I'm a Man, I Can't Help It: Difference between revisions

Line 8:

The "extended period" can be anything from a few years to a few days. Bonus points to anyone who compares celibacy of any duration to taking vows at a monastery. Interestingly, this trope persists even if other characters in the main cast can display the ability to keep their pants zipped. Apparently some have higher libidos than others. Naturally, they never just schedule [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]. All in all, it's usually just a really bad excuse. [[Internalized Categorism|But some men truly believe that they can't handle themselves better than that and as a result they can't]].

Note that uses of this trope almost always focus on the physical gratification of sex. Our philandering boy just wants the physical sensation and release; other relationship issues that might lead to cheating (such as a lack of intimacy; the emotional distance created in a relationship where sex existed but is now gone; the idea that a man might actually ''want'' the emotional connection of making love, and so on) are rarely considered. Obviously a [[Double Standard]] at work, although a sexually neglected man, like a sexually neglected woman, will often find himself on the "good" side of the [[Good Adultery Bad Adultery]] divide.

Note that uses of this trope almost always focus on the physical gratification of sex. Our philandering boy just wants the physical sensation and release; other relationship issues that might lead to cheating (such as a lack of intimacy; the emotional distance created in a relationship where sex existed but is now gone; the idea that a man might actually ''want'' the emotional connection of making love, and so on) are rarely considered. Obviously a [[Double Standard]] at work, although a sexually neglected man, like a sexually neglected woman, will often find himself on the "good" side of the [[Good Adultery, Bad Adultery]] divide.

Very much [[Newer Than They Think]]. In ancient times (Rome, Greece, [[The Bible]]) being lecherous was considered a [[Values Dissonance|distinctively female]] characteristic; [[All Women Are Lustful]] in those settings. For a man to be described as a slave to his urges was a major insult to his masculinity.

Women who want to take advantage of this trope<ref>Not that kind of "advantage", sicko.</ref> can either attempt a [[Lysistrata Gambit]] or say "[[I Have Boobs You Must Obey]]". See also [[All Men Are Perverts]], [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]], [[Sex Is Good]].

Women who want to take advantage of this trope<ref>Not that kind of "advantage", sicko.</ref> can either attempt a [[Lysistrata Gambit]] or say "[[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]]". See also [[All Men Are Perverts]], [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]], [[Sex Is Good]].

Has ''many'' [[Unfortunate Implications]]: [[All Men Are Perverts]]; a woman is required to provide a man with sex because she [[Property of Love|is his]]; if a woman is cheated on or raped, [[Useful Notes/Victim Blaming|it's her fault]].

== Anime & Manga ==

Line 143:

{{quote| '''Jamilla''': "How can you all be so flippant? You think [[Kill Sat|Exterminatus]] is "cool"? All that terrible destructive power hanging over us in the sky. The power to reduce cities to ashes, mountains to dust. To annihilate entire populations in an eyeblink. The power of Gods in the hands of mortals. Its terrifying. How can you possibly consider that cool?" <br />

'''Rogue''': [[Subverted Trope|"We're guys?"]] <br />

'''Virus''': [[I'm a Man I Can't Help It|"Yeah, how can we not?"]] <br />

'''Virus''': [[I'm a Man, I Can't Help It|"Yeah, how can we not?"]] <br />

'''Eastwood''': "We just saw a really big explosion while riding in a flashy, high-performance aircraft- If you got your boobs out, we could all die happy right now." }}

** ...well, ''mostly'' non-sexual.