I held an argument with someone today and we were talking about what sex means to certain
people.
I argued: Sex can be a meaningless act, being just another function or input the body needs to
have, like food or sleep (this is seem particularly in gay culture which, in part, views sex as
weightless), but also, it can be a loving, careful way of communication.
She argued: No, sex will always change someone, perhaps not in a dramatic way, but it will. Just as
we have an emotional connection with food, sleep (i.e. we link certain foods to memory, and being
confronted with that same taste, smell, again will always affect you), we also create bonds between
sexual encounters. In gay culture, she thought a lot of it way about performance, which actually
exposed a certain vulnerability in people.
I was wondering if anyone had any comments on this, in and outside of the cinema. Does anyone
know any films that directly address this debate? Or if you just have comments on the argument,
please feel free...
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