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{{quote|Men seldom make passes

Per [[Rule 34]], there are of course exceptions to this work for writers who [[Author Appeal|consider glasses to be sexy]], and pornographic websites dedicated to people wearing glasses can be found without much effort.

 

 

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* Carly from [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]] looks incredibly beautiful without her glasses, but while her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] doesn't need them, she's [[Blind Without'Em]].

* Kirihara Misaki, from ''[[Darker than Black]]'', tends to lose her glasses in her more [[Fan Service|fanservicey]] scenes; they're more [[Stoic Spectacles]] than [[Meganekko]] glasses and make her look more aggressive and professional. In one case, a friend stole them for ''exactly this reason'' when she decided to [[Go-Go Enslavement|dress her up as a "punishment."]] However, since Kirihara actually ''needs'' them, she spent most of that episode squinting.

* In ''[[Heartcatch Precure]]'', Erika ends up having Tsubomi get rid of her glasses as part of her own makeover, though it doesn't initially stick - mostly because she can't stand someone so energetic. She ends up letting it stay, but she's spotted from time to time with her glasses on, but by the end of the series, she has them back on... and ends up having them off again in time for the third ''[[Pretty Cure All Stars]]'' movie.

 

** Another story showed Betty wearing glasses for school while Veronica taunted her that she'd only attract "nerds and dweebs" (Betty didn't care one way or the other). When she saw Betty was actually attracting attention from handsome guys instead, she snatched Dilton's glasses in an attempt to show her up. The prescription was so high that she couldn't see, however, leading her to flirt with the ''principal''.

* Played straight in ''[[Watchmen]]''. Laurie finds Dan much more attractive without his giant glasses. {{spoiler|When they go into hiding at the end and forge new identities, he has apparently ditched the glasses in favor of contacts}}.

 

=== [[Fan Works]] ===

* The reality makeover show ''10 Years Younger'' employs Lasik eye surgery religiously.

* In the first episode of ''[[Sliders]]'', Quinn needs reading glasses, yet this was dropped for later episodes.

* In an episode of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', Hilary makes her glasses-wearing boyfriend stop wearing them, saying he looks better without them. It becomes a plot point in the episode {{spoiler|He gets in an accident with Will and sues for damages. When it's revealed he wasn't wearing glasses while driving as the law requires, the judge rules in Will's favor}}

* On MTV's ''Made'' Sweet, nerdy girl Kitty wants to be in a high school beauty pageant. The makeover works better than expected for a few reasons. One, Kitty turned out to have a great body(long legs, small waist and big bust) that was hidden under the baggy clothes she always wore. Two, she had beautiful blue eyes that could be seen better without her thick glasses. She actually ends up winning second place!

* The Japanese music video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fq2cwZf7pc "LOVE Dokkyun"] by [[Capital Letters Are Magic|CLUB PRINCE]] has the band in [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|prince-like]] outfits teaching [[Hot Scientist|scientist-looking girls]] how to [[Shaped Like Itself|LOVE Dokkyun]]. It climaxes with the girls [[Flung Clothing|flinging off their nerdy attire]] to expose their [[She Cleans Up Nicely|happier, trendier]], [[Bishie Sparkle|sparklier]] selves.

 

* Doubly subverted in ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'': When Galinda takes it upon herself to give Elphaba a makeover (in "Popular"), the first thing she does is remove Elphaba's glasses. The second thing she does is put them back on. All the same, Elphaba stops wearing glasses after that song.

* Male example (kind of) in ''[[The History Boys]]'': "Taking off my glasses is the last thing I do."

* Otacon in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', at Naomi's suggestion. Which is decidedly odd, as he had far left behind his actual [[Otaku|namesake-look]] and had been noticably [[Bishonen]] for a long time. {{spoiler|It's not all bad, though -- eventually, he puts them back on.}}

** Also, Emma Emmerich. Raiden says she would look better without her glasses, but she tells him 'no', and not for the sake of practicality, either. She doesn't even need them; they're just frames. She says that she just likes glasses.

 

=== [[Web Comics]] ===

* In ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'', as part of Karen's makeover, Penny urges her to ditch her glasses for laser eye surgery.

{{quote|'''Penny:''' Boys don't cut classes for girls who wear glasses. But boys find it way sick when those girls get LASIK.}}

* When Kevyn has to lead the men for a while in ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20041121.html the doctor insists] that he drop the glasses - that in order for him to pull off the position of authority in this grave time, the men have to see his eyes. (This, despite the fact that earlier, while in temporary command, he'd so terrified the men that one of them called for his mommy - and that was ''while'' Kevyn wore his glasses.)

** The doctor is clearly aware of the difference between leading people and driving them before you in terror...

 

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

{{quote|'''Velma:''' [[Blind Without'Em|My glasses! I can't see without my glasses!]]

'''Johnny Bravo:''' [[Cool Shades|My glasses! I can't be seen without my glasses!]] }}

 

== Aversions ==

* Hilariously subverted in ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' where a man asks a woman who looks homely with glasses and her hair in a bun to take the glasses off and let down her hair. Guess what? Still homely.

* In ''[[Waiting for Guffman]]'', Corky has Eugene Levy's character take his glasses off to make him more presentable as a performer. It just makes his eyes cross comically.

 

=== [[Literature]] ===

{{quote|'''Wesley:''' ''(removing Fred's glasses)'' Now you truly are...perfection.

'''Fred:''' Whereas you are slightly fuzzy; can I have those back? }}

{{quote|'''Booth (seeing Brennan wearing someone's zany glasses)''': Right. What I want you to do is take off your glasses, shake out your hair and say "Mr. Booth, do you know [[Hot Librarian|what the penalty is for an overdue book]]?"

'''Brennan''': Why?

** "Evil Daniel" also didn't wear glasses in Absolute Power. The character also stopped wearing them when he {{spoiler|ascended to a higher plane of existence. Both times.}}

* [[Stoic Spectacles|Logan]] in ''[[Dark Angel]]'' also manages to keep his glasses for the entire run (shorter though it was) and when Max is lusting over him, she mentions how much they ''add'' to his appeal.

 

=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===

* In one ''[[Peanuts]]'' strip, Peppermint Patty suggests that Marcie would look more sophisticated if she pushed her glasses up onto her forehead. After walking into a wall and a lamp-post, Marcie comments "Before I became sophisticated, I almost never had headaches."

 

=== [[Web Original]]===