I started noticing recently that the only time female TV characters ever get nauseous (or nauseated, for those of you who make that distinction) is when they're pregnant.<\/p>\n
I think I've seen it half a dozen times in the past few months, and I don't watch all that much TV. Female character starts to feel sick, and a few scenes or episodes later, she discovers (usually much to the surprise of everyone except the audience) that she's pregnant.<\/p>\n
It annoys me a little, because in real life there are lots of reasons for people (regardless of gender) to get nauseous. Illness, for example, or motion sickness, or being grossed out.<\/p>\n
But what I'm not sure about is whether male TV characters ever get nauseous. (Except occasionally when they encounter a dead body or when they're drunk; I know I've seen those situations.) If the primary cause of nausea among TV characters is pregnancy, then maybe it's not a big deal; maybe it's just a trope, and maybe there aren't many occasions to show characters being queasy for other reasons.<\/p>\n
Then, too, it may be that my sample space is skewed and that there are plenty of non-pregnant nauseous female characters; maybe this is just confirmation bias.<\/p>\n
Still, I thought it was interesting. Discussion and\/or anecdotal data welcome.<\/p>\n