sˈʌtʃ ˈɪntɹɛst mˌeɪhɐv ɐ sˈɛkʃuːəl kəmpˈoʊnənt, bˈeɪst ɔnðə sʌbkˈɑːnʃəs ᵻkwˈeɪʒən ʌv sˈoʊʃəli lˈoʊ stˈæɾəs wɪð lˈæk ʌv ɪnhɪbˈɪʃənz, æz wɪððə ɹˈoʊmən lˈeɪdiz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ pɛtɹˈoʊnɪəs: "sˌʌm wˈɪmɪn ɡɛt hˈiːɾᵻd ˌʌp ˌoʊvɚ ðə vˈɛɹi dɹˈɛɡz ænd kˈænt fˈiːl ˌɛni pˈæʃən ʌnlˈɛs... ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈoʊɪst ʌvðə lˈoʊ".
Such interest may have a sexual component, based on the subconscious equation of socially low status with lack of inhibitions, as with the Roman ladies described by Petronius: "Some women get heated up over the very dregs and can't feel any passion unless... among the lowest of the low".