History Main / SexualDevianceIsEvil

Historically, "good" sexuality usually meant a monogamous, religiously-sanctioned relationship between two heterosexual cisgender adults. Anyone whose sexual activities venture beyond this are seen as morally reprehensible, if not a physical danger to themselves and others. This has often been an EnforcedTrope--whether due to actual laws, industry standards like UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, or a simple chilling effect from the culture, it would be impossible for media creators to depict things outside the sexual norm as anything but negative.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding premarital sex, homosexuality and polyamory have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the 20th century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful to themselves or others around them. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

Compare HeteronormativeCrusader. Compare and contrast SexualKarma, where heroes are depicted having pleasant sexual encounters and villains have unpleasant ones, and SexIsEvil, where any and all depictions of sex in a work are portrayed negatively. Contrast ChivalrousPervert, LovableSexManiac, EthicalSlut, HookerWithAHeartOfGold, and GoodBadGirl.

Since the dawn of storytelling, fictional works have dealt with sex and sexuality, whether as a way to [[{{Fanservice}} titillate]] or a way to introduce [[RuleOfDrama drama]] or [[SexComedy comedy]]. It has also been used as a normative trope to highlight or reinforce sexual morality: a good character or protagonist adheres to the sexual mores of their society, while an evil character or antagonist is a sexual deviant. The relationship between evil and perversion can go both ways: their sexual proclivities can merely be a reflection of how twisted their psyche is, or it can be the motivation for them to do evil.

* LiteralManeater: Characters who are into vore or eat their partner are seen as obscene bastards.

Compare and contrast SexualKarma, where heroes are depicted having pleasant sexual encounters and villains have unpleasant ones, and SexIsEvil, where any and all depictions of sex in a work are portrayed negatively. Contrast ChivalrousPervert, LovableSexManiac, EthicalSlut, HookerWithAHeartOfGold, and GoodBadGirl.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding premarital sex, homosexuality and polyamory have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the 20th century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient and/or their partner(s). Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding premarital sex, homosexuality and polyamory have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the 20th century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding premarital sex, homosexuality, and polyamory have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the 20th century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding [[InfidelityIndex adultery]] have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the 20th century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

* VillainousIncest: A villain who is sexually attracted toward family members.

Historically, "good" sexuality usually meant a monogamous, religiously sanctioned relationship between two heterosexual cisgender adults. Anyone whose sexual activities venture beyond this are seen as morally reprehensible, if not a physical danger to themselves and others. This has often been an EnforcedTrope--whether due to actual laws, industry standards like UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, or a simple chilling effect from the culture, it would be impossible for media creators to depict things outside the sexual norm as anything but negative.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] and [[KissingCousins first cousins marrying]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding [[InfidelityIndex adultery]] have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the twentieth century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

This is also an EvolvingTrope, as sexual mores shift throughout history and the ValuesDissonance grows with time. For instance, the legal and social taboos regarding [[OldManMarryingAChild child marriage]] have become far stricter in the past few centuries, while those regarding [[InfidelityIndex adultery]] have become far more relaxed. The DSM's definition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia paraphilia]] included homosexuality and masturbation for much of the twentieth century, classifying them as unhealthy psychological aberrations instead of normal expressions of sexuality; the definition of paraphilia has since been narrowed to sexual habits that are debilitating or directly harmful for the patient. Even kinks well outside the mainstream, such as bondage and BDSM, are more likely to be portrayed in modern times as a CasualKink instead of [[BondageIsBad evil and demented]]--as long as it's SafeSaneAndConsensual, that is.

* RoyalInbreeding: Committing BrotherSisterIncest and/or ParentalIncest within a noble or royal family, often resulting in TheCaligula or other forms of RoyallyScrewedUp.

* RoyalInbreeding: Not only does this violate the taboo against BrotherSisterIncest and/or ParentalIncest, in dramas it often results in TheCaligula or other forms of RoyallyScrewedUp.

Since the dawn of storytelling, fictional works have dealt with sex and sexuality, whether as a way to [[{{Fanservice}} titillate]] or a way to introduce [[RuleOfDrama drama]]. It has also been used as a normative trope to highlight or reinforce sexual morality: a good character or protagonist adheres to the sexual mores of their society, while an evil character or antagonist is a sexual deviant. The relationship between evil and perversion can go both ways: their sexual proclivities can merely be a reflection of how twisted their psyche is, or it can be the motivation for them to do evil.

* VillainousIncest: A villain who is sexually attracted twoard family members.

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