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Contrary to much criticism the film received, differing perspectives are offered by various bloggers and authors, such as Justin Mitchell, from the Sun Herald and Leslie Bennetts in her articles, "Sex, Lies, and Fifty Shades." Mitchell, in his blogpost, offers a contrasting perspective in that he believes Anastasia Steele, represents female empowerment. He acknowledges that it is quite easy for many critics who extract certain quotes from the novel, and utilize them to demonstrate "Steele was in an abusive physical relationship," but they always fail to include context and supporting information for the particular quote they critique on their online platforms. In this sense, Mitchell, is questioning the quality and truth in the criticism towards Anastasia and her relationship with Christian Grey, if its is apparent that quotes are not being accurately portrayed and analyzed. Furthermore, he moves on to demonstrate a new and empowering perspective in viewing Anastasia's actions throughout the novels, by pointing out examples where she exerts her independence, ability to fight for her own needs and wants, and ultimately her ability to explore her sexuality. Mitchell also, proposes that Anastasia is actually the one who is the one pulling the strings in the relationship and offers instances where Christian demonstrates change throughout the relationship as a result of Anastasia's influence. All in all, he concludes with the sentiment:

"If "Fifty Shades" did anything, it empowered women to take control of their own sexual exploration. Dominant/submissive role play, whips, ropes and sex toys don't define a person as a deviant. From the millennial viewpoint, Anastasia Steele represents a woman with power, not a powerless woman."