History Main / EuropeansAreKinky

There may also be partial TruthInTelevision to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [[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, the ancient LatinLover trope kind of covers up reality a bit.

There may also be partial TruthInTelevision to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [[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.

* In ''JusticeLeagueInternational'', Crimson Fox more is always trying to seduce Captain Atom. He replies with the "American military are [[stoic TheStoic]]" trope.

There may also be partial TruthInTelevision to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [[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, then, be "non-Catholic Europeans are kinkier than most other nationalites", but fiction rarely deals with these things with such a level of nuance.

It should be also noted that there may be partial TruthInTelevision to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [[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 then be "non-Catholic Europeans are kinkier than most other nationalites", but fiction rarely deals with these things with such a level of nuance.

It should be also noted that there may be partial TruthInTelevision to the general "kinkiness" of Europeans: in [[http://www.bradley.edu/academics/las/psy/facstaff/schmitt/documents/Schmitt-BBS-2005-Sociosexuality-ALL_000.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 then be "non-Catholic Europeans are kinkier than most other nationalites", but fiction rarely deals with these things with such a level of nuance.

ForeignFanservice and SensualSlavs are related tropes.

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* There may be partial TruthInTelevision to this trope: in [[http://www.bradley.edu/academics/las/psy/facstaff/schmitt/documents/Schmitt-BBS-2005-Sociosexuality-ALL_000.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. It should also be noted that the questions in the study dealt mostly with the ''possibility'' for the subjects to have a smaller or larger number of sexual partners, of having a long-term relationship or not, if they consider sex before marriage wrong or not, and so on. Most modern people not restricted by a religious background would give rather sex-positive answers, but if the questions had been more precise and delved deeper into the issue, the answers from the European subjects might've been somewhat different. One innocuous example: "having more sexual partners before marriage" could have elicited a positive answer if the subject thought it meant a few people, but if "more" meant [[MyGirlIsNotASlut 100 or 1000]], it becomes a different matter.
* Amsterdam recently legalized public sex in parks in the evening and night, provided it's not done close to the playground. Anyone even proposing such a thing in the US would be looking at a swift end to their political career.
* Other Central or Eastern European countries' judicial authorities may punish sex in public places with minimum sentence possible (which is a minor fine for ''disturbance of public order''), [[ValuesDissonance while the civilian population would scream with rage]] to what they perceive as disregard of proper manners. [[hottip:*: While paying the fine may be easy, having your boss know about the incident [[DudeNotFunny would have much worse results]].]]
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In works produced outside Europe, Europeans are often depicted as more sexually free and straightforward than anything else on the planet. The sexually liberal European is typically contrasted with a more inhibited American, or with some other non-European character, who has trouble dealing with her libertine ways. Since this is usually PlayedForLaughs, the European character tends to be female, as having a woman act this way is considered [[DoubleStandard more outrageous]], and therefore more humorous. Men acting in a sexually straightforward manner is considered either [[AllMenArePerverts normal]], or at least not particularly funny. A stereotypical example of this trope is a blonde Swedish nymphomaniac (who can occasionally appear in works from other European countries too), though other European nationalities can also be used. The only exception seems to be Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland: British people are commonly portrayed as [[BritishStuffiness more repressed]] than Americans, while the Irish are considered too intensely Catholic for sex.

* Other Central or Eastern European countries' judicial authorities may punish sex in public places with minimum sentence possible (which is a minor fine for ''disturbance of public order''), [[ValuesDissonance while the civilian population would scream with rage]] to what they perceive as disregard of proper manners. *(While paying the fine may be easy, having your boss know about the incident [[DudeNotFunny would have much worse results]].)

* Other Central or Eastern European countries' judicial authorities may punish sex in public places with minimum sentence possible (which is a minor fine for ''disturbance of public order''), [[ValuesDissonance while the civilian population would scream with rage]] to what they perceive as disregard of proper manners.

* The D'Angelines from ''{{Kushiels Legacy}}'' are a FantasyCounterpartCulture to the French. They're all [[TheBeautifulPeople incredibly beautiful]] and base their culture around EternalSexualFreedom.

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* Sister Sweden from ''ScandinaviaAndTheWorld''
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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 {{Fanservice}}. If she is given more characterization, she tends to be an EthicalSlut. This trope can overlap with InnocentFanserviceGirl, if the supposed kinkiness of the European character is explained by her culture simply not having the same sort of inhibitions American culture has. This can be TruthInTelevision, 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.

As a narrative trope, EuropeansAreKinky has been around since the 1960s. Earlier examples are rare, at least in mainstream audio-visual media, since before that decade cinema (excluding porn) and TV didn't address sexuality with the level of candidness the trope requires. In the 1960s, the Swedish movies ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (1967) and ''Language of Love'' (1969) were among the first films with explicit sex scenes to get a wide international distribution, thus contributing to the stereotypical image of the "kinky Swede". Even earlier, the French film ''The Lovers'' (1958), which includes a short (and not particularly explicit) sex scene, was the subject of a famous American court case. A screening of this film in Ohio resulted in the theater manager being convicted for public depiction of obscene material. The manager appealed, and the Supreme Court eventually overruled the conviction, stating that the movie was not pornography, and therefore not obscene. Even though movies like these helped establish the image of the sexually straightforward European in the US, they are not examples of this trope as such. EuropeansAreKinky rarely appears in works produced in Europe itself, as a vital part of the trope is that the European character is seen from an outside perspective as an exotic Other.

