History Main / PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales

It's very easy to see [[DoubleStandard where this trope comes from]]; we are used to men having ''less'' of their bodies to hide, and we expect women to cover up ''more'' in comparison. Thus, its presence in a work is often an attempt to better distinguish both sexes by emulating our own gendered standards of modesty [[note]] Hence why "naked" male characters who are portrayed posing as the opposite sex will always conform to this design scheme; if WesternAnimation/BugsBunny only wore a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink bow]] on his head for his iconic crossdressing shenanigans, the act simply wouldn't be as convincing to the audience than if he put on a full dress instead[[/note]], or it may be simply a ''projection'' of said standards, with the artist deeming it more appropiate to have their female characters dress "properly" even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work's setting. It may also be a reflection of society's expectations of men as being the wilder and more "savage" sex -- hence the male characters' lack of clothing -- and women as being the more civilized and "refined" sex -- hence the greater amount of clothing in the female characters' designs. In general, the trope serves to bring a greater sense of familiarity to such fantastic settings, while still allowing the work to claim that the characters are not human and thus [[OurNudityIsDifferent do not share our ideas of decency (or indecency)]].

* Satirized in the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' one-shot fic ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/alexwarlorn/art/Princess-Sally-s-Revolution-836809860 Princess Sally's Revolution]]'', written by ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' author alexwarlorn. After a disgruntled [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] unleashes a mass brainwashing event in an attempt to {{def|iedTrope}}y this trope on a grand scale, many of the male characters are left flustered and/or utterly bewildered by their female peers suddenly walking around in the buff for no explained reason. The gals, having unknowingly adopted Sally's attitude towards clothing as a result of the brainwashing, aren't bothered by their state of nudity in the slightest, and respond to the guys' [[PleasePutSomeClothesOn protests]] by pointing out the double standard.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', all the male rangers wear shirts but no pants - Chip doesn't even have a shirt, just a coat. Gadget wears a full jumpsuit. While this is partly justified normally since she's a mechanic, even when the Rangers wear something other than their usual outfits, Gadget is always fully clothed. This is lampshaded in the episode ''A Fly in the Ointment'', where Nimnul's invention swaps Gadget and Dale's heads. Once she realizes what just happened, a visibly uncomfortable Gadget remarks "It's kinda breezy in here, isn't it?" and quickly improvises a skirt for herself.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', all the male rangers wear shirts but no pants - Chip doesn't even have a shirt, just a coat. Gadget wears a full jumpsuit. While this is partly justified normally since she's a mechanic, even when the Rangers wear something other than their usual outfits, Gadget is always fully clothed. This is lampshaded in the episode ''A Fly in the Ointment'', where Nimnul's invention swaps Gadget and Dale's heads. Once she realizes what just happened, Gadget has a NakedFreakout and quickly improvises a skirt for herself.

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Due to the LawOfConservationOfDetail, exactly ''why'' female characters are exempt from the tropes that commonly justify the male characters' "nudity" InUniverse -- such as FurIsClothing -- is usually left unexplained outside of FanWank. Don't expect any explanation for the guys' blatant lack of decency compared to the gals, either. If the trope ever gets {{lampshaded}} in a work, it's usually but not always the latter scenario that gets poked fun at.

It's very easy to see [[DoubleStandard where this trope comes from]]; we are used to men having ''less'' of their bodies to hide, and we expect women to cover up ''more'' in comparison. Thus, its presence in a work is often an attempt to better distinguish both sexes by emulating our own gendered standards of modesty [[note]] Hence why "naked" male characters who are portrayed posing as the opposite sex will always conform to this design scheme; if WesternAnimation/BugsBunny only wore a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink bow]] on his head for his iconic crossdressing shenanigans, the act simply wouldn't be as convincing to the audience than if he put on a full dress instead[[/note]], or it may be simply a ''projection'' of said standards, with the artist deeming it more appropiate to have their female characters dress "properly" even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work's setting. It may also be a reflection of society's expectations of men as being the wilder and more "savage" sex -- hence the male characters' lack of clothing -- and women as being the more civilized and "refined" sex -- hence the greater amount of clothing in the female characters' designs. In general, the trope serves to bring a greater sense of familiarity to such fantastic settings, while still alowing the work to claim that the characters are not human and thus [[OurNudityIsDifferent do not share our ideas of decency (or indecency)]].

