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Jerks Use Body Spray
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Body scents can be a nice way for a guy to spice up his attractiveness, but when used inappropriately, they can give an air (so to speak) of smarmy overconfidence and overestimation of charm, to the point of coming off as sleazy or creepy. Cologne and aftershave are the classic avenues for this, but in modern days the go-to is body sprays, especially brands like Axe and Tag. If a male character is known for using body spray, the chances are very good that he's a clueless lout who thinks that smelling good is all that's needed to be attractive, or is using it to mask his insecurity and lack of game, or he sprays himself down so heavily that people can't stand to be around him. He may even use it as a substitute for proper hygiene. The actual odor itself can also be offensive. One particular brand of male Jerkass is often referred to as a "douchebag". The term carries certain connotations about his personality, clothes, hairstyle, and/or accessories, but (over)use of body spray is a very common association. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })This negativity comes from blowback against advertising for body sprays. They were usually marketed as the aerosolized key for a man to draw the attention of every woman in olfactory range. However, some brands ran that theme to over-the-top and borderline misogynistic levels that began to draw the ire of both women and media. Anticipatory Breath Spray can cause a similar reaction if the guy doing the freshening up fits the same kind of loser image. Contrast Sex for Product, where the product actually does attract women. No Real Life Examples, Please! |
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Pickle and Peanut: The episode "Body Spray" has Lazer selling Crossbow Body Spray, an amazing-smelling yet extremely expensive (a hundred dollars for just one can) body spray that makes anyone who wears it popular with everybody in town. He later throws a party that is exclusively for people who wear the spray, though Pickle is quick to point out when the duo get turned away that the party is nothing but obnoxious guys obsessed with smelling each other. Peanut couldn't care less and tries to sneak in to steal more Crossbow, only to be threatened to be shot by Lazer with a literal crossbow. Luckily, Pickle saves him using their Gonk-inducing homemade body spray and a small army of animals that are attracted to it. | |
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In Derrick Comedy's "Bro Rape" video, one sign of being a Bro is use of body spray, with one of the bro rapists using a can and a half of Axe Body Spray on a dildo he intended to use on another bro. | |
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Cougar Town: In "Little Girl Blues", Travis behaves like a jerk to his girlfriend because he's insecure about his sexual performance. When he promises to make it up to her, he mentions putting on body spray for their date and then nixes the idea when she expresses dislike of the idea. | |
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Ennui GO!: In "Spray", rather than using the school's showers after gym class, Max's nemesis Skyler saturates himself with Ass body spray. He thinks it attracts girls, but when he walks by Max's friends Calixta and Bee, Bee remarks "Ugh, what smells like piss?", which echoes Max's opinion of how it smells. | |
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The Office (UK): When David Brent affects a contrived cool-guy persona for a motivational speaking gig, he changes shirts in front of his bemused client and hoses himself down with body spray, catching his Beleaguered Assistant in the face. He isn't hired back. | |
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In The Good Place, while infiltrating the demons in The Bad Place, Big Bad Shaun tosses newly reformed Michael (who's pretending to still be evil) a can of body spray and tells him to "Axe up" for their next openly evil act. | |
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Regular Show has Dudetime body spray, that advertises itself pretty much like AXE, but in action smells terrible, and all it actually attracts are jackassed Frat Bro unicorns. And considering the legends around unicorns and their attraction to virgins... | |
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In an episode of Adult Wednesday Addams, Wednesday gets catcalled by some frat boys and later shows up at their house, having followed the scent of their Axe body spray. | |
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The Dork Diaries book Tales from a Not So Smart Miss Know It All has Nikki head an advice column for the school paper. One boy writes in and asks if girls will like him if he uses the body spray he saw advertised on TV. Nikki tells him that advertisements will say whatever they think will get you to buy the product. She advises him to save his money and take a shower. | |
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Avengers: Endgame: During the Time Heist, Scott and Tony are in charge of stealing the Tesseract from Avengers-era Tony, who was still known for being a womanizing playboy. The plan starts with Scott shrinking down to slip inside past Tony's shirt. | |
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In episode 20 of Trash Taste, a discussion of things the guys saw at anime conventions that weirded them out started with the inherent wrongness of glomping, then segued into the creepiness of people offering "free hugs". | |
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Zits: This strip shows the unfortunate results of 'Body-Spray Brandon' and 'Too-Perfumed Pam' passing too close to each other and their fumes mingling. It's not pretty. | |
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An episode of Impractical Jokers had a variation with a "Joker vs. Joker" challenge between Sal and Q. In the challenge, they were supposed to present a fragrance to a panel, and Sal's fragrance was called "Eu Ver Compensat" (overcompensate). The packaging featured an overconfident-looking guy kneeling in front of a sports car. The "Inside Jokes" version states that the art department was asked to use the "douchiest" looking stock photo they could find. | |
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Fam: In episode 4, Shannon's neglectful, irresponsible father is said to wear Axe body spray by his ex-wife. | |
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Subverted in one The Daily Show with Jon Stewart segment where John Oliver is replaced by Patrick Stewart in a bad toupee and five tons of stage ham to parody an NFL labor dispute. Jon starts fanboying over Patrick, even thinking he can smell Patrick's cologne. | |
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Homestar Runner: In the Strong Bad Email "nightlife", Strong Bad douses himself in body spray while preparing for a night at the "cloughb". It fits with his personality of a Jerkass and Casanova Wannabe who tries to look cool and tough. | |
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Guys Being Dudes: Arlo does, fitting his card-carrying douchebag status and middle school boy personality and several jokes about it are made at his expense by both sets of team leaders. It becomes plot-relevant when a Shaymin absorbs it. Turns out it's toxic enough that it supercharges the Pokemon's Seed Flare. | |
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Wander over Yonder: In "The Date", Lord Hater douses himself in a ridiculous amount of body spray before going over to talk to a disguised Sylvia. She isn't impressed, to say the least, and the "date" goes disastrously. | |
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