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Originally Posted by dadioflex
And why does any of that require an explicit sex scene? It's all for titillation and market expectations. Now, I'm sure you're unlikely to agree with me but as an exercise imagine being able to convey every one of those, dubious, points without the need for gynaecological gymnastics in the scene. I can think of ways to convey these outcome of sex without sex. You really don't think you can?
Which is not to say I object to sex scenes - although they do nothing for me. I like proper porn - I just think it's a complete lie that anyone is using them to advance the plot.
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I think that would depend on where the story is set. If it's a story about someone going undercover to break a prostitution ring or some such for example then sex might indeed advance the plot. He/she has to prove to them that he/she isn't with the police by having sex with a character perhaps. So they wrestle with their conscience or maybe it turns out that the other person is also a member of the task force who was planted there earlier and the hero(ine) isn't sure that they haven't been compromised and brainwashed to the rings way of thinking, or something.