My Girl Is a Slut: Difference between revisions

{{trope}}

{{quote|''The more men you've been with, the more I love you.''|'''Winston Smith''', ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''}}

 

One thing that makes life "interesting" for us humans is that many societies (particularly Western) contain a fundamental tension when it comes to sex:

This applies to both sexes. Both men and women fall in love, are tempted to cheat on their partners, and feel jealousy when they suspect their partners are cheating on them. If you know that someone has had sex with many different people, this makes them attractive for a one-night-stand, because it suggests that it will be easy to get them into bed and that they will probably be good in it, but it makes them poor prospects for a long-term relationship; they didn't "settle down" with anyone else, so they probably won't settle down with you. Conversely, someone who has carefully guarded their "innocence" is more likely to remain faithful once in a relationship, but they aren't going to settle for anything less than True Love, either. Again, this, too, applies to both sexes. Both men and women tend to categorize potential mates along these lines, according to what is often referred to as the "virgin/whore dichotomy." In other words, in spite of its other benefits, sleeping around will tend to make it harder to find a steady, long-term relationship.

 

 

 

 

 

----

 

** Though what it shows is certainly the most chaste foursome of all time.

* In a scene in ''[[Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle]]'', a disfigured man nicknamed Freakshow suggests, in an offhand manner, to Harold and Kumar that they "fuck his wife". When they meet his wife, they are [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|surprised to find that she is very pretty]]. She asks to have sex with them, but only on the condition that both of them penetrate her at the same time. Harold and Kumar hesitate because they are uneasy about the implications that they would also be having sex with ''each other''. Before anything happens, Freakshow walks in and appears to be angry; he calms down when reminded that he gave them permission, but then insists on participating. Harold and Kumar immediately leave, and [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again|resolve never to speak of it again]].

** As discussed in [[My Girl Is Not a Slut]], this is a semi-autobiographical movie about Director/Silent Bob's real-life relationship with star Joey Lauren Adams and his insecurity about her past. He and she [[Word of God|admit as much]] in interviews. However, it wasn't actually about sex, just that she had traveled and seen more of the world, while he'd barely been out of New Jersey.

* ''[[Hobgoblins]]''. Daphne, and Amy by the conclusion.

'''Mike Nelson''': Well, that's [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|the fun message of today's movie]]! }}

* People in ''[[Sin City]]'' don't seem to mind getting into relationships with prostitutes.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** In the ''Riley Jensen, Guardian'' series by Keri Arthur, which one might say was "inspired" by the [[Anita Blake]] books, the main character is a werewolf, and werewolf society is very blase about sex, due to werewolves basically going "on heat" every full moon. Riley's romantic interests tend to take this poorly, though Riley's attitude is like it or lump it.

* Lazarus Long's mother in [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein]]'s ''[[Time Enough for Love]]'' takes "MILF" to [[Parental Incest|absurd extremes]].

* Miriam "Starhawk" Simos, in her novel ''The Fifth Sacred Thing'', wrote a poem blessing a lover's other and/or previous partners for having "made you who you are."

** And society considers monogamous relationships to be an unusual perversion.

* 15th century French poet Francois Villon wrote a poem (''The Ballad of Fat Margot'') about his lover, who was a prostitute, and even advertised her in it. He was parodying the love poetry of the era, which described women as virginal and unattainable.

* In a male example, Seth from ''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by Melissa Marr was a promiscuous sleeper until he {{spoiler|falls in love with and starts going out with the main character.}}

* In the [[World War Two]] novels by [[Sven Hassel]], the [[The Nameless|character known only as The Westphalian]] is quite proud of his unfaithful wife back home. "I bet she's got a paying customer in bed right now. Think I'd want a wife who could only do it with a broom handle?"

* In ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', when he first met her, Gatsby believed that Daisy's past history with many men made her "valuable."

 

* Blanche Devereaux on ''[[The Golden Girls]]''.

