History PlayingWith / MadonnaWhoreComplex

** There is [[VirginShaming a desira]][[MyGirlIsASlut bility flip]] - any woman who hasn't slept around a lot is considered unmarriagble. [[YourMom Saying that somebody's mother has only had sex with their father]] is a deathly insult.

** A woman who lose her virginity within wedlock is considered pure even she is divorced, while an unmarried woman who have sex before marriage is treated as a whore.

** Carol's ReallyGetsAround is considered as a bad thing, but [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale she can get away]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale from her rape actions]]...which later [[FalseRapeAccusation turn out to be false rumors]]. Later, she is criticized for having sex with Bob....because he is Alice's husband....who is going to divorce from her to re-marry with Carol. However, Carol still being criticized from [[MenActWomenAre being too sexually dominant]] and [[NotWantingKidsIsWeird have no children]].
** For whatever reason, there is SelectiveEnforcement of it, Alice is required to be pure and chaste to be accepted, Carol is considered too promiscuous and too immature with whom to settle down [[MyGirlIsASlut despite there are some men who find her attractive]], Debbie is a HeroicSeductress which boosts her popularity and receives good reputation, and Emma is a {{Sour Prude|s}} OldMaid who is portrayed as [[LonersAreFreaks weird]] and undesirable.

** Carol's ReallyGetsAround is considered as a bad thing, but [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale she can get away]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale from her rape actions]]...which later [[FalseRapeAccusation turn out to be false rumors]]. Later, she is criticized for having sex with Bob....because he is Alice's husband....who is going to divorce from her to re-marry with Carol. However, Carol still criticized from [[MenActWomenAre being too sexually dominant]] and [[NotWantingKidsIsWeird have no children]].

** Carol's ReallyGetsAround is considered as a bad thing, but [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale she can get away]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale from her rape actions]]... which later [[FalseRapeAccusation turn out to be fake]]. However, she still criticized from her unstable sex life and [[NotWantingKidsIsWeird have no children]].
** For whatever reason, there is SelectiveEnforcement of it, Alice is expected to be pure and chaste to be accepted, Carol is considered too promiscuous and too immature with whom to settle down [[MyGirlIsASlut despite there are some men who find her attractive]], Debbie is a HeroicSeductress which boosts her popularity and receives good reputation, and Emma is a {{Sour Prude|s}} OldMaid who is portrayed as weird and undesirable.

* '''Averted''': Neither Alice's nor Carol's morals are connected to their sexuality.

'''Basic Trope''': [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld There are two kinds of women]]: Respectable Women who don't have sex (marriageable) and Whores who do have sex (not marriageable).

* '''Straight''': The main premise revolves around [[BettyAndVeronica Bob having to choose between two female suitors of opposing types in regards to sexuality]]: Alice, TheIngenue, and Carol, TheVamp. In the end, Alice is held in high regard because of her chastity and obtains happiness by being HappilyMarried with Bob, while Carol is dumped, demonised and suffers a CruelAndUnusualDeath.

** The main premise revolves around Alice having to choose between two male suitors of opposing types in regards to sexuality: Bob, the ChasteHero, and Charles, TheCasanova. In the end, Bob is held in high regard because of his chastity and obtains happiness by being HappilyMarried with Alice, while Charles is dumped, demonised, and suffers a CruelAndUnusualDeath.

* '''Straight''': [[BettyAndVeronica Bob has two women who like him]]: Alice, TheIngenue, and Carol, TheVamp.

** Carol is a fun-loving GoodBadGirl, while Alice is a {{Sour Prude|s}} who [[StrawFeminist always condemns men]] [[AllMenArePerverts for wanting to have sex]].

* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice has two men who like her; Bob, the shy NiceGuy, and Charles, TheCasanova.

* '''Discussed''': "Carol is fun and sexy, but would you really want ''her'' to be the mother of ''your'' kids?"
* '''Conversed''': "There ''is'' more to a woman than her sexuality; get to know ''her'', and ''then'' decide whether to commit or not."

** The show is a PeriodPiece, talking about a time where birth control didn't exist, where [=STD=]s ran rampant and death from childbirth was at an all time high. The values exposed simply reflect a past reality.

** Carol is a HookerWithAHeartOfGold, while Alice is a {{Sour Prude|s}} who [[StrawFeminist always condemns men]] [[AllMenArePerverts for wanting to have sex]].

** There is [[VirginShaming a desirabi]][[MyGirlIsASlut lity flip]] - any woman who hasn't slept around a lot is considered unmarriagble. [[YourMom Saying that somebody's mother has only had sex with their father]] is a deathly insult.

*** Alternatively, Alice simply ''can't'' just "flip the switch" and go from GirlNextDoor to SexGoddess. Both Bob and Alice feel ripped off, like they're trapped into something that "wasn't supposed to be this way."

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice's [[PureIsNotGood purity isn't portrayed as a good thing]], while Carol does show PetTheDog moments, especially towards Bob.