History Main / AllWomenArePrudes

* In another social experiment, the researchers but out two adds at a dating site; one claimed to be written by a man who was looking for a female to engage in casual sex with, and the other claimed to be written by a woman looking for a man to do the same with. After some time had gone, the researchers looked at how many replies the adds had gotten and found that while the one where a woman was looking for a man had gotten some TWO HUNDRED replies, the one one where a man was looking for a woman had gotten zero replies. Of course, the outcome of this experiment might largely be affected by the same phenomenon mentioned as being behind the results of the earlier mentioned experiment. But one thing that the experiment sure DID seem to prove is that a woman looking for a random man to fuck is (generally speaking, at least) going to have a hell of a lot of an easier time finding one than a man who is out to find a random woman to do the same with. (Err, well, unless one takes prostitutes into account...)

The assumption among modern folk is that this trope is OlderThanDirt. Just the fact that the ''original'' LysistrataGambit was used at all tells us so. However like many tropes, it's actually cyclic. Note that both this ''and'' its inversion, AllWomenAreLustful, can be invoked to support claims for MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.This is also part of the reasoning behind AManIsAlwaysEager.

* Pretty much every married, male stand-up comedian (and even a few unmarried ones) has a joke or two about how sex comes to a screeching halt immediately after marriage unless the woman wants kids.
** Which is telling, because humor usually captures, in exaggerated form, something real.
** "What's the one food you can feed a woman that reduces her sex drive by 90%?" [[spoiler: Wedding cake.]]
** Although stand-up comedian might just piss off their wives on a regular basis. What with many comedy routines invovling habits of family members and really embarssing moments.

** Although at one point Peter complains that "We all know that no woman wants to have sex ever."

* In a telling social experiment, a man was told to walk up to women and ask if they would 'sleep' with him and a woman the same to men; and while [[AManIsAlwaysEager 75% of men said yes]], the number of women who accepted the offer amounted to... 0%. But once again; results like these do not actually indicate that women aren't as horny as men; just that in general, women don't allow themselves to be as "liberal" regarding who they have sex with as men do (possibly at least part of the reason for this could be because women are faced with more direct consequences if a pregnancy results from a one-night-stand; of course the ''indirect'' consequences of pregnancy that men face such as childsupport or dealing with an unwanted termination aren't anything to sneeze at either, but are not factored as often into the equation). Or, equally likely, the women approached were turning the offer down out of caution.
** That, or the girl was attractive, but the guy was not. It's a possibility.
*** And one that just possibly occurred to the experimenters, who made their choice of approachers with due consideration for the possible introduction of bias. Or is 'Men Don't Deserve Women' a trope of its own?
*** There's also the issue of potential threat. A man who offers sex out of the blue outside the normal socical venues can easily be construed as a potential rapist or otherwise suspicious person. While certain risks also apply to women doing the same thing, more men are willing to take risks like that due to the whole machismo-thing.

* In a stand-up routine, Bill Engvall comments on how women can go without sex "like a camel", much to the frustration of their lovers. Of course, he also mentions that they don't necessarily ''like'' to do that, and could just as easily be referring to a LysistrataGambit.
* Because of having less testosterone, women generally tend to be less horny than men; which isn't to say there aren't women out there like that.

* The subject of a hilarious joke in the movie ''AnnieHall'', where Woody Allen and Diane Keaton are both shown talking to their therapists. Woody complains that they almost never have sex: "Only three or four times a week." Annie complains that they constantly have sex, "Three or four times a week."

* {{Twilight}} Inverted. Bella is very enthusiastic about sex with her vampire boyfriend Edward, he, although obviously very attracted to her, values their virginity, is afraid of hurting her and wants to marry before doing the deed. She is not all to happy about it at the beginning and rather "live in sin" with him but agrees later on. After they got married [[spoiler:she clearly enjoyed herself during their first night in spite of some bruises, but Edward is afraid of hurting her again and she needs to plead to get him to give in again. Even after she is turned into a vampire its obvious that Bella is more into nonstop sex with Edward, he is more leaning to find a balance]].

The assumption among modern folk is that this trope is OlderThanDirt. However like many tropes, it's actually cyclic. Just the fact that the ''original'' LysistrataGambit was so difficult to pull off tells us this trope is NewerThanTheyThink. Note that both this ''and'' its inversion, AllWomenAreLustful, can be invoked to support claims for MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.This is also part of the reasoning behind AManIsAlwaysEager.

The assumption among modern folk is that this trope is OlderThanDirt. However like many tropes, it's actually cyclic. Just the fact that the ''original'' LysistrataGambit was so difficult to pull off tells us this trope is NewerThanTheyThink. Note that both this ''and'' its inversion, AllWomenAreLustful, can be invoked to support claims for MarsAndVenusGenderContrast.

In certain parts of Fictionland, sex is something women just give to men to shut them up for a while. But women don't ''enjoy'' sex, and they definitely don't desire it. The only reason a fictional woman should ever want sex is if she wants to get [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter pregnant]]. It's sometimes implied that a desirable woman [[MyGirlIsNotASlut shouldn't want sex]]. Like many gender-specific tropes, this one comes LOADED with UnfortunateImplications.