* 1st LT. Colleen McMurphy and K.C. on ''[[China Beach]]''.

** You're welcome!

* Stumpy on ''[[Carnivale]]'' is not only Rita Sue's husband, he's her on-stage promoter and pimp, so he financially benefits from this trope. Their daughters are strippers as well. According to [[Word of God]], such family-run "cooch shows" were [[Truth in Television]] in the 1930s. A few potholes aside, Stumpy and Rita Sue actually have one of the healthiest relationships on the show (which isn't saying much, considering how screwed up everybody is).

* There's a weird mix when it comes to Marshall and Lily in [[How I Met Your Mother]]. On one hand, he considers it a point of pride that neither one of them has slept with anyone else. On the other, he's also pretty proud of some of the wild turns their sex lives have taken since then:

Marshall: "Hey! That's... no, that's true." }}

 

== [[Music]] ==

* "Outlaw Women" by Hank Williams Jr.

* "Patricia the Stripper" by The Wombats

** And then later in the song

* Parodied by the Irish comedy band Dead Cat Bounce; at some point during their performances, the band members trade instruments except for the bassist, who then claims that he'd never cheat on his bass, but doesn't mind if other guys play her.

 

 

== [[Theatre]] ==

 

 

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' episode 'The Buddy System' uses this as a basis for a joke, explicitly stating that The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend have actually experimented with this at some point in the past. It should be noted that it was the Monarch's idea (and felt awkward afterwards). He ''did'' seem to be turned on when she was seducing [[Foe Yay|Doctor Venture]].

** This aspect of the Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend's relationship was also brought up previously in "Are You There God? It's Me, Dean." The Monarch keeps Brock and Hank as collateral, but Dr. Girlfriend assumes that they're in the cocoon for very different reasons:

** [[Word of God]] states that the Monarch insisted on theirs being an open marriage, and is much less successful in exploiting it than his wife.

** Like many things in the series - especially those involving Monarch's rather unstable psyche - the awkwardness is rather situational. When [[The Dragon|21]] finally snaps and admits to [[It Makes Sense in Context|getting buzzed on champagne and making out with Dr. Mrs. The Monarch while she was in a cheerleader outfit and he was in bondage gear while Monarch was unconscious under them]], he pretty much expects to have to fight Monarch to the death... Monarch laughs it off with "So you had a drunken three-way! [[But for Me It Was Tuesday|We're supervillains, SWINGERS baby!]]" He then gets into ENTIRELY too much detail about a prior encounter with another villain, including the Doctor recalling what she cooked them all for breakfast.

* Kenny from ''[[South Park]]'' is quite overjoyed to learn his girlfriend is a "slut" in the episode ''The Ring''.

** This is more or less the reason he started dating her in the first place, which didn't make him happy when she became "born again".

 

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

* Similar to the ''[[Family Guy]]'' example, from a "[[Badass]] Ancestors/Relatives" thread:

Commentor: Your relative has lived my dream! }}

* Emperor Justinian I of the Eastern Roman Empire married Theodora, a former streetwalker and 'actress'. She was however bright and made highborn friends who made her their mistress. The Emperor had to seize total power of the state in order to rewrite the laws allowing him to marry her. He then proceed to rule with her as one of the best emperors of the East, reconquering many parts of the old Western Empire and rewriting the entire set of Roman Laws setting the foundation for civil law to this day in many nations.

*** Guy Gavriel Kay's [[Roman à Clef]] ''[[The Sarantine Mosaic]]'' also makes substantial note of the scandal; Justinian and Theodora are featured in glowing, but tragic terms. Kay's criticism of Procopius and rewriters of history in general ranged from mocking to scathing.

* [[Savage Love]] frequently features letters written in by people who have cuckolding fetishes.

 

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Native American Mythology]]

[[Category:Sex Tropes]]

[[Category:Tropes About Perverts]]

[[Category:Porn Tropes]]