As a narrative trope, EuropeansAreKinky has been around since the 1960s. Earlier examples are not likely to exist, at least not in mainstream audio-visual media, since before that decade cinema (excluding porn) and TV didn't address sexuality with the level of candidness the trope requires. In the 1960s, the Swedish movies ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (1967) and ''Language of Love'' (1969) were among the first films with explicit sex scenes to get a wide international distribution, thus contributing to the stereotypical image of the "kinky Swede". Even earlier, the French film ''The Lovers'' (1958), which includes a short (and not particularly explicit) sex scene, was the subject of a famous American court case. A screening of this film in Ohio resulted in the theater manager being convicted for public depiction of obscene material. The manager appealed, and the Supreme Court eventually overruled the conviction, stating that the movie was not pornography, and therefore not obscene. Even though movies like these helped establish the image of the sexually straightforward European in the US, they are not examples of this trope as such. EuropeansAreKinky rarely appears in works produced in Europe itself, as a vital part of the trope is that the European character is seen from an outside perspective as an exotic Other.

* There may be partial TruthInTelevision to this trope: in [[http://www.bradley.edu/academics/las/psy/facstaff/schmitt/documents/Schmitt-BBS-2005-Sociosexuality-ALL_000.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. It should also be noted that the questions in the study dealt mostly with the ''possibility'' for the subjects to have a smaller or larger number of sexual partners, of having a long-term relationship or not, if they consider sex before marriage wrong or not, and so on. Most modern people not restricted by a religious background would give rather sex-positive answers, but if the questions had been more precise and delved deeper into the issue, the answers from the European subjects might've been somewhat different. One innocuous example: "having more sexual partners before marriage" could have elicited a positive answer if the subject thought it meant a few people, but if "more" meant [[MyGirlIsNotASlut 100 or 1000]], it becomes a different matter. In a subversion to this trope in 2008 OECD survey Brit's were rated the most promiscuous nation.

* There may be partial TruthInTelevision to this trope: in [[http://www.bradley.edu/academics/las/psy/facstaff/schmitt/documents/Schmitt-BBS-2005-Sociosexuality-ALL_000.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. It should also be noted that the questions in the study dealt mostly with the ''possibility'' for the subjects to have a smaller or larger number of sexual partners, of having a long-term relationship or not, if they consider sex before marriage wrong or not, and so on. Most modern people not restricted by a religious background would give rather sex-positive answers, but if the questions had been more precise and delved deeper into the issue, the answers from the European subjects might've been somewhat different. One innocuous example: "having more sexual partners before marriage" could have elicited a positive answer if the subject thought it meant a few people, but if "more" meant [[MyGirlIsNotASlut 100 or 1000]], it becomes a different matter.

* ''[[{{Ptitlevmngga4bce7b}} It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' episode "Mac and Charlie Die" is heavy on this trope. Dennis finds a new roommate from Europe. The man quickly manages to fill the entire place with sexy kinky ladies willing to do anything. Though Dennis draws the line when his roommate tries to trick Dennis into having a tryst with his own father in a glory hole.

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 {{Fanservice}}. If she is given more characterization, she tends to be an EthicalSlut. This trope can overlap with InnocentFanserviceGirl, if the supposed kinkiness of the European character is explained by her culture simply not having the same sort of inhibitions American culture has. This is TruthInTelevision, because in many European countries nudity and sexuality are indeed considered less of a taboo than in the United States, which can make them look more "kinky" in the eyes of Americans.

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 {{Fanservice}}. If she is given more characterization, she tends to be an EthicalSlut. This trope can overlap with InnocentFanserviceGirl, if the supposed kinkiness of the European character is explained by her culture simply not having the same sort of inhibitions American culture has. In many European countries nudity and sexuality are indeed considered less of a taboo than in the United States, which can make them look more "kinky" in the eyes of Americans.

* There may be partial TruthInTelevision here: in [[http://www.bradley.edu/academics/las/psy/facstaff/schmitt/documents/Schmitt-BBS-2005-Sociosexuality-ALL_000.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. It should also be noted that the questions in the study dealt mostly with the ''possibility'' for the subjects to have a smaller or larger number of sexual partners, of having a long-term relationship or not, if they consider sex before marriage wrong or not, and so on. Most modern people not restricted by a religious background would give rather sex-positive answers, but if the questions had been more precise and delved deeper into the issue, the answers from the European subjects might've been somewhat different. One innocuous example: "having more sexual partners before marriage" could have elicited a positive answer if the subject thought it meant a few people, but if "more" meant [[MyGirlIsNotASlut 100 or 1000]], it becomes a different matter.

* Most of the countries in ''Axis Powers Hetalia'' are European, and the author plays on European-kinkiness a lot. There was even a strip where mostly-European countries were arguing over who invented the condom and was therefore most perverted.