| rdfs:comment | - A common theme in many modern stories, this is the depiction of sex as being a liberating action that entitles the person who engages in it with more self-respect and personal freedom. This is particularly common in stories where the character concerned is a virgin, lives a strict life, is bullied by people close to him or her, or all of the above. If a woman is undergoing this trope, chances are good that The Immodest Orgasm will be involved. With guys, it's just implied because you know. Examples of Sex Is Liberation include:
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| abstract | - A common theme in many modern stories, this is the depiction of sex as being a liberating action that entitles the person who engages in it with more self-respect and personal freedom. This is particularly common in stories where the character concerned is a virgin, lives a strict life, is bullied by people close to him or her, or all of the above. If a woman is undergoing this trope, chances are good that The Immodest Orgasm will be involved. With guys, it's just implied because you know. Characters that often run into this trope include prostitutes (usually High Class Call Girls) and their johns, particularly ones that take an Ethical Slut view of the world. It's also a common feature in Coming of Age Stories, particularly those involving homosexuals. Sometimes we don't even need to get to the sex part in order to qualify -- She Cleans Up Nicely, which often by necessity involves turning the protagonist into a sex object, will often result in the character appearing more confident and liberated. Of course, to an extent this may just be how the audience perceives her now that she's more attractive -- her behavior could be identical to how it was before. Like Sex Is Good and Everybody Has Lots of Sex, this trope was initially a reaction against more cautious fictional portrayals of sex and particularly Sex Is Evil. Also like those tropes, this one often runs into Unfortunate Implications because in Real Life sex is not a magical self-esteem cure and treating it like such is a road that almost always leads to disappointment. Many sources indicate that sexual activity actually correlates with higher rates of depression even when non-voluntary celibates like you are taken into account. Examples of Sex Is Liberation include:
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