50 Shades Better: Nerdism Meets BDSM in the Twittersphere
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The series of novels written by British author E.L. James started out as a fan-fiction work based off of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight, the insanely-popular vampire/werewolf love series. 50 Shades of Grey, the first book, was released in 2011 and 50 Nerds of Grey was created in 2012. Since then, the account has released 486 tweets and roped in a whopping 293,000 followers.
Following the basic general principles of British author E.L. James' series of novels, the Twitter account has strong sexual overtones and is a bit shocking. The tweets center around all things nerdy.
If she didn't respond to his needs, he knew the three places to touch that worked every time . . .— 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) June 14, 2016
Control, alt and delete.
Gollum stared sadly as the woman of his dreams walked slowly away.— 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) June 3, 2016
But it was his own fault.
If he liked it then he shoulda put a ring on it
Quite a few of the tweets have to do with the act itself.
Nerds Coital Excitement graph.— 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) July 5, 2016
(Data collected 29th June 2016 - between 9.26pm and 9.33pm) pic.twitter.com/S1xPHznfR7
'Fancy some role play?' she asked in her nurse's uniform.— 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) May 28, 2016
'OK' he said. 'You see a three-headed dragon. Do you run or use your magic sword?'
Almost everything on the account is SFW (though some of the content is a graphic). The account takes portions of the book, fantastically twisting them from erotic to geek. From computer-enthusiasts who are drawn to technology to those passionately involved in nerd culture, 50 Nerds of Grey has a little something for everyone.
There's also a Facebook page.
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50 Shades Better: Nerdism Meets BDSM in the Twittersphere
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