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The kinky European is rarely seen in negative light. If she is a minor character, she's usually presented as a sex object to the protagonist, often with added [[Fan Service]]. If she is given more characterization, she tends to be an [[Ethical Slut]]. This trope can overlap with [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]], if the supposed kinkiness of the European character is explained by her culture simply not having the same sort of inhibitions that the culture she is contrasted with has. This can be [[Truth in Television]], as in many European countries nudity and sexuality are indeed considered less of a taboo than in the United States, making them look more "kinky" in the eyes of Americans.
There may also be partial [[Truth in Television]] to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226234624/http://psych.mcmaster.ca/dalywilson/commentary_schmitt.pdf a study published in 2005], citizens of 48 different different countries across the world were asked about their attitudes towards multiple sex partners and casual sex. When these countries were put in order based of how promiscuous they are, 13 of the top 20 countries were in Europe, whereas the US placed 22nd. However, 11 European countries also placed lower than the US. Most of these were Catholic countries, such as Italy, Spain, and Portugal, whereas the European countries in the top 20 were mostly former Eastern Bloc states and Protestant countries. A more truthful way of formulating this trope would therefore be "non-Catholic Europeans are kinkier than most other nationalites", but fiction rarely deals with these things with such a level of nuance. Of course, this lack of nuance might be attributed to ancient [[Latin Lover]] trope—which covers the aforementioned Catholic countries.
{{noreallife|This is a trope about how characters are depicted in media.}}
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