Why There is Sex in RP

This question keeps coming up, so I'm going to throw my two cents worth in. Why? Because I have a blog, and I am NOT afraid to use it, dammit. 


To me, there is a very simple answer: because, in the real world, people have sex. It's a normal part of relationships - if you are an adult and you have the level of commitment you feel is necessary to warrant sexual involvement (dating, engaged, married, whatever your personal feelings are), you have sex.


Because of this fact, most fiction you see geared to adults (or even teens, in some cases) has an element of sex if romance enters the picture.


I've heard the saying "Star Wars didn't have sex in it!" - well, while there was nothing graphically portrayed, of course there was sex in it. Luke and Leia didn't just show up in a turnip patch. Padme didn't have immaculate conception. 


And you can't tell me that Han and Leia weren't well on their way to doing the horizontal mambo. Seriously. Han is ten kinds of hawtness and yummy.


(And we'll conveniently skip the part where Leia and Luke were smooching.)


Now, if you don't like watching the SLs where there is sex, there is a very simple answer. It's called the "Unfollow" button. There are times when I've made posts about suggestions or my personal preference for RP, but in the end, everyone is in control of what they RP. Some people will like it, and some will hate it. It's okay.


As far as Star Trek - um....I play an Orion. They OOZE sexuality. It's not some chaste character to play (although my three Orion characters are quite different in that aspect). So maybe my perception is different because I see it as a given with my main character.


I dunno.


So my advice is to follow whom you want. Unfollow those you don't like to watch. Live and let live.