Line #44 Main/SexualDevianceIsEvil


1	->''"It is regularly hypothesized how the U.S. public might have responded to Siegmund receiving the entirety of what he was promised by the U.S. government. He was a Nazi, a homosexual, and a mass killer."''
2	-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Uber}}: Invasion''
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4	Since the dawn of storytelling, many 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.
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6	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.
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8	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.
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10	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. See also BastardBastard and InbredAndEvil for how breaking sexual taboos can have negative consequences in fiction.
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12	Related to TheseTropesAreEvilAndSexy, wherein villains themselves are sexualized.
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15	!!Tropes:
16	[[index]]
17	* AllGaysArePedophiles: Homosexuality is depicted as inherently pedophilic and predatory.
18	* BestialityIsDepraved: Having sex with animals is taboo.
19	* BondageIsBad: Bondage and BDSM participants are depicted as evil.
20	* CorruptingPornography: Porn is morally corrupting to people who create or consume it.
21	* CreepyCrossdresser: An evil or disturbing character who crossdresses.
22	* DefiledForever: A person is permanently tainted by the sin of extramarital sex.
23	* DepravedBisexual: An insane or unhinged character's sexuality has no bounds.
24	* DepravedHomosexual: A villain who is openly homoerotic and flirtatious.
25	* EunuchsAreEvil: Eunuchs (castrated men) are portrayed as villainous plotters.
26	* FetishesAreWeird: Characters with kinks are viewed as wrong in the head.
27	* FlamingDevil: Devils and demons are depicted as effeminate, if not outright gay.
28	* {{Gayngster}}: A gay criminal or member of a criminal organization.
29	* GorgeousGeorge: A pro wrestling {{heel}} whose theme is being effete and AmbiguouslyGay.
30	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: A villain intends to rape or molest their captives.
31	* ILoveTheDead: Having sex with a corpse is taboo.
32	* JailbaitTaboo: Having sex or sexualizing teenagers is scandalous or evil.
33	* LesbianVampire: Evil, corrupting vampires are also lesbian temptresses.
34	* LiteralManeater: A sinful seductress who murders and devours her partners.
35	* LousyLoversAreLosers: An unlikeable or flawed character is also bad in bed.
36	* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Chaste women are associated with virtue, while promiscuous women are associated with sin and vice.
37	* MurderersAreRapists: A murderer is also a sexual predator to underscore how evil or depraved they are.
38	* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Female promiscuity is seen as an evil and shameful act ([[DoubleStandard not male promiscuity, though]]).
39	* NoLoveForTheWicked: An evil character defined by their lack of romance or sexuality.
40	* PaedoHunt: A villain is a pedophile or child molester.
41	* ThePeepingTom: A voyeur who enjoys spying on sexual situations without victims' knowledge.
42	* PredatoryProstitute: A villain or evil character who works as a prostitute.
43	* PsychoLesbian: An evil or insane character defined by her homosexuality.
44	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Rapists are portrayed as far more evil and abhorrent than other kinds of criminals.
45	* RobosexualsAreCreeps: Attraction to robots and machines is taboo.
46	* RoyalInbreeding: BrotherSisterIncest and/or ParentalIncest within a noble or royal family, often resulting in TheCaligula or other forms of RoyallyScrewedUp.
47	* SelfAbuse: Masturbation is portrayed as physically or psychologically harmful.
48	* SissyVillain: A G-rated version of the DepravedHomosexual.
49	* SuccubiAndIncubi: Demons associated with excessive sexual desire.
50	* UnsexySadist: A sadist who comes off as creepy or disturbing.
51	* VillainousIncest: A villain who is sexually attracted toward their own family members.
52	[[/index]]

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