Good news if you like bad girls
Being a bad girl is so 2006. Or is it?
Evidence abounds that, at least in our hometown, chicks still want to toss caution -- and their undies -- to the wind.
Nary a day goes by without another glimpse of Brit Brit’s lady parts, and former “Lost” ruffian Michelle Rodriguez just landed herself six months in the slammer for repeated parole violations. The list is as long as a paparazzi caravan on Robertson Boulevard. Lilo: on or off the wagon? Nicole: in or out of jail? Kim “Clothing Optional” Kardashian: still shots or moving pictures?
But why should starlets and celebutards be the only uninhibited ones? Can’t the rank-and-file girls in Los Angeles put their considerable assets and poor decision-making skills on display? Well, results from a recent survey suggest they just might want to emulate their famous hard-partying, partially clad sisters.
The good folks at Unilever, hoping to dump a Pacific Ocean-sized vat of various Axe deodorant liquids on the nation’s looking-to-get-lucky men, commissioned a study of 1,000-plus women across the country (18- to 30-year-olds only, because the rest of us don’t really matter). It dovetails with the current cheeky ad campaign that claims that Axe is capable of turning normally reserved females into wild animals. (Riiiiiight.) One of the main questions on the survey: Are you naughty or nice?
Guess what the local girls had to say?
About 75% claim they’re nice, the lowest rate in the country, with cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit and Dallas all ranking higher on that prim self-critique. The national average was considerably higher, with 87% identifying themselves as such. Nearly 25% of L.A. women said flat out, “Nope, not nice,” beating out every major market in the country and raising yet another question -- were they flirting or confessing?
And what is the definition of naughty, anyway?
The study didn’t delve into the psychology of it but attempted to get to the kinky heart of the matter with a series of prodding questions. Researchers from a Culver City market research company, whose surveyors are likely still a little shell-shocked and red-faced, asked about one-night stands, friends with benefits and public displays of, um, extreme affection.
More than 39% of L.A. women (assuming they were candid with their answers and that no heiresses slipped into the mix) said they’ve gone commando to a bar or nightclub. The logical follow-up -- in a miniskirt? -- didn’t make it onto the survey. The rate was higher only in Phoenix (at 43.5%), where the new motto could go something like, “Hey, is it really hot in here or am I just a giant tramp?”
The locals lagged behind, at least as far as this survey showed, in thinking about using handcuffs, blindfolds or other props during intimate moments -- 80% said yes, bested by 82% of the respondents in Chicago. Do they actually use the toys? Less than half the L.A. girls said yes. Again, it was Chicago leading the way with 64%, making it all the more curious that 98.3% of the women surveyed in that Midwestern burg identified themselves as “nice.” Maybe they’re not so repressed after all.
By far, L.A. girls blew away every other major city when it came to dressing like skanks for Halloween: 55.5% said they’ve worn a sexy/revealing costume, and 68.3% said the holiday is a good excuse to sport a minuscule cheerleader, nurse or vampire costume and act like Paris before her “life-changing” stint in the pokey.
With all this down-and-dirty, “Rock of Love” style behavior on display, there’s only one question left: What would Santa say?