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Non-consensual aphrodisiacs in SF
2007-02-07T02:28:24Z
<p>216.254.98.195: /* On Television */ formatting</p>
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<div>'''Non-consensual aphrodisiacs''' are a staple of [[SF]], often paired with the "[[aliens made them do it]]" [[cliché]].<br />
<br />
They are a method of contriving [[sexual activity]] between characters who would not otherwise be having sex together, and therefore a [[rape]]-enabling plot device. However, science-fiction stories which address the [[rape]]s committed by means of non-consensual aphrodisiacs are rare, and this plot device is used for the reader's titillation. Usually within a very sexist framework.<br />
<br />
They are different from consensual aphrodisiacs in that they do not merely enhance sexual desire or performance, but interfere with a character's ability to give consent to sex, and/or by provoking uncontrollable sexual behaviour.<br />
<br />
They are the [[SF]]nal equivalent of what are called "date-rape" drugs, or roofies, in modern mundane parlance, and have a variety of names.<br />
<br />
A common example is having a character who exudes overpowering [[pheromones]], affecting all those around them, although this effect is often sex-linked, and/or limited by [[sexual orientation]]. These "natural" sources of non-consensual aphrodisiacs also exist in synthetised or technological forms: sprays, beverages, pills, etc...<br />
<br />
Telepathic and other forms of [[mind control]] also overlap with this category.<br />
<br />
[[Pornography]] makes a lot of use of this plot device, and some real-life advertising campaigns (ex: the Lynx/Axe body spray) depict the effects of their products as such.<br />
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== Examples ==<br />
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=== On Television ===<br />
* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].<br />
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': chocolate bars in "[[Band Candy]]" revert [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] and [[Joyce Summers]] to their teen selves and they have sex (the candy makes people act irresponsibly and is not strictly an aphrodisiac).<br />
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', 6th season episode "[[Dead Things]]" -- the trio develop a magical device to control any person, and try to make Warren's ex-girlfriend their sex slave<br />
* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].<br />
* ''[[Torchwood (TV series)]]'': Owen Harper's perfume in "[[Everything Changes (Torchwood episode)|Everything Changes]]".<br />
* "[[The X-Files]]", first season episode "[[GenderBender]]" - While pursuing a series of mysterious deaths, Scully is nearly overwhelmed by deadly pheromones from a member of a religious group.<br />
* While not SF, "Veronica Mars" explores this topic repeatedly.<br />
<br />
=== In Literature ===<br />
* ''[[Catspaw]]'' by [[Joan D. Vinge]]<br />
* the [[Pern]] novels by [[Anne McCaffrey]]: dragonriders are overpowered by the passion of their telepathically linked dragons and have sex with each other<br />
<br />
== Related Topics ==<br />
* [[Pon farr]] (''Star Trek'')<br />
* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"<br />
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{{stub}}<br />
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[[Category: Sexuality Themes]][[Category:Technology Themes]][[Category: Violence Themes]]</div>
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Non-consensual aphrodisiacs in SF
2007-02-07T02:25:41Z
<p>216.254.98.195: /* On Television */ added Dead Things</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Non-consensual aphrodisiacs''' are a staple of [[SF]], often paired with the "[[aliens made them do it]]" [[cliché]].<br />
<br />
They are a method of contriving [[sexual activity]] between characters who would not otherwise be having sex together, and therefore a [[rape]]-enabling plot device. However, science-fiction stories which address the [[rape]]s committed by means of non-consensual aphrodisiacs are rare, and this plot device is used for the reader's titillation. Usually within a very sexist framework.<br />
<br />
They are different from consensual aphrodisiacs in that they do not merely enhance sexual desire or performance, but interfere with a character's ability to give consent to sex, and/or by provoking uncontrollable sexual behaviour.<br />
<br />
They are the [[SF]]nal equivalent of what are called "date-rape" drugs, or roofies, in modern mundane parlance, and have a variety of names.<br />
<br />
A common example is having a character who exudes overpowering [[pheromones]], affecting all those around them, although this effect is often sex-linked, and/or limited by [[sexual orientation]]. These "natural" sources of non-consensual aphrodisiacs also exist in synthetised or technological forms: sprays, beverages, pills, etc...<br />
<br />
Telepathic and other forms of [[mind control]] also overlap with this category.<br />
<br />
[[Pornography]] makes a lot of use of this plot device, and some real-life advertising campaigns (ex: the Lynx/Axe body spray) depict the effects of their products as such.<br />
<br />
== Examples ==<br />
<br />
=== On Television ===<br />
* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].<br />
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': chocolate bars in "[[Band Candy]]" revert [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] and [[Joyce Summers]] to their teen selves and they have sex (the candy makes people act irresponsibly and is not strictly an aphrodisiac).<br />
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], 6th season episode "[[Dead Things]]" -- the trio develop a magical device to control any person, and try to make Warren's ex-girlfriend their sex slave<br />
* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].<br />
* ''[[Torchwood (TV series)]]'': Owen Harper's perfume in "[[Everything Changes (Torchwood episode)|Everything Changes]]".<br />
* "[[The X-Files]]", first season episode "[[GenderBender]]" - While pursuing a series of mysterious deaths, Scully is nearly overwhelmed by deadly pheromones from a member of a religious group.<br />
* ''While not SF, "Veronica Mars" explores this topic repeatedly.<br />
<br />
=== In Literature ===<br />
* ''[[Catspaw]]'' by [[Joan D. Vinge]]<br />
* the [[Pern]] novels by [[Anne McCaffrey]]: dragonriders are overpowered by the passion of their telepathically linked dragons and have sex with each other<br />
<br />
== Related Topics ==<br />
* [[Pon farr]] (''Star Trek'')<br />
* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"<br />
<br />
{{stub}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Sexuality Themes]][[Category:Technology Themes]][[Category: Violence Themes]]</div>
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