The Big Lebowski Women and Femininity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Big Lebowski.

Quote #1

BUNNY: Blow on them … I can't blow that far.

Yeah, she's talking about her toes, but there's no doubt this line exists to sexualize young Bunny Lebowski from the first time we lay eyes on her. Our suspicions are confirmed two seconds later when she offers to perform oral sex on The Dude for 1,000 bucks.

Quote #2

WALTER: That poor woman—that poor slut—kidnapped herself.

Why does Walter refer to Bunny as a slut? This is an example of how Bunny's character is mostly developed by how the other characters react to her. Maude shows The Dude Bunny's porn films; the nihilists make her the object of a fake kidnapping; Big and Jackie Treehorn let us know about her excessive spending; Walter repeatedly refers to her as a slut or strumpet; and The Dude figures she left town to get away from everything. Conclusion? She's a reckless, highly sexual kid with a serious spending habit and absolutely no sense of responsibility.

Quote #3

MAUDE: My art has been commended as strongly vaginal, which bothers some men. The word itself make some men uncomfortable. Vagina.

Maude seems to think that she's going to shock The Dude with her explicit talk. She doesn't yet know that he's not really shockable. She seems to be taking some pleasure here in trying to make him uncomfortable. Maude seems to know the sexual power she has over men.