Parental Incest/Quotes

"What father doesn't croon about incest over sleazy electronic music while laying shirtless in bed with his kid? In a perfect world, fucking all of them."

—Cracked.com on Lemon Incest by Serge Gainsbourg (with Charlotte Gainsbourg)

"There once lived a man named Oedipus Rex.
You may have heard about his odd complex.
His name appears in Freud's index
'Cause he loved his mother...
Yes, he loved his mother like no other.
His daughter was his sister and his son was his brother.
One thing on which you can depend is,
He sure knew who a boy's best friend is!"

—Tom Lehrer, "Oedipus Rex"

"Many a man before you, in his dreams, has shared his mother's bed."

—Jocasta (desperately trying to calm her son/husband down in the worst way possible), Oedipus Rex

"Father?
Yes, son?
I want to kill you.
Mother? I want to...fuck you..."

—The Doors, "The End"

Mrs. Mulwray: She's my daughter.
Jake Gittes: [slapping her] I said, "I want the truth."
Mrs. Mulwray: She's my sister. [he slaps her again] She's my daughter. [slap] My sister, my daughter. [slap, slap]
Jake Gittes: I said, "I want the truth!" [throws her against the sofa]
Mrs. Mulwray: ...She's my sister and my daughter!... My father and I -- understand?

—The infamous reveal from Chinatown

"She's a daddy's girl
In more ways than one"

—Vyper, "Daddy's Girl"

"Is she your daughter or your estranged ex who lost a lot of weight?"

—The Nostalgia Chick on an uncomfortable subplot in The Baby Sitters Club