Fifty Shades of Grey Banned In Malaysia; More Groups Airing The Same Decision

Fifty Shades of Grey, scheduled to be released on February 13, in most theaters, is said to be banned in Malaysia as for its alleged pornographic and sadistic themes.

As reported by People, Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, head of the Malaysian Film Censorship Board released a statement on behalf of the Malaysian Film Censorship Board which denied the entry of the erotic-romantic movie in their country.

"The board made a decision in view of the film containing scenes that are not of natural sexual content. The content is more sadistic, featuring scenes of a woman being tied to a bed and whipped," Hamid said.

This is not the first time that the public boycotts have been made against the publicity of Fifty Shades of Grey, originally derived from the novel by EL James.

Time reported that some think that the movie 'glorifies violence against women.' Protesters of the movie spread this campaign on Twitter with #50DollarsNot50Shades and #50ShadesIsAbuse asking netizens to donate their 50 bucks for the supposed movie ticket to something more worthwhile by helping victims of domestic violence.

The campaign is originally initiated by www.stoppornculture.org who urges moviegoers to rethink about patronizing the movie because "Hollywood doesn't need your money; abused women do."

Christian campaigner, Mary Doherty who leads a group named "Renew" in Donegal also insisted that the movie should be banned in their local theater, the Independent said.

"This is very simple for me: the movie industry is pushing the boundaries all the time and they've pushed them again to the point where this is now a porn movie becoming mainstream. Someone has to speak up about this filth, for that is what it is. I just hope there isn't a U-turn," she said in an interview.