History Main / CatHolicSchoolgirlsRule

* ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' actually got a [[DudeNotFunny lot of angry mail]] from [[MoralGuardians some people]] for [[http://www.famousfix.com/topic/playboy-magazine-united-states-march-1996/magazines this cover in 1996]] that seemed to show a model in such an outfit. (They later claimed it wasn't a Catholic school uniform or even an imitation of one and had been custom-tailored.)

Regardless of the (admittedly [[{{Squick}} squicky]]) reasoning behind it, the trope has led to the fetishization of the standard "schoolgirl uniform", Catholic or otherwise, frequently [[CustomUniformOfSexy modified to Stripperiffic specifications]]. This outfit usually consists of a button-up shirt, sometimes worn with a tie (in more exploitative media, the shirt is worn [[VaporWear without a bra]], and knotted so high up that the girl in question is simultaneously [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]] completely and showing off a ''lot'' of [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline cleavage]]); usually a blazer or jacket of some kind, frequently a couple of sizes too small; a short, pleated skirt that may or may not be in some kind of plaid; [[ZettaiRyouiki knee-high socks or stockings]]; and often [[GirlishPigtails pigtails]]. Expect panty shots to be a frequent occurrence...unless of course, she's not wearing any. Needless to say, any girl who actually shows up to class like this would be thrown in detention faster than you can say "Jailbait." The uniform will sometimes be depicted as being worn [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack even outside of school]].

Regardless of the (admittedly [[{{Squick}} squicky]]) reasoning behind it, the trope has led to the fetishization of the standard "schoolgirl uniform", Catholic or otherwise, frequently [[CustomUniformOfSexy modified to Stripperiffic specifications]]. This outfit usually consists of a button-up shirt, sometimes worn with a tie (in more exploitative media, the shirt is worn [[VaporWear without a bra]], and knotted so high up that the girl in question is simultaneously [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]] completely and showing off a ''lot'' of [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline cleavage]]); usually a blazer or jacket of some kind, frequently a couple of sizes too small; a short, pleated skirt that may or may not be in some kind of plaid; [[ZettaiRyouiki knee-high socks or stockings]]; and often [[GirlishPigtails pigtails]]. Expect {{panty shot}}s to be a frequent occurrence...unless of course, she's not wearing any. Needless to say, any girl who actually shows up to class like this would be thrown in detention faster than you can say "Jailbait." The uniform will sometimes be depicted as being worn [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack even outside of school]].

* ''Series/TheSweeney''. DS Carter makes some lurid comments about the attractiveness of girls in school uniforms in "Taste of Fear". On another occasion, Jack Regan is meeting an informant in the park when a couple of schoolgirls walk by and one of them [[PantyShot bends over to pick something up]]. Seeing how Regan is DistractedByTheSexy the informant quips: "I could be arrested for doing what you're thinking!"

This trope is slowly becoming [[DiscreditedTrope discredited]], as it becomes seen as part of the "once common but no longer generally required" subtrope of HollywoodDressCode, since many real Catholic schools have changed their uniforms to [[BoringButPractical unisex khakis and polo shirts]], especially as more schools realize that what looks pure and innocent on a 9-year-old takes on a different context (whether intentional or not is irrelevant) when worn by a 16-year-old after the "summer growth spurt."

There's also the notion (sometimes TruthInTelevision but usually just wishful thinking, given the fetish-fantasy nature of the trope) that a seemingly chaste schoolgirl may only be going through the ''motions'' of chastity and religiosity for the benefit of parents, teachers, and clergy, similarly to a SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl, and is just itching for a chance to [[NaughtyByNight reveal her less-than-holy side the moment no one's looking.]] All of that repression leading to a simmering cauldron of [[HormoneAddledTeenager typical teenage hormones]] just looking for a chance to boil over in a plethora of exciting ways in an attempt to rebel.

