Non-consensual aphrodisiacs in SF - Revision history

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Examples: notes

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	* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].		* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].
	* ''[[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).		* ''[[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).
			* Buffy season 2 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" S2 - Xander does a love spell to try to get Cordelia back; these things never work out.
	* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Beer Bad"		* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Beer Bad"
	* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Where the Wild Things Are" ...		* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Where the Wild Things Are" ...
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	* ''[[Torchwood (TV series)]]'': Owen Harper's perfume in "[[Everything Changes (Torchwood episode)\|Everything Changes]]".		* ''[[Torchwood (TV series)]]'': Owen Harper's perfume in "[[Everything Changes (Torchwood episode)\|Everything Changes]]".
	* "[[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; 6th season episode "Three of a Kind", Scully is given an intoxicant which makes her very flirtatious.		* "[[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; 6th season episode "Three of a Kind", Scully is given an intoxicant which makes her very flirtatious.
			* "[[A Comedy of Eros]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]], when Cupid's arrows strike many people randomly; "[[For Him the Bell Tolls]]" (Aphrodite makes Joxer an irresistible magnet for affection)
	* While not SF, "Veronica Mars" explores this topic repeatedly.		* While not SF, "Veronica Mars" explores this topic repeatedly.

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	* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"		* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"
	* [[Rape]]		* [[Rape]]

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	==References==		==References==

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	'''Non-consensual aphrodisiacs''' are a staple of [[SF]], often paired with the "[[aliens made them do it]]" [[cliché]].		'''Non-consensual aphrodisiacs''' are a staple of [[SF]], often paired with the "[[aliens made them do it]]" [[cliché]].

	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.		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 that address the [[rape]]s committed by means of non-consensual aphrodisiacs are rare, and this plot device is most often used for the reader's titillation, usually within a very sexist framework.

	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.		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.
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	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.		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.

	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...		A common example is having a character who exudes overpowering [[pheromones]],<ref>See, e.g., "Alienated"; X-Files episode, "GenderBender".</ref> 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...

	Telepathic and other forms of [[mind control]] also overlap with this category.		Telepathic and other forms of [[mind control]] also overlap with this category.
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Lquilter: /* Related Topics */ see rape

2007-02-17T04:15:33Z

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On Television: formatting

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	* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].		* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].
	* ''[[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).		* ''[[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).
	* Buffy - "Beer Bad" ~~...~~ "Where the Wild Things Are"		* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Beer Bad"
			* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Where the Wild Things Are" ...
			* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S7 episode "Him" (magical letterman jacket)
	* ''[[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		* ''[[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
	* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza\|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].		* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza\|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].

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	* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].		* ''[[Alienated]]'': Cameron's pheromones and [[Isabelle's pimple]].
	* ''[[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).		* ''[[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).
	* Buffy - "Beer Bad" ~~...~~ "Where the Wild Things Are"		* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Beer Bad"
			* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S4 episode - "Where the Wild Things Are" ...
			* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)\|Buffy]] S7 episode "Him" (magical letterman jacket)
	* ''[[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		* ''[[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
	* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza\|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].		* ''[[Farscape]]'': [[freslin]], in "[[Scratch 'n Sniff]]"; [[Mele-on Grayza\|Grayza]]'s [[Heppel oil]].

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	* [[Pon farr]] (''Star Trek'')		* [[Pon farr]] (''Star Trek'')
	* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"		* "[[Aliens made them do it]]"
			* [[Rape]]

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