The reason that 50 Shades of Grey is subjected to highbrow literary scrutiny, is that it pretends to be highbrow literature. Male pornography usually makes no pretense, being more along the lines of logjammin' "ich bin here to fix your kable"
Not really. The reason 50 Shades gets its scrutiny is because it has enough exposure. There's some damn good male pornography (yes, it's literary; yes, I read it) out there, but it's not for sale at Barnes & Noble.
That's the patriarchy angle, if you actually want it.
The reason that 50 Shades of Grey is subjected to highbrow literary scrutiny, is that it pretends to be highbrow literature. Male pornography usually makes no pretense, being more along the lines of logjammin' "ich bin here to fix your kable"