This feeds into an idea that since they supposedly know nothing of these things, seducing them would be a lot easier than seducing more "enlightened" girls who "know better". Alternatively, even those who know differently may feel that a Catholic girl striving to be innocent is a [[ForbiddenFruit desirable]] [[NatureAdoresAVirgin virgin]], making for a greater challenge to seduce, and thus a "greater prize" if she can be wooed into the bedroom.

* ''VideoGame/{{IMGCM}}'': St. Charles academy has schoolgirl uniforms that are already sexy, especially with a DangerouslyShortSkirt, and they don't seem to have strict rules about dress codes. Lilly has her CustomUniformOfSexy, which is tight and has exposed cleavage, especially when she's being a GyaruGirl. Marianne, one of the St. Charles schoolgirls and Lilly's best friend, is revealed to secretly draw {{NSFW}} doujins as well as general mangas.

As Roman Catholicism teaches that sex is to be strictly reserved as part of marriage, it is widely believed that children in Catholic families or attending Catholic schools are not taught about sexuality in a way that promotes an informed understanding of themselves, their bodies, or sexuality in general. This feeds into an idea that since they supposedly know nothing of these things, seducing them would be a lot easier than seducing more "enlightened" girls who "know better". Alternatively, even those who know differently may feel that a Catholic girl striving to be innocent is a [[ForbiddenFruit desirable]] [[NatureAdoresAVirgin virgin]], making for a greater challenge to seduce, and thus a "greater prize" if she can be wooed into the bedroom.

* In ''Series/That70sShow'', Starting in Season 5, Donna goes to a Catholic high school and has to wear the uniform for perfectly legitimate reasons. Doesn't stop the boys from going crazy over it.

* Music/{{Tatu}}'s "All the Things She Said" video crosses this trope with SchoolgirlLesbians.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had Time Lady companion Romana wearing a very ''Film/StTrinians'' style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and didn't realize it was a fetish.

* ''Catholic Ghoulgirls'': This no-budget film features these as the main heroines. It also features some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_XSd05hQVE arrestingly hammy action poses.]]

* Referenced in ''A Life Apart: Hasidism in America'' when one Hasidic woman says that the Hasidic school uniform skirts extend at least four inches below the knee and claims that the longest Catholic school skirts are five inches above the knee. She's obviously ill-informed.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'', Robin tries to seduce Ethan ... [[http://www.shortpacked.com/2005/comic/book-1-brings-back-the-80s/09-independent-man/seduction/ unsuccessfully]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' was [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3930 invoked]] to make Seymour's wire nimbus ''[[YourHeadASplode explode]]''. The day it's healed a {{succubus}} really [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3982 used this costume]]. The effect proved repeatable.
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3124 Squigley's reaction to Fuchsia's new clothes. It did not go well for him.]]

-->"Crash and burn, space-jockey!" gloated a Maquis at the adjourning table. "Don't feel bad. That dame's as prickly as a Martian cactus."
-->"Maybe." Paris was too experienced a Lothario to give up at the first knockback. "Half-Venerian, half-Brazilian, and raised as a Catholic schoolgirl. Could be interesting..."

* In ''Series/That70sShow'', Donna goes to a Catholic high school and has to wear the uniform for perfectly legitimate reasons. Doesn't stop the boys from going crazy over it.

* ''VideoGame/{{MGCM}}'': St. Charles academy has schoolgirl uniforms that are already sexy, especially with a DangerouslyShortSkirt, and they don't seem to have strict rules about dress codes. Lilly has her CustomUniformOfSexy, which is tight and has exposed cleavage, especially when she's being a GyaruGirl. Marianne, one of the St. Charles schoolgirls and Lilly's best friend, is revealed to secretly draw {{NSFW}} doujins as well as general mangas.