Most of the time, however, the trope serves to address the potential issues of featuring {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s in a work where accessory-wearing or half-dressed characters are common, and these two tropes indeed go hand-in-hand for obvious reasons. Males are often portrayed as humanized animals, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be depicted as animalized humans, being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would be more problematic and risqué for a sufficiently curvy female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience or the MediaWatchdogs. [[note]] Our reactions are also codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

This trope mostly comes from design conventions concerning anthropomorphism in fiction, particularly the frequent use of {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s. Males are often portrayed as humanized animals, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be depicted as [[HumanoidFemaleAnimal animalized humans]], being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would be more problematic and risqué for a sufficiently curvy female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience. [[note]] Our reactions are also codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, most examples are the result of [[DoubleStandard modern standards of modesty for both sexes]]; we are used to men having ''less'' of their bodies to hide, and we expect women to cover up ''more'' in comparison. Both creators and the audience project these standards onto non-human characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work's setting. Thus, we often don't see anything weird with a male FunnyAnimal appearing pantsless or clothesless alongside a fully-dressed female counterpart (or even other fully-dressed males), because we tend to interpret it as being analogous to a man walking around shirtless. But if a female Funny Animal is shown "naked" alongside a male counterpart who is more clothed in comparison, or in a setting where this trope is otherwise the norm, it can seem rather awkward to viewers even if the work treats it as normal.

This is also the reason why "naked" male characters who are portrayed posing as the opposite sex will almost always conform to this design scheme. If WesternAnimation/BugsBunny only wore a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink bow]] on his head for his iconic crossdressing shenanigans, the act simply wouldn't be as convincing to the audience than if he put on a full dress instead.

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Due to the LawOfConservationOfDetail, any serious, InUniverse justifications as to ''why'' the guys do not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa -- let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect -- will generally be limited to FanWank, with a few exceptions.

This trope mostly comes from design conventions concerning anthropomorphism in fiction, particularly the frequent use of {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s. Males often fall along the "Animal" side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be humanized to a greater degree in comparison, being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would be more problematic and risqué for a sufficiently curvy, humanoid female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience. [[note]] Our reactions are also codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Any serious, InUniverse justifications as to ''why'', exactly, do the guys not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa -- let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect -- will generally be limited to FanWank, with a few exceptions.

A variant of AppropriateAnimalAttire where, in a setting populated by {{Funny Animal}}s or other non-human species, the only characters present who appear as either [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animals]] or [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal Half-Dressed Cartoon Animals]] are male characters, whereas female characters -- {{barefoot| cartoon animal}} or [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes not]] -- always wear a [[FullyDressedCartoonAnimal full outfit]] that covers all the essentials by human standards.

This trope mostly comes from design conventions concerning anthropomorphism in fiction, particularly the frequent use of {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s. Males often fall along the "Animal" side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be humanized to a greater degree in comparison, being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would more problematic and risqué for a sufficiently curvy, humanoid female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience. [[note]] Our reactions are also codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope is a result of [[DoubleStandard modern society's different standards of modesty for both sexes]]; we are used to men having ''less'' of their bodies to hide, and we expect women to cover up ''more'' in comparison. This often leads to both creators and the audience projecting these standards onto non-human characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work's setting. Thus, we rarely see anything wrong with a male FunnyAnimal appearing pantsless or clothesless alongside a fully-dressed female counterpart (or even other fully-dressed males), because we tend to interpret it as being analogous to a man walking around shirtless. But if a female Funny Animal is shown "naked" alongside a male counterpart who is more clothed in comparison, or in a setting where this trope is otherwise the norm, it can seem rather awkward to viewers even if the work treats it as normal.

* In the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games, most of the male characters are routinely pantsless, but almost all the female characters are fully dressed. The inversions are Mz. Ruby in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus the first game]], an alligator who only wears a pink tank-top with no pants, The Contessa from [[VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves the second game]], who's a spider-centaur-thing with no humanoid legs, and Miss Decibel in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime the fourth game]], an elephant who only wears an open fur coat.

* In the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games, most of the male characters are routinely pantsless, but almost all the female characters are fully dressed. The exceptions are Mz. Ruby in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus the first game]], an alligator who only wears a pink tank-top with no pants, The Contessa from [[VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves the second game]], who's a spider-centaur-thing with no humanoid legs, and Miss Decibel in [[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime the fourth game]], an elephant who only wears an open fur coat.

