Line #13 PlayingWith/OurNudityIsDifferent


1	'''Basic Trope''': Different cultures have different ideas about what constitutes "nudity".
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** Alice visits Tropetania and is shocked to see local women walking around topless. The locals are equally as shocked that [[BarelyThereSwimwear she's wearing a thong at the beach.]]
4	** Bob visits Troperia and walks around in a vest and shorts, and locals (not used to tourists) wonder why he's walking around in his underwear.
5	* '''Exaggerated''':
6	** Carol has no qualms about not wearing clothing, but would [[VanityIsFeminine feel 'naked' without a full face of makeup as well as]] [[DiamondsInTheBuff adorning herself]] [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry with jewellry.]]
7	** Danielle is arrested for public indecency in Tropestan because, [[FullyClothedNudity despite wearing a floor-length dress with a high neckline, her head was uncovered]] [[OldTimeyAnkleTaboo or she accidentally flashed some ankle]]. The judge at her trial, summing up, shames her for appearing [[InsistentTerminology "naked"]], not merely "semi-naked".
8	* '''Downplayed''': Elizabeth is reprimanded for entering a church with a short sleeved top and shorts which expose her thighs despite it being perfectly fine in the street.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** In Tropetania, baring breasts is considered normal as women have to breastfeed their babies when they're hungry, but showing backside is something you do when you go to the toilet, prompting disgust.
11	** [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Francine]] comes from a FetishFuelFuture where RuleOfSexy matters more than "outdated" concepts of "modesty".
12	** Tropestan is a conservative religious culture where women are expected to preserve their "modesty" lest they tempt men, and cover their heads as a sign of male headship over them.
13	** What is perfectly normal outerwear in one culture resembles underwear in another, so wearing it makes you appear "naked" (or at least "semi-naked").
14	** Different countries ([[GlobalWarming or time periods]]) have different climates. Covering up in a cold or desert climate makes sense where it wouldn't in the tropical rainforest, so different cultures have different standards of what it means to be properly covered up.
15	** Some other reason, related to [[TruthInTelevision real life cultural taboos]].
16	** Due to BizarreAlienBiology the Troperians can sheath their naughty bits, so what's the problem?
17	* '''Inverted''': The people of Tropeland are scandalised by George wearing ''too much'' clothing.
18	* '''Subverted''': ???
19	* '''Double Subverted''': ???
20	* '''Parodied''': ???
21	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
22	* '''Averted''': The setting has no particular nudity taboo.
23	* '''Enforced''':
24	** The producers wanted to find a way to sneak boobs into the show but couldn't do it without [[NationalGeographicNudity setting the work in another country where female toplessness was normal]].
25	** ForeignFanservice involving cultural stereotypes of "exotic" native peoples.
26	** The differing taboos exist in real life and are likely to come up when the characters are in the setting.
27	* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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31	* '''Discussed''': ???
32	* '''Conversed''': ???
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