History Main / PornWithoutPlot

As "PWP", a shorthand flag for stories whose sole purpose is to present a sexually-explicit situation ([[SturgeonsLaw very often]] not very [[IKEAErotica well-written]]); "stroke story" is another term for the same, especially in erotica. A PWP is almost always a short story, as going more than a few scenes runs the risk of accidentally discovering a plot which may well [[PlotTumor take over the story]] and shove the explicit sexual content off to the side.

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* Discussed by Creator/UmbertoEco in one of his non-fiction books where he says that you can tell the difference between a Porn movie and an Art movie that just happens to feature explicit sex scenes in that, in a Porn movie it takes a character exactly as long to do something mundane like drink a glass of water as it would in real life (because the director doesn't want to bother with anything more than will probably be fast forwarded through anyway).

* In one episode of ''Series/{{Coupling}}'', Steve feels compelled to defend pornogr- ''erotica'';

'''Susan:''' A plot you can't summarise in diagrams!

[=PWPs=] are convenient for the writer who wants to produce smut, because they do not require [[BackStory justification]], they simply happen with no explanation. PWP can also stand for "'''P'''erson '''W'''ith '''P'''erson", because of the frequent occurrence of... [[CrackPairing non-standard]] couplings, similarly without the need for justification.

* Discussed by UmbertoEco in one of his non-fiction books where he says that you can tell the difference between a Porn movie and an Art movie that just happens to feature explicit sex scenes in that, in a Porn movie it takes a character exactly as long to do something mundane like drink a glass of water as it would in real life (because the director doesn't want to bother with anything more than will probably be fast forwarded through anyway).

-->--''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' ''2: Texas Blood Money''

-->--''FromDuskTillDawn'' ''2: Texas Blood Money''

See also {{Lemon}}, SlashFic, {{Doujinshi}}, SummerBlockbuster, ExcusePlot, {{Yaoi}} (in its original Japanese meaning). Contrast PornWithPlot and ExplicitContent.

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%% ''Important:'' '''In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please!''' We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

As "PWP", a shorthand flag for stories whose sole purpose is to present a sexually-explicit situation ([[SturgeonsLaw very often]] not very [[IKEAErotica well-written]]); "stroke story" is another term for the same, especially in erotica. A PWP is almost always a short story, as going more than a few scenes runs the risk of accidentally discovering a plot which may well [[PlotTumor take over the story]] and shove the explicit sexual content off to the side. However there exist many multichapter PWP fanfics written with the intention of cramming as many explicit sex scenes in as possible.

%% ''Important:'' '''In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please!''' We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

%% ''Important:'' '''In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please!''' We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

Although classified here under FanFic, PWP is by no means limited to fan fiction.

''Important:'' '''In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please!''' We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

!!Examples:

* Interestingly, this is where the word '{{Yaoi}}' comes from. It was originally used to refer to plotless gay erotica, and was an abbreviation of 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi' (no plot, no point, no meaning), and rapidly spread in usage from there. Male/male romance in general is more properly referred to as the Boys' Love Genre, [[BleachedUnderpants for reasons that]] [[ExplicitContent should be obvious]].

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* Drew Carey lampshades this in one episode of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', comparing [[ThePointsMeanNothing points]] to the plot in a porno.

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* The webcomic ''BlurTheLines'' [[ConversationalTroping converses]] about this trope before moving into an [[DiscussedTrope in-universe]] [[http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=176 discussion]].

* Interestingly, this is where the word 'yaoi' comes from. It was originally used to refer to plotless gay erotica, and was an abbreviation of 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi' (no plot, no point, no meaning), and rapidly spread in usage from there. Male/male romance in general is more properly referred to as the BoysLoveGenre, [[BleachedUnderpants for reasons that]] [[ExplicitContent should be obvious]].

* Interestingly, this is where the word 'yaoi' comes from. It was originally used to refer to plotless gay erotica, and was an abbreviation of 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi' (no plot, no point, no meaning), and rapidly spread in usage from there. Male/male romance in general is more properly referred to as the BoysLoveGenre, [[BleachedUnderpants for reasons that]] [[PlotWithPorn should be obvious]].

See also {{Lemon}}, SlashFic, {{Doujinshi}}, SummerBlockbuster, ExcusePlot, {{Yaoi}} (in its original Japanese meaning). Contrast PlotWithPorn.

Shorthand flag for stories whose sole purpose is to present a sexually-explicit situation ([[SturgeonsLaw very often]] [[IKEAErotica not very well-written]]); "stroke story" is another term for the same, especially in erotica. A PWP is almost always a short story, as going more than a few scenes runs the risk of accidentally discovering a plot which may well [[PlotTumor take over the story]] and shove the explicit sexual content off to the side. However there exist many multichapter PWP fanfics written with the intention of cramming as many explicit sex scenes in as possible.

[=PWPs=] are convenient for the writer who wants to produce smut, because they do not require [[BackStory justification]], they simply happen with no explanation. (PWP can also stand for "'''P'''erson '''W'''ith '''P'''erson", because of the frequent occurrence of... [[CrackPairing non-standard]]... [[{{Shipping}} couplings]], similarly without the need for justification.)

''Important:'' In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please! We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

Some recent CGI Blockbusters have been heading in a PWP direction, using as little plot as possible to link CGI action scenes together.

** Note:** In-universe examples or [[DiscussedTrope references]] only, please! We don't need to list every plotless porno out there.

!!Examples:

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* Interestingly, this is where the word 'yaoi' comes from. It was originally used to refer to plotless gay erotica, and was an abbreviation of 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi' (no plot, no point, no meaning), and rapidly spread in usage from there. Male/male romance in general is more properly referred to as the BoysLoveGenre, [[BleachedUnderpants for reasons that]] [[PlotWithPorn should be obvious]].

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* ''BubblegumCrisis'' has a truly infamous example in the story ''[[http://www.fanfic.net/pub/Anime/FanFictions/BGC/Lemon/bgc.lemon.bubblegum-pink.raging-fires.gz Bubblegum Pink: Raging Fires]]'' by Kris Overstreet and Larry Mann, to the point that BGC Usenet groups react instinctively with the acronym "DYO!" (short for "Damn you, Overstreet!") to any mention of it -- or anything even vaguely like it.
** And also, ironically enough, Overstreet has [[PeterIsTheWolf a webcomic]] that does subvert this trope by being Porn ''With'' Plot, enough so that he can make a version without the porn parts and have it actually be a pretty good webcomic.
* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', pretty much everything you'll find, ''ever,'' on the enormous archive, [[http://dymphna.net/ucsl UCSL.]]

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* ''AfterLastSeason'', which is about...uh...''something''. Incidentally, the director thinks the movie ''is'' about something discernible.
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* Black Steel And White Satin: Naughty Bedtime Stories For Interracial Lovers by Alysse Ivoire is basically a series of graphic short stories of couples having sex.

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* Drew Carey lampshades this in one episode of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', comparing [[ThePointsMeanNothing points]] to the plot in a porno.

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* The webcomic ''BlurTheLines'' [[ConversationalTroping converses]] about this trope before moving into an [[DiscussedTrope in-universe]] [[http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=176 discussion]].
--> '''Rick:''' Porno could be so much more in the right hands... but it's mainly just, "Whoops, wrong door! Let's fuck!"
--> '''Drew:''' How about we make our own porn? Want to lick this spoon clean, or lick it off of me?
--> '''Rick:''' So, this would be a porn where I'm picking body hair out of my teeth for a half-hour? [[SarcasmMode Yeah, there's a plot.]]

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