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1	->''"She's beautiful," he murmured.\
2	"She's a metre across the hips, easily," said Julia.\
3	"That is her style of beauty," said Winston.''
4	-->-- '''Creator/GeorgeOrwell''', ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''
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6	In short, a situation where a character is attractive or sexualized for one of the following reasons:
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8	* They don't fully comply to gender ideals.
9	* They are mysterious, weird, or dangerous.
10	* Society shuns them or treats them as undesirables, outcasts, or criminals.
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12	This trope describes the situation where one character bucks the social status, responsibility, and/or gender roles that their community expects or encourages and is thus desired by a select individual or group because of it. One reason for the attraction is simply that they're a refreshing change of pace from the norm. Another is that challenging cultural norms demonstrates a degree of power, confidence, or intellect. Yet another is an instinct to nurture those societal rejects and to thus feel needed. A fourth possibility is a [[ICanChangeMyBeloved belief they can be changed]] via ThePowerOfLove.
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14	Another word for this in some circles is "Sexual Tourism", or the desire to have sex with people with foreign or "exotic" origins, the same way that people collect postcards or souvenirs. To most people who use the term, considered a form of exploitation and objectification.
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16	Compare FreakyIsCool, and the AntiRoleModel. This might be the reason why a racially homogenous community is intrigued by a racial outsider or a [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive a mixed-race character]]. Related to AppealToNovelty.
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18	Contrast the ProperLady and WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, along with the GentlemanAndAScholar and WorldsStrongestMan, who both ''personify'' their respective gender roles. See also ProudWarriorRaceGuy, RidiculouslyAverageGuy, and TheBeautifulElite for more contrast.
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20	Many examples may also be an EscapistCharacter.
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22	!!Tropes
23	[[index]]
24	[floatboxright:
25	'''Categories:'''
26	+ InterracialAndInterspeciesLoveIndex
27	]
28	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: When a man is sexy because he ''isn't'' a true gentleman.
29	* AmazonChaser: He cares more about a woman's toughness than her beauty (doesn't mean she ''can't'' be beautiful, though).
30	* AmazonianBeauty: Her tougher body is attractive in all the right ways.
31	* AttractiveBentGender: They more closely resemble the opposite sex, but for some people, that's just fine.
32	* ArousedByIdiocy: Someone is considered desirable because of their lack of intelligence.
33	* TheBaroness: The Sexpot version is fully committed to evil, but is wickedly attractive for it.
34	* BigBeautifulMan: A heavyset man who is considered attractive, either because of or in spite of this.
35	* BigBeautifulWoman: A heavyset woman who is considered attractive, either because of or in spite of this.
36	* BigotWithACrush: They discriminate against the very person or group that they feel attracted to.
37	* BlemishedBeauty: Body deformities or handicaps (scars, missing body parts, etc.) seen as attractive.
38	* ChubbyChaser: A character who is attracted to plus-sized people.
39	* DatingCatwoman: Dating an enemy is a fetish in and of itself.
40	* {{Dominatrix}}: A woman whose displayed power is emphasized and exaggerated for fetish.
41	* EndearinglyDorky: A character is attractive or well-liked because of their dorkiness.
42	* EverybodyWantsTheHermaphrodite: Intersex people are portrayed as inherently attractive due to their AmbiguousGender.
43	* FemmeFatale: The danger and risk associated with her is part of her allure.
44	* FemmeFataleSpy: She is sexy and attractive and usually from a foreign country, but after she seduced you she'll give up your secrets to your enemies.
45	* FetishesAreWeird: Attraction to outliers (among other fetishes) is depicted as weird.
46	* FetishizedAbuser: There's a certain kind of allure to someone who both desires you sexually and treats you like someone they can toy with for their amusement.
47	* ForeignFanservice: S/he is from an outside culture, and the weird foreign culture is played up for fetish.
48	* FreakinessShame: One character has a deformity, mutation, or other trait that makes them stand out, but another character finds it attractive.
49	* GeekyTurnOn: A fetish for nerdy, dorky, or geeky things or people.
50	* GorgeousGorgon: The 'terrifying' monster isn't bad-looking.
51	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She's a prostitute and thus an "unchaste" woman, but she's a nice person. The archetype either makes her [[MiseryBuildsCharacter wiser]] because of her job, or LoveRedeems and she is rescued from it by her KnightInShiningArmor.
52	* ICanChangeMyBeloved: Part of the appeal of an outlier is the belief that you (and ONLY you) can turn them into something "better".
53	* KavorkaMan: What this man lacks in conventional attractiveness he makes up for some other way, usually via [[SexGod wicked bedroom skills]], the ability to treat women right, a deep pocketbook, a position of political power, or some combination of the above... though some can be complete douchebags and still master seductors. You wouldn't know it looking at him, but he practically has to fight the ladies off with a stick.
54	* MilitaryMaverick: The bad boy that usually seduces TheGeneralsDaughter.
55	* MyGirlIsASlut: The promiscuity of the girl stands opposed to the notion that AllWomenArePrudes and is a massive turn-on.
56	* NightmareFetishist: What terrifies or disgusts most people is quirky, fascinating, and/or infatuating to this character.
57	* PrefersTheTrueForm: When AFormYouAreComfortableWith doesn't cut it, and the person prefers their significant other to be loved with their true selves.
58	* RaceFetish: A person has a fetish for a particular race, presumably because their own is more common.
59	* RidiculouslyHighRelationshipStandards: A character is attracted to people who meet a very exact set of criteria.
60	* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Overt sexuality is shorthand for "villain" while sensible wear is code for "heroine". This has the double implication of assuming that someone who is overtly sexy is not socially acceptable and/or that they are sexy BECAUSE they are not socially acceptable.
61	* SexyFlaw: Various imperfections ([[BlemishedBeauty physical deformities]], {{speech impediment}}s, etc.) serving as a sexual "turn-on".
62	* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: Sexualized villains contrast with more modest heroes.
63	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She ignores all nudity/sexuality taboos and is appealing to the characters and the audience for it.
64	* StatuesqueStunner: A tall woman is considered attractive, either because of or in spite of this.
65	* TheTease: Displaying his/her sexuality, but not committing to it, is what makes them frustratingly attractive.
66	* TransChaser: A cis character has a fetish for transgender or gender-nonconforming people.
67	* TroubledButCute: Attractive despite (or often because of) their numerous issues.
68	* VillainessesWantHeroes: Sometimes an inversion to this trope, and sometimes playing it straight; a "bad girl" wants a good guy for a variety of reasons.
69	* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: A woman who doesn't like tough men.
70	[[/index]]
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