fun! Content warnings for this episode: manipulation, truly awful dominant conduct, rape apologism, discussion of sexual assault, dangerously low self esteem, discussion of food/disordered attitudes toward food, abuse mention, kinkshame, trauma (responses to), and stereotypes/stigma around kink. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Thank you for your patience with the late upload today! Life gets in the way sometimes. :)   This episode sets us up for Christian's "big reveal" of his deep, dark secret. He flies her out to his apartment, has her sign an NDA, and then escorts her into his dungeon... Content warnings for this episode: stalking mention, and just a whole lot more of Christian being terrible at communicating and terrible at kink. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Ah yes, finally the episode we've all been waiting for - when I get to talk explicitly and at length about kink! And how horribly it is misrepresented in this book. This definitely isn't an episode to listen to with young children around. Content warnings for this episode: toxic "doms", grooming for abuse, kinkshame, inappropriate domming, disordered attitudes toward food, kinkshame, discussion of diet culture, pedophelia mention, bestiality mention, kinkshame, ableist language, and did I mention kinkshame? Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

The first sex scene in this kink erotica trilogy is...not only extremely vanilla, but extremely unaware of how to make things comfortable for someone being penetrated for the first time. Let's cringe about it together, shall we? Content warnings for this episode: shame/stigma around virginity, kinkshame (of course), more bad dominance, and a shockingly bad understanding of how sexual anatomy works. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

A little late, but hopefully worth the wait!  In this episode I talk respecting boundaries, consent-getting best (and worst) practices, Ana's first (flawless) blowjob, and the genital shame that many vulva-havers are brought up with. Sounds like fun, right??   Content warnings for this episode: inappropriate domination, consent violation, disordered attitudes toward food, disrespecting boundaries, kinkshame, body/genital shame, and manipulation.   Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.   Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod   Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

This episode delves into the fantasy versus reality of D/s relationships, the problem of trying to come up with a "reason" why someone is kinky, and the importance of advocating for yourself and setting boundaries in any relationship, but especially a kinky one.   Content warnings for this episode: slut shaming, discussion of sexual assault, jealous/controlling behavior, toxic monogamy, patriarchy/rape culture, kinkshame, bad dominance, disordered attitudes toward food, sexual relations with a minor, stigma/stereotypes around kink.   Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work.   Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod   Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Why does EL James dedicate over half a chapter to the text of a contract for a romantic relationship? I don't know, but I did my best to get through it without my brain melting out my ears. Hear my opinions after making it out the other end.   Content warnings for this chapter: lack of consent, poorly depicted D/s negotiation/dynamics, kinkshame mention, sexual assault mention.   Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod   Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Ana "jokingly" sends Christian an email breaking up with him, and Christian's response is...not great. I get a bit shouty on this one (: Content warnings for this chapter: kinkshame (of course), sexual assault mention, seduction/mild coercion, kink scene enacted with no prior negotiation/consent, abusive isolation mention. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Ana and Christian meet to discuss The Contract. Boundaries are...blatantly ignored at every turn. Ana's submission is called into question as she *checks notes* tries to negotiate. Fun times! Content warnings for this chapter: ignoring a direct "no", all kinds of pushing of boundaries, coercion for sex, unhealthy attitudes toward food, inappropriate dominance, ignorant attitudes toward kink. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

This is a bit of a filler chapter (meaning it's more plot-heavy than kink-heavy) but there's still plenty to critique! Ana goes to her graduation, where she meets back up with Christian and makes her decision about whether or not to continue her relationship with him (bet you can't guess what she decides!) Content warnings for this chapter: kinkshame mention, sexual assault mention, food insecurity mention, jealousy, controlling behavior, coercion/pressuring into a decision. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

In this chapter Christian comes over to "negotiate" soft limits with Ana. And by "negotiate" I of course mean bulldoze over just about every concern she brings up, so that he can still get his way. I'm really hoping Ana can learn to stand up for herself and her boundaries...but something tells me that's unlikely. Content warnings for this chapter: dismissive behavior, controlling behavior, coercion/manipulation, alcohol/mild intoxication. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

Thank you for hanging in there, I know this one is posting late! In this chapter, Ana is given her first spanking, as a punishment for rolling her eyes at Christian. When he then leaves her with barely any aftercare, she's left to deal with a whole host of confusing, conflicting feelings and no one to talk them over with. Because erotica! Content warnings for this chapter: (briefly) ignoring boundaries, trauma mention, inappropriate domination, intentionally intoxicating a partner, non-con/kidnapping roleplay mention, dubious consent before a scene, punishment spanking, poor aftercare after a scene, brief slutshaming, food insecurity mention, brief self-loathing, and Christian generally being an asshole and a toxic partner. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

This chapter sees Ana leaving her old job and moving into her new apartment...all while Christian constantly pesters her to stay in contact with him. We end on the precipice of another weekend at Christian's apartment, and whatever fun new abuses that may bring. Content warnings for this chapter: grooming mention, sexual assault mention, stalking mention/jokes about, controlling behavior, dismissal of emotions, alcohol mention, poor domination. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

In this chapter, Christian takes Ana through a scene in his play room for the first time. He shows her the basics of protocol he'd like her to observe while in the room, something of what a scene here would look like...and generally how incompetent he is at being a dominant. Fun! Content warnings for this chapter: racism, Nazi mention, poor pre-scene negotiation, mention of body image issues, inappropriate restraint using zip ties. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

This chapter takes us to Christian's family's house for an almost comically tense family dinner. Between Kate trying to run interference between Ana and her abusive boyfriend, and the waitstaff flirting with Christian all night, I'm honestly not sure how any of us will make it to the next chapter. Content warnings for this chapter: statutory rape mention, non-consensual kink, mild abusive behavior, arguably non-consensual touch. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com

This chapter begins with a "punishment fuck" and ends with Ana bargaining a spanking in exchange for a scrap of info about Christian's past trauma. And there's a lot in between too, so buckle up! Content warnings for this chapter: possessive behavior, poor communication, low self esteem, kinkshame, pushing boundaries, abuse, dismissal of trauma, anti-sex work slur. Find Leigh elsewhere online: allmylinks.com/leighcartist for her "vanilla" work, or allmylinks.com/candikitten for her adult work. Find this podcast elsewhere: allmylinks.com/thecurdledpod Logo by Rhys Jones tearlessrainart.tumblr.com