03-25-2015, 02:04 AM
This show's logic:
It's not okay for Sheldon to *not* want sex.
It's not okay for Penny or Howard if they *do* want sex.
It's okay to want sex if you are Amy or possibly Leonard.
It's okay for Amy and Leonard to pressure someone for sex.
It's not okay for Howard to engage in a much milder form of this same behavior, stemming more from social ignorance than from aggression or malice.
It's not okay to be a virgin, but it's not okay to be very experienced, either.
It's okay for Amy to seem vaguely attracted to Penny. It's not okay if Raj might possibly be gay or bisexual, so let's concoct some creepy one-dimensional girlfriend for him, ASAP, before anyone gets the wrong idea. In both cases, any references to bisexuality are solely a vulgar joke and not an actual possibility.
It's okay for Amy to make crude comments about her own body and other people's bodies.
It's okay for Bernadette to get engaged to someone whose sexual morals or standards of behavior are different from her own, then act surprised and blame *him* for the discrepancy.
It's okay for Leonard to value sex with Penny over friendship with Sheldon, or behaving with loyalty and integrity towards Sheldon. (sometimes)
It's okay for Amy to trick someone into touching her, it's not okay for Howard to say "You look ravishing today."
It's okay for Leonard to elbow his way into Howard's date with Stephanie, it's okay for Stephanie to go along with this.
It's okay for Bernadette to *marry* someone she doesn't seem strongly attracted to, then call him a pervert when his sex drive is higher than hers.*
Hanging out with male strippers in Vegas is a more worthwhile activity than board games.
Drinking and gossiping are more mature and respectable activities than board games.
It's not okay for Howard to have strippers at his bachelor party; it's okay for Bernadette to be drunkenly grabbing at male strippers in Vegas.
It's okay for Bernadette to flaunt her previous boyfriend in front of Howard and then tell him "the past is the past" and forbid him to mention it. It's not okay for Howard to have slept with various people long before he and Bernadette even met.
It's "lying" if you fail to tell your spouse/partner every detail of your own sexual history.
It's okay to use people's sexual history or lack thereof against them, in order to coerce or embarrass them or win an argument.
Penny is engaged to someone she doesn't seem particularly attracted to or contented with; this is okay.
Sheldon is in a relationship with someone he doesn't seem attracted to AT ALL; this is okay.
The idea that Howard and Raj might be genuinely attracted to each other is solely a ridiculous joke and not an actual possibility.
The idea that Sheldon and Penny might be attracted to each other is ridiculous and inappropriate. Making sexual comments involving toddlers is A-Okay.
It's okay to be in a relationship without mutual attraction but it's not okay to have a purely platonic relationship.
If you are unhappy with your relationship, the burden is on *you* to make things better, but it's never okay to break up. Problems are the fault of one person, not something that both partners need to work on, together. Every situation has a winner and a loser.
You have to stick with the very first person you've ever dated, forever. It's like an arranged marriage; but it's enforced by your circle of friends instead of your parents or your culture.
It's okay to interfere in your friends' relationships.
Find the first person who will even reluctantly tolerate you, and hold on like you're drowning, because you don't deserve anything better.
Any questions?
*There *are* examples of scenes where B seems keen on being intimate with H, but on the whole she seems to regard his sex drive as a nuisance and doesn't seem to view him as an awesome lover or anything.
It's not okay for Sheldon to *not* want sex.
It's not okay for Penny or Howard if they *do* want sex.
It's okay to want sex if you are Amy or possibly Leonard.
It's okay for Amy and Leonard to pressure someone for sex.
It's not okay for Howard to engage in a much milder form of this same behavior, stemming more from social ignorance than from aggression or malice.
It's not okay to be a virgin, but it's not okay to be very experienced, either.
It's okay for Amy to seem vaguely attracted to Penny. It's not okay if Raj might possibly be gay or bisexual, so let's concoct some creepy one-dimensional girlfriend for him, ASAP, before anyone gets the wrong idea. In both cases, any references to bisexuality are solely a vulgar joke and not an actual possibility.
It's okay for Amy to make crude comments about her own body and other people's bodies.
It's okay for Bernadette to get engaged to someone whose sexual morals or standards of behavior are different from her own, then act surprised and blame *him* for the discrepancy.
It's okay for Leonard to value sex with Penny over friendship with Sheldon, or behaving with loyalty and integrity towards Sheldon. (sometimes)
It's okay for Amy to trick someone into touching her, it's not okay for Howard to say "You look ravishing today."
It's okay for Leonard to elbow his way into Howard's date with Stephanie, it's okay for Stephanie to go along with this.
It's okay for Bernadette to *marry* someone she doesn't seem strongly attracted to, then call him a pervert when his sex drive is higher than hers.*
Hanging out with male strippers in Vegas is a more worthwhile activity than board games.
Drinking and gossiping are more mature and respectable activities than board games.
It's not okay for Howard to have strippers at his bachelor party; it's okay for Bernadette to be drunkenly grabbing at male strippers in Vegas.
It's okay for Bernadette to flaunt her previous boyfriend in front of Howard and then tell him "the past is the past" and forbid him to mention it. It's not okay for Howard to have slept with various people long before he and Bernadette even met.
It's "lying" if you fail to tell your spouse/partner every detail of your own sexual history.
It's okay to use people's sexual history or lack thereof against them, in order to coerce or embarrass them or win an argument.
Penny is engaged to someone she doesn't seem particularly attracted to or contented with; this is okay.
Sheldon is in a relationship with someone he doesn't seem attracted to AT ALL; this is okay.
The idea that Howard and Raj might be genuinely attracted to each other is solely a ridiculous joke and not an actual possibility.
The idea that Sheldon and Penny might be attracted to each other is ridiculous and inappropriate. Making sexual comments involving toddlers is A-Okay.
It's okay to be in a relationship without mutual attraction but it's not okay to have a purely platonic relationship.
If you are unhappy with your relationship, the burden is on *you* to make things better, but it's never okay to break up. Problems are the fault of one person, not something that both partners need to work on, together. Every situation has a winner and a loser.
You have to stick with the very first person you've ever dated, forever. It's like an arranged marriage; but it's enforced by your circle of friends instead of your parents or your culture.
It's okay to interfere in your friends' relationships.
Find the first person who will even reluctantly tolerate you, and hold on like you're drowning, because you don't deserve anything better.
Any questions?
*There *are* examples of scenes where B seems keen on being intimate with H, but on the whole she seems to regard his sex drive as a nuisance and doesn't seem to view him as an awesome lover or anything.