History Main / DistractedByTheSexy

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For some men, it's very easy to forget what they are doing when [[HeadTurningBeauty a gorgeous body]] strolls past and lose control, doing things like walking into walls, tripping over themselves, [[DramaticDrop dropping fragile objects]], causing a HumanTrafficJam, etc. Mostly a comedy trope.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Frozen Flame", a group of dryads tries to distract and even stop the forces of prince Arius by using their unnatural beauty... then a volley of rocks from the prince's trebuchets pulverizes half of these creatures, immediately breaking the spell.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Frozen Flame", a group of dryads tries to distract and even stop the forces of prince Arius by using their unnatural beauty... then a volley of rocks from the prince's trebuchets pulverizes half of these creatures, immediately breaking the spell.
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If the viewers are the ones Distracted By The Sexy, that's BestKnownForTheFanservice. If the distracted party finds himself lost in thought over the distraction, it becomes EatingTheEyeCandy. If distracted by someone that their orientation wouldn't generally be attracted to, that's StupidSexyFlanders. If communication is attempted, it can cause GibberishOfLove. Expect FavorsForTheSexy by the distracted. If a character distracts themselves by noticing their reflection in a mirror, that's DistractedByMyOwnSexy. See CutenessProximity for the non-sexy, non-human variant. Compare also with ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful and GirlsStareAtSceneryBoysStareAtGirls.

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->''"Boobs or pecks are near the center of the universe, until you turn twenty-five or so. Which is also when young men’s auto insurance rates go down. This is not a coincidence."''

For some men, it's very easy to forget what they are doing when [[HeadTurningBeauty a gorgeous woman]] strolls past and lose control, doing things like walking into walls, tripping over themselves, [[DramaticDrop dropping fragile objects]], causing a HumanTrafficJam, etc. Mostly a comedy trope.

If this is induced intentionally by the woman in question when WeNeedADistraction, it falls instead into ShowSomeLeg.

TheVamp and HeroicSeductress are (usually) female characters that employ this trope.

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->''"Boobs are near the center of the universe, until you turn twenty-five or so. Which is also when young men’s auto insurance rates go down. This is not a coincidence."''

* DistractedByTheSexy/WebOriginal

* Amy the Squirrel (of ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'' fame) shows how it's done [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wc_fMuq3mc Old School.]]
* In the first episode of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwXi5LgNms Tobuscus Animated Adventures]]'', Toby is so busy ogling a chick that he fails to notice (or care) that she's a zombie. HilarityEnsues.

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* If Actaeon had been thinking with the right head at the time, he probably would have realized it was not a good idea to stand around watching the [[DoesNotLikeMen adamantly virginal]] [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis]] [[OutdoorBathPeeping bathe]]. And he [[BalefulPolymorph might have]] [[DisproportionateRetribution survived]].

* Fittingly enough happens between [[Myth/ClassicalMythology goddess of love and fanservice, herself, Aphrodite and]] [[MrFanservice Adonis.]] [[WifeHusbandry Obsessed with him since he was a baby]] and unintentionally starts a LoveTriangle with [[PerkyGoth Persephone]] as the [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]] as soon as [[SheIsAllGrownUp he's grown up,]] she's so obsessed with him that [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows she's not doing her job of helping OTHER people fall in love/lust]] to instead (awkwardly) join him on hunts and stick with him 24/7.

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* Taken to SelfDemonstratingArticle levels by the cover of the June 2007 issue of ''Latina Magazine'' (covergirl: Creator/EvaLongoria) in re an article about Music/EnriqueIglesias:
-->'''ENRIQUE:''' TallDarkAndHandsome. Oh, and he sings too!
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* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''the emypreal lord Arshea uses zir charisma modifier as zir armor. Ze offers this to zir followers who preform obediences. The ability requires the user to wear revealing clothing and no armor.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Reign}}'' has the "Beauty" advantage, which is prime for this use. At lower ranks you merely turn heads, while at the highest rank comparisons are made to Helen of Troy. And that's before you ''intentionally'' use it to jack your Fascinate skill through the roof.
* The Dark Elf Sorceress Morathi in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' so beautiful and seductive that entire units must make a morale check to avoid distracted by her mere presence in combats she is involved in.
* ''TabletopGame/ATouchOfEvil'': The Succubus minion gets an extra Fight Die against male Heroes.

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* ''{{Machinima/Anon}}'': Sam and Roxy are so distracted by Tucker and Kyle during their kidnapping attempt that they leave their gun unattended, leaving Chelsea and Hunter to figure out exactly what to do next.
* ''{{WebAnimation/Gwain Saga}}'': During a [[BarBrawl bar fight with a bunch of thugs]], Luna uses a holographic projection of [[TheHighQueen Gwain]] in a [[PlayboyBunny Bunny]][[AuthorAppeal suit]] to distract them before she promptly [[FemmeFatale punishes them for letting their guards down]].