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[[File:ComicforThursdayJul32003-~~2_9031~~.gif|link=El Goonish Shive|frame|[[Distracted by the Sexy|Yes. Yes, she is...]]]]

[[File:ComicforThursdayJul32003-2 9031.gif|link=El Goonish Shive|frame|[[Distracted by the Sexy|Yes. Yes, she is...]]]]

{{quote|''"Ohh, this is how it all ends. Pond flirting with herself. It's true love at last."''|'''The Doctor''' ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[Doctor Who/Recap/2011 Red Nose Day Special Space and Time|Time]]"}}

Describe [[Distracted by My Own Sexy]] her- ''Oh.'' Well, hel-''lo.'' Aren't ''I'' something?

Describe '''Distracted by My Own Sexy''' her- ''Oh.'' Well, hel-''lo.'' Aren't ''I'' something?

Ah... Where was I?

Oh, right. [[Distracted by My Own Sexy]] is a subtrope of [[Distracted by the Sexy]] in which a character is distracted from their objective by their own good looks. This often suggests that the character is exceedingly vain, though there can be [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman|other]] [[She's All Grown Up|reasons]], usually by looking at themselves in the mirror or another reflective surface.

Oh, right. '''Distracted by My Own Sexy''' is a subtrope of [[Distracted by the Sexy]] in which a character is distracted from their objective by their own good looks. This often suggests that the character is exceedingly vain, though there can be [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman|other]] [[She's All Grown Up|reasons]], usually by looking at themselves in the mirror or another reflective surface.

In literature, this is sometimes used as an [[As You Know]] to introduce how the character looks to the reader. They often stop to consider themselves and how attractive (or unattractive) they are. Expect any given [[Lemon]] to start this way.