** Yeah, but "young, super fit, newly-minted marine" are the key words here. Had he been a regular, unattractive schlub, he'd have just gotten slapped a lot.

*** Or the perspective of evolutionary psychology. A woman who has sex runs a major risk of being pregnant for nine months, and then spending at least twelve years raising a child, before said child can begin to take care of her/himself, whereas a man can just do the proverbial hit-and-run. Since pregnancy and child-bearing are arduous and resource demanding, it is in a woman's interest to get to know the man, to be sure that he has good genes, so that the offspring will be healthy and strong and to make sure that he will stick around and help support her and the child, before putting out. Men on the other hand, want to spread their genes as much as possible. Finally, please remember that this is about things on an evolutionary level, responses that have been hardwired into us over a period of millions of years, rather than anything specific to modern society.

* In a telling social experiment, a man was told to walk up to women and ask if they would 'sleep' with him and a woman the same to men; and while [[AllMenAreEager 75% of men said yes]], the number of women who accepted the offer amounted to... 0%. But once again; results like these do not actually indicate that women aren't as horny as men; just that in general, women don't allow themselves to be as "liberal" regarding who they have sex with as men do (possibly at least part of the reason for this could be because women are faced with more direct consequences if a pregnancy results from a one-night-stand; of course the ''indirect'' consequences of pregnancy that men face such as childsupport or dealing with an unwanted termination aren't anything to sneeze at either, but are not factored as often into the equation). Or, equally likely, the women approached were turning the offer down out of caution.

* In a telling social experiment, a man was told to walk up to women and ask if they would 'sleep' with him and a woman the same to men; and while [[AllMenArePerverts 75% of men said yes]], the number of women who accepted the offer amounted to... 0%. But once again; results like these do not actually indicate that women aren't as horny as men; just that in general, women don't allow themselves to be as "liberal" regarding who they have sex with as men do (possibly at least part of the reason for this could be because women are faced with more direct consequences if a pregnancy results from a one-night-stand; of course the ''indirect'' consequences of pregnancy that men face such as childsupport or dealing with an unwanted termination aren't anything to sneeze at either, but are not factored as often into the equation). Or, equally likely, the women approached were turning the offer down out of caution.

In fiction land, sex is something women just give to men to shut them up for a while. But women don't ''enjoy'' sex, and they definitely don't desire it. The only reason a fictonal woman should ever want sex is if she wants to get [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter pregnant]]. If a woman ''is'' shown to enjoy sex, it means that at best she's an easy pick; at worst, she's a CompleteMonster. It's sometimes implied that a desirable woman [[MyGirlIsNotASlut shouldn't want sex]]. Like many gender-specific tropes, this one comes LOADED with UnfortunateImplications.

A common plot is for a teenage girl's date to pressure her into having sex with him, which she will ''always'' turn down. Makes sense if he's a total jerk about it and is pressing her into something that she isn't ready for, but in many cases he's a steady boyfriend who genuinely cares for her and respects her, and she's attracted to him in return, but tells him no for a seemingly indefinite period of time. It becomes a WarpedAesop when it implies that there's ''never'' a reasonable time for a female to consent unless she's married and making babies.

The corollary to this trope is that men are utterly lecherous: see ImAManICantHelpIt, AManIsNotAVirgin, HandsomeLech, and the SpearCounterpart-- AllMenArePerverts. Compare/contrast with AllWomenAreLustful, MyGirlIsASlut, BeAWhoreToGetYourMan, GoodBadGirl--all of which address women's sexuality.

* Subverted in ''{{Firefly}}'', when Kaylee is shown in a flashback to have met Mal when she snuck onboard the ship to have sex with the guy who was mechanic at the time (it seemed that the engine..erm...got her going). She also spends most of the series wanting to start a relationship with Simon, specifically having sex, although she does hold off spoiler:until he makes it clear that he too is interested]]. Zoe, likewise, is shown to enjoy a good time with her husband. On the other hand, while Inara's job usually calls for sex with clients, she herself pretty much views the entire thing at purely business and shows no interest in sex otherwise, romantic feelings for Mal notwithstanding.

* Inverted in ''Chester5000XYV''. Priscilla certainly has a sex drive, and her husband builds her a robot because he can't keep up with her.

* In a stand-up routine, Bill Engvall comments on how women can go without sex "like a camel", much to the frustration of their lovers. Of course, he also mentions that they don't necessarily ''like'' to do that, so yeah...

A common plot is for a teenage girl's date to pressure her into having sex with him, which she will ''always'' turn down. Makes sense if he's a total jerk about it and is pressing her into something that she isn't ready for, but in many cases he's a steady boyfriend who genuinely cares for her and respects her, and she's attracted to him in return, but tells him no for a seemingly indefinite period of time. It becomes a WarpedAesop when it arises in situations where it would not be unreasonable for the girl to consent.

A common plot is for a teenage girl's date to pressure her into having sex with him, which she will ''always'' turn down. Makes sense if he's a total jerk about it and is pressuring her into doing something that she isn't ready for, but in many cases he's a steady boyfriend who genuinely cares for her and respects her, and she's attracted to him in return, but tells him no for a seemingly indefinite period of time. It can become a WarpedAesop when it arises in situations where it would not be unreasonable for the girl to consent.