History Main / FemaleGroinInvincibility

* ''Western Animation/Harley Quinn (2019)'': In the first episode, Harley kicks a female Arkham security guard in the crotch to no effect.

This trope could be considered the female equivalent of BallsOfSteel. Contrast BreastAttack, another sensitive spot for girls. A woman actually being harmed from a groin attack may result in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. Factors which explain this misconception include MostWritersAreMale, meaning that misinformation about female anatomy is often widespread. {{Double Standard}}s, coupled with a general reluctance in media to depicting harsh violence or [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender slapstick]] against women compared to men, are also commonly blamed.

This trope could be considered the female equivalent of BallsOfSteel. Contrast BreastAttack, another sensitive spot for girls. A woman actually being harmed from a groin attack may result in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. Factors which explain this misconception include MostWritersAreMale, meaning that misinformation about female anatomy is often widespread. {{Double Standard}}s, coupled with a general reluctance to go too far in depicting harsh violence or [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender slapstick]] against women in media, are also commonly blamed.

In RealLife, the clitoris contains more than 8000 nerve endings, meaning [[RealityIsUnrealistic women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.]] Even disregarding that, FridgeLogic sets in when one considers that it generally hurts to be struck hard on any part of the body, so why would it somehow not hurt a woman down there?

--->'''Kahn''': She's bluffing, finish her!

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Seemingly averted in "Sit on Me, Baby, One More Time". When Tina and Tammy discover that Kendra's been kicking her classmates in the groin [[WoundedGazelleGambit and letting them take the blame for it]], Kendra yells that she's going to kick them in the "[[UnusualEuphemism tinkle-dink]]". Judging by their panicked reactions, they know it's still gonna be painful for them. She never does get to nail her attacks on them, though.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E14TheList The List]]", in an attempt of getting the titular list from the girl, Cartman has Butters kick Nelly in the "balls", which would cause her to drop the folder with the list. But when Butters kicks her twice she doesn't react to the kicks other than angrily saying, "Ow!" and calling him an asshole. This causes Cartman's plan to fail and the boys to learn that girls don't have balls.

* Averted in ''Film/KillBill''. The Bride and Elle hit each other on the groin several times as their battle within the cramped trailer [[CombatBreakdown rapidly degenerates to chaos]]. In all occasions, it is shown to be an effective and painful move.

This trope could be considered the female equivalent of BallsOfSteel. Contrast BreastAttack, another sensitive spot for girls. A woman actually being harmed from a groin attack may result in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. Factors which explain this misconception include the fact that MostWritersAreMale, meaning that misinformation about female anatomy is often blamed. [[DoubleStandard Double standards]], coupled with a general reluctance to go too far in depicting harsh violence, or [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender slapstick]] against women in media are also commonly blamed.

* ''VideoGame/GodHand'': Any women you encounter in the game will be completely impervious to the Ball Buster. Trying it will result in nothing more than a dull thud.

In RealLife, the clitoris contains more than 8000 nerve endings, meaning [[RealityIsUnrealistic women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.]] Even disregarding that, FridgeLogic sets in when one considers that that it generally hurts to be struck hard on any part of the body, so why would it somehow not hurt a woman down there?

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E14TheList The List]]", in an attempt of getting the titular list from the girl, Cartman has Butters kick Nelly in the "balls", which would cause her to drop the folder with the list. But when Butters kicks her twice she doesn't react to the kicks other than angrily saying, "Ow!" and calling him an asshole. This causes Cartman's plan to fail and thr boys to learn that girls don't have balls.

When men feel pain in their groins, they feel most of the pain in their testicles. Because of that, men usually think the pain caused by a GroinAttack comes from the testicles being harmed. Women don't have testicles, so men assume that attacking them in the crotch doesn't hurt them. Since MostWritersAreMale, women commonly experience little or no pain from groin attacks in fiction.

In RealLife, [[RealityIsUnrealistic women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.]][[note]]Considering that the clitoris contains more than 8000 nerve endings, it shouldn't be surprising that getting hit there would be highly unpleasant. [[/note]]

This trope could be considered the female equivalent of BallsOfSteel. Contrast BreastAttack, another sensitive spot for girls. A woman actually being harmed from a groin attack may result in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome. FridgeLogic sets in when one considers that that it generally hurts to be struck hard on any part of the body, so why would it somehow not hurt a woman down there? Of course, [[DoubleStandard double standards]] coupled with a general reluctance to go too far in depicting harsh violence against women in media may be a factor here.

In RealLife, [[RealityIsUnrealistic women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.]]

In RealLife, [[AvertedTrope women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.]]

->'''Kahn''': She's bluffing, finish her!

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E14TheList The List]]" episode, Butters kicks Nelly in the crotch twice, but she doesn't react to the kicks other than angrily saying, "Ow!" and calling him an asshole.

This trope could be considered the female equivalent of BallsOfSteel. Contrast BreastAttack, another sensitive spot for girls. A woman actually being harmed from a groin attack may result in SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome.

* ''Series/{{Bottom}}'': In "Finger", Eddie and Richie pretend to be a married couple to steal the real newlyweds' honeymoon and rack up as big a bill as possible (to spite the husband, whom Richie has a grudge against). When Eddie, disguised as the wife, is kicked in the crotch by Richie, he makes it a point to tell onlookers "It's lucky I am a girl, otherwise that would have ''really'' hurt!"

In RealLife, women feel almost as much pain as men when they get attacked in the groin.