* In ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode 'Signs and Wonders', Mulder and Scully go to a church that practices snake handling and the following conversation takes place...
-->'''Scully:''' Snake handling... didn't learn that in Catechism class.
-->'''Mulder:''' That's funny, I remember a couple of Catholic school girls [[DoubleEntendre that were experts at it.]]
** It might also be worth mentioning that Scully was raised Catholic...''and'' she had an affair with one of her professors in medical school.

Regardless of the (admittedly [[{{Squick}} squicky]]) reasoning behind it, the trope has led to the fetishization of the standard "schoolgirl uniform", Catholic or otherwise, frequently [[CustomUniformOfSexy modified to Stripperiffic specifications]]. This outfit usually consists of a button-up shirt, sometimes worn with a tie (in more exploitative media, the shirt is worn [[VaporWear without a bra]], and knotted so high up that the girl in question is simultaneously [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]] completely and showing off a ''lot'' of [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline cleavage]]); usually a blazer or jacket of some kind, frequently a couple of sizes too small; a short, pleated skirt that may or may not be in some kind of plaid; [[ZettaiRyouiki knee-high socks or stockings]]; and often [[GirlishPigtails pigtails]]. Expect {{panty shot}}s to be a frequent occurrence...unless of course, she's not wearing any. Needless to say, any girl who actually shows up to class like this would be thrown in detention faster than you can say "{{Jailbait}}." The uniform will sometimes be depicted as being worn [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack even outside of school]].

The idea that girls who attend Roman Catholic schools are sexy and/or promiscuous by their very nature. (After all, how else do you end up with all those NaughtyNuns?) Any accurate resemblance to reality is purely accidental.

The exact origins of this meme are unclear. Even examples that "play it straight" are impossible or near-impossible to find; instead, parodies and subversions are all that can be found, making it a strong candidate for a DeadUnicornTrope.

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* In the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, the canonical setting of the Convent School of the Spiteful Sisterhood of Seven-Handed-Sek (SHS) is expanded upon and is revealed to have the Discworld's equivalent of Catholic Schoolgirls. Compared to the Assassins' School,[[note]]Assasin schoolgirls also have to wear gymslips, although these are the all-covering ankle length version. Older girsl pupils at the AGS find their own ways of ''subtly modifying'' the uniform to point out that somewhere underneath all this, there is a female body.[[/note]] SHS is more mainstream and typical of the sort of general education the Disc gives to its daughters. Who are tended by kindly and caring nuns with a deep commitment to educating their charges and turning out well-adjusted young ladies. It's not ''their'' fault they get girls like [[TheLadette Shauna]] [[FightingIrish O'Hennigan]] and [[FieryRedhead Rebecka]] [[AmoralAfrikaner Smith-Rhodes-Stibbons]].

* In the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, the canonical setting of the Convent School of the Spiteful Sisterhood of Seven-Handed-Sek (SHS) is expanded upon and is revealed to have the Discworld's equivalent of Catholic Schoolgirls. Compared to the Assassins' School, SHS is more mainstream and typical of the sort of general education the Disc gives to its daughters. Who are tended by kindly and caring nuns with a deep commitment to educating their charges and turning out well-adjusted young ladies. It's not ''their'' fault they get girls like [[TheLadette Shauna]] [[FightingIrish O'Hennigan]] and [[FieryRedhead Rebecka]] [[AmoralAfrikaner Smith-Rhodes-Stibbons]].

* In the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, the canonical setting of the Convent School of the Spiteful Sisterhood of Seven-Handed-Sek (SHS) is expanded upon and is revealed to have the Discworld's equivalent of Catholic Schoolgirls. Compared to the Assassins' School, SHS is more mainstream and typical of the sort of general education the Disc gives to its daughters. Who are tended by kindly and caring nuns with a deep commitment to educating their charges and turning out well-adjusted young ladies. It's not ''their'' fault they get girls like [[FightingIrish Shauna O'Hennigan]] and [[FieryRedhead Rebecka Smith-Rhodes-Stibbons]].

** This is also a prime example of GettingCrapPastTheRadar.