All Women are Doms, All Men are Subs: Difference between revisions

 

Obviously a [[Double Standard]]. Compare to [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]], [[Double Standard Rape (Male on Male)]], and [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]] (which this overlaps with far more than it should), as well as [[Bondage Is Bad]] (one of the reasons for the overlap) and [[Aggressive-Submissive]]. On a lighter note, also compare [[Bastard Girlfriend]], [[Dominatrix]], [[Property of Love]] and [[Friendly War]], as well as [[Safe, Sane, and Consensual]] and [[Safe Word]].

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* Mistress Lisa spanking Citizen Elliot in ''[[Exit to Eden]]''

* Averted hard in ''[[Secretary]]'' where Maggie Gyllenhaal is a submissive woman in a sexual relationship with a dominant man portrayed by James Spader.

== [[Literature]] ==

* May or may not be in [[The Diamond Age]] by Neal Stephenson. During a portion of the book, Nell works as a scenario director at a bordello (she literally sits in on sex sessions behind one way glass and directs the actions of the actors/prostitutes). S&M seems to be big in this establishment and it is acknowledged (or rather, vaguely implied and only once) that some of their prostitutes act as subs some of the time. However, the only scene which is narrated is described in the book is definitely F/m and as it is used to draw certain conclusions about the effects of Neo-Victorian culture on a person it does take advantage of the secondary purpose of this trope. Also, as the male sub mentioned is a high-ranking authoritarian figure, it also takes advantage of the primary purpose.

* Lighter example because you can only have chains in fanfic and also nobody will hesitate to throw a punch, but [[That Guy With The Glasses]]. The boys tend to be easily dominated and enjoy it ([[The Nostalgia Critic]] likes dommy women so much that he's willing to be snuffed by them if they play a good song), while the girls are [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]] at least or [[Bastard Girlfriend]] at most.

* Averted in ''[[Chakona Space]]'', in foxtaur society vixens are expected to be the dominant gender, Lorene had a lot of trouble finding a mate as she was a natural submissive. Then Garrek was raped by his sister using pheromones that screwed up his hormones and made him more aggressive, the village shaman suggested he try "venting" on Lorene.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

** Inverted with Mrs. Cartman and her German fetish videos.

* All the time in ''[[Family Guy]]'', with instances including Lois and Peter's sex life ("the safety word's banana") and some of Quagmire's escapades, like being with two dominatrices, and being tied to a chair and blindfolded by several Asian women.

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