This trope mostly comes from design conventions concerning anthropomorphism in fiction, particularly the frequent use of {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s. Males often fall along the "Animal" side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be humanized to a greater degree in comparison, being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would more awkward and risqué -- or outright [[UncannyValley unsettling]] -- for a sufficiently curvy and humanoid female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience. [[note]] Our reactions are also codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope is a result of [[DoubleStandard modern society's different standards of modesty for both sexes]]; we are used to men having ''less'' of their bodies to hide, and we expect women to cover up ''more'' in comparison. This often leads to both creators and the audience projecting these standards onto non-human characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work's setting. Thus, we rarely see anything wrong with a male FunnyAnimal appearing pantsless or clothesless alongside a fully-dressed female counterpart (or even other fully-dressed males), because we tend to interpret it as being analogous to a man walking around shirtless. But if a female Funny Animal is shown "naked" alongside a male counterpart who is more clothed in comparison, or in a setting where this trope is otherwise the norm, we may have a harder time accepting it as normal even if the work treats it as such.

* Adverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': On top of some BizarreSexualDimorphism, the Wilson family have Jackie and Rachel fully clothed while Harold and Tobias only wear accessories (Harold has a tie, Tobias a sweatband). Otherwise, male and female characters alike wear similar amounts of clothing, most commonly all or nothing.

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Any serious justifications as to ''why'', exactly, do the guys not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa -- let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect -- will generally be limited to FanWank, with a few exceptions.

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Any InUniverse justifications as to ''why'', exactly, do the guys not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa -- let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect -- will generally be limited to FanWank, with a few exceptions.

In any case, expect this trope to be treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint. Any InUniverse justifications as to ''why'', exactly, do the guys not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa -- let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect -- will generally be limited to FanWank.

This trope of design conventions concerning anthropomorphism in fiction, particularly the frequent use of {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s. Males often fall along the "Animal" side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, with less anthropomorphized designs and a general lack of explicit SecondarySexualCharacteristics which allow for looser standards of clothing; meanwhile, females tend to be humanized to a greater degree in comparison, being given physical traits such as womanly figures and [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] (or at least the vague suggestion of breasts). In this case, it would more awkward and risqué -- or outright [[UncannyValley unsettling]] -- for a sufficiently curvy and humanoid female character to ''not'' be depicted as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and even [[NonHumansLackAttributes the lack of explicit attributes]] may not be enough to excuse this in the eyes of the audience.

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandard modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate them than for the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins), so we tend to view a male FunnyAnimal's pantslessness or clotheslessness -- especially when paired with a fully-dressed female character -- as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

Some works are aware of this, and may invoke these expectations as a far more effective way of distiguishing the two sexes visually, in cases where merely using TertiarySexualCharacteristics would not be enough. For example, having a male AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal or HalfDressedCartoonAnimal put on a full dress, instead of a simple pink bow on the head, does a better job at showing the audience that he is DisguisedInDrag.

In addition, this trope is generally treated as an unspoken rule from a {{Doylist}} standpoint, with any answers to the FridgeLogic questions it poses being quite are. Don't expect the work to address ''why'', exactly, do the guys not share the same sense of modesty as the gals or viceversa, let alone why the gals should have to wear clothes in a setting where NoNudityTaboo or FurIsClothing are in effect.

* Inverted with ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' where Chicken Little wears all clothing while Abby wears only a shirt, like Goosey Loosey. Most of the Male Characters in the 2005 movie wear full clothes but no shoes.

* Downplayed and Subverted with the ''[[Literature/MrMen Mr. Men and Little Miss]]'' as Mr. Bump and Little Miss Whoops are the only ones that wear some sort of clothing. The rest of them are limited to one or two {{accessor|yWearingCartoonAnimal}}ies.

* Adverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': On top of some BizarreSexualDimorphism, the Wilson family have Jackie and Rachel fully clothed while Harold and Tobias only wear accessories (Harold has a tie, Tobias a sweatband). Otherwise, male and female characters wear similar amounts of clothing, most commonly all or nothing.

