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ENTITY explains the history of the femme fatale.

Attractive, seductive, charming, manipulative and dangerous; those words perfectly describe a femme fatale. A woman who can lure a man into getting anything she wants. She makes men think with certain parts of their body instead of their brain. A man will go out of his way for her. He may not even notice himself getting into dangerous situations because of her aura of charm. Simply put, men can’t resist her.

Femme fatale is a French term that’s translated to “fatal woman.” That’s right – a femme fatale is deadly. We see these women in stories, mythology, literature, and film. (insert example) How did it start? Where did it come from? Was it originally a woman’s fantasy or a man’s fantasy? No one really knows the answer or if there’s even a correct one out there, so let’s look at how it could have originated from both a woman and man.

A woman’s fantasy.

A femme fatale doesn’t play the typical role of a mother. She doesn’t want to be one and never thinks about it. She’s fiercely independent and rejects the idea of family. She doesn’t depend on a man to bring home the bacon. Remember, she controls them.

A family woman may fantasize about being a femme fatale. She feels trapped by her husband and kids, so she dreams about being this stifling character. Instead of organizing play dates for her kids, she’s having a drink at a bar as every man stares at her. Instead of cooking for her husband, a new man brings her a meal any time of the day. She daydreams about this character. It’s her method of getting away from the stress and responsibilities that come with having a family.

A femme fatale walks the walk and talks the talk. She’s confident and nothing makes her stumble. She wears her head high and keeps her heels higher. The world is her runway and every man is her audience.

A woman who possesses a timid, shy personality may imagine having a femme fatale side to her. The real her can’t look at a guy because she’s uncertain about her appearance. She turns the corner when she see’s her crush coming her way. She doesn’t date and hides behind her computer screen at work and school. That’s not the case when she imagines herself as a femme fatale. In that role, she draws in men with the snap of a finger.

A man’s fantasy.

He loves her sexy black dress and bold red lip color. He can’t stop thinking about her number of hairstyles that frame her face. Her perfume is his favorite scent. Her voice is soft and seductive. He calls her perfect. He loves her. The problem? She’s only a fantasy.

Men know what they want in a woman, but it may not be realistic. This is where dreaming about a femme fatale comes into play. She’s a man’s dream girl, but he knows he shouldn’t have her. Why? Remember, she’s deadly.

A man’s attraction for a femme fatale leads to harm. He is too distracted by her sexiness that he’s willing to drop anything to be around her. He will kill (literally murder someone) and will die to have her. He will be manipulated into thinking she has the hots for him, but she’s really only using him.

A femme fatale’s alluring and mysterious ways have a bit of evilness to it. That’s because she’ll make sure she stays in control. She will go to great lengths to keep it that way. If a man tries taking that power from her, she’ll bite back with poison.

A man fantasizes about a femme fatale because of one thing – her sex appeal.

After all this, do you think the femme fatale originated because it was a woman or a man’s fantasy?

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