* Satirized in the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' one-shot fic ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/alexwarlorn/art/Princess-Sally-s-Revolution-836809860 Princess Sally's Revolution]]'', written by ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' alexwarlorn. After a disgruntled [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] unleashes a mass brainwashing event in an attempt to {{def|iedTrope}}y this trope on a grand scale, many of the male characters are left flustered and/or utterly bewildered by their female peers suddenly walking around in the buff for no explained reason. The gals, having unknowingly adopted Sally's attitude towards clothing as a result of the brainwashing, aren't bothered by their state of nudity in the slightest, and respond to the guys' protests by pointing out the double standard.

* Satirized in the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' one-shot fic ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/alexwarlorn/art/Princess-Sally-s-Revolution-836809860 Princess Sally's Revolution]]'', written by ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' alexwarlorn. When a disgruntled [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] unleashes a mass brainwashing event in an attempt to {{def|iedTrope}}y this trope on a grand scale, many of the male characters are left flustered and/or utterly bewildered by their female peers suddenly walking around in the buff for no explained reason. The gals, having unknowingly adopted Sally's attitude towards clothing as a result of the brainwashing, aren't bothered by their state of nudity in the slightest, and respond to the guys' protests by pointing out the double standard.

* Satirized in ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/alexwarlorn/art/Princess-Sally-s-Revolution-836809860 Princess Sally's Revolution]]'', [[note]]a ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' one-shot fic written by alexwarlorn, better known as the author of the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries''[[/note]] focusing on the aftermath of a mass brainwashing event -- deliberately caused by a disgruntled [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] in an attempt to {{def|iedTrope}}y this trope on a grand scale -- that causes every female Mobian to unknowingly adopt Sally's preferred [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal fashion style]]. Many of the male characters are left flustered and/or utterly bewildered by their female peers' sudden, unexplained disregard for clothing, to which the gals respond by casually pointing out the {{double standard}} at play.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', all the male rangers wear shirts but no pants - Chip doesn't even have a shirt, just a coat. Gadget wears a full jumpsuit. While this is partly justified normally since she's a mechanic, even when the Rangers wear something other than their usual outfits, Gadget is always fully clothed. This is lampshaded in the episode ''A Fly in the Ointment'', where Numnul's invention swaps Gadget and Dale's heads. Once she realizes what just happened, Gadget has a NakedFreakout and quickly improvises a skirt for herself.

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandard modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate them than the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins), so we tend to view a male FunnyAnimal's pantslessness or clotheslessness -- especially when paired with a fully-dressed female character -- as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandard modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate them than the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins); thus, seeing a male FunnyAnimal go about pantsless or clothesless alongside a fully-clothed female character often doesn't seem very odd to us, because we tend to view the former's pantslessness or clotheslessness as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandard modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate them than the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins); thus, seeing a male FunnyAnimal go about pantsless or clothesless alongside fully-clothed female characters -- as absurd as it is -- often doesn't seem very odd to us, because we tend to view the former's pantslessness or clotheslessness as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandard modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate than the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins); thus, seeing a male FunnyAnimal go about pantsless or clothesless alongside fully-clothed female characters -- as absurd as it is -- often doesn't seem very odd to us, because we tend to view the former's pantslessness or clotheslessness as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope comes from [[DoubleStandards modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes]]. Our standards of decency for women are normally very stringent compared to those of men's, and it is considered far more scandalous for the former to violate than the latter, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. Men, meanwhile, can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins); thus, seeing a male FunnyAnimal go about pantsless or clothesless alongside fully-clothed female characters -- as absurd as it is -- often doesn't seem very odd to us, because we tend to view the former's pantslessness or clotheslessness as analogous to a man walking around without a shirt. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]

In essence, however, the trope comes from modern society's expectations of modesty for both sexes. Men can expose most of their bodies without crossing into indecency for most people (with the exception of their groins), so we tend to view a male FunnyAnimal's pantslessness or clotheslessness as analogous to a man walking around shirtless. For women, their standards of decency are ''much'' higher in comparison, and it is considered far more scandalous to go against them, so these standards are thus projected onto non-human female characters even when there is NoNudityTaboo in the work in question. [[note]] In downplayed cases, our reactions are codified to a certain extent by expectations of a female character wearing something that covers at the very least her bottom half where breasts aren't a concern, due to [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeofAnimation silent]] through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation golden]] age animation setting that bar through a [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse certain]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse pair]] of mice.[[/note]]