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6	->'''Jay:''' It's a great way to do exposition in a movie. Boobs, boobs, boobs, here's the point of this scene, see ya!\
7	'''Josh:''' As noted, that's how they do it on ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
8	-->-- ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbWTthXfdBc&t=1255s discussing]] ''Film/HardTicketToHawaii''
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10	Sexposition is the practice of combining plot {{exposition}} or {{infodump}}s with sex scenes, in order to tell the viewer about things they need to know to understand the plotline in a way that will hold their attention slightly better than just two characters talking. It's used generally on US cable channels (particularly Creator/{{HBO}}), which can get away with more nudity than other networks and want to make the most of it.
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12	The term "sexposition" is a fairly new one. [[http://cultural-learnings.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-you-win-or-you-die/ It was coined in 2011 by TV critic Miles McNutt]] to describe the numerous such scenes on ''Series/GameOfThrones'', which features a number of characters who are or frequently visit prostitutes and has become known for taking the sexposition techniques to new heights. It has, however, been retroactively applied to older shows including ''Series/TheSopranos'' and ''Series/{{Deadwood}}''.
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14	Sometimes this [[GoneHorriblyRight works too well]]. The viewer is drawn towards the scene [[DistractedByTheSexy but misses all the exposition.]] This can lead to the show being BestKnownForTheFanservice, or for the claim of sexposition being seen as little more than an excuse to insert unnecessary sexual content simply because the venue allows for it.
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16	Sexposition may be supplied by a character undergoing CoitusUninterruptus.
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18	Compare IHaveBoobsYouMustObey when a female character uses her… assets to persuade another character, and SexSells, which is where sexy imagery is used as an eye-grabber for advertising.
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20	[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with sex positions.]] Seriously, [[TakeThatAudience get your head out of the gutter]].
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23	!!Examples:
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28	* UsefulNotes/{{PETA}}:
29	** Used for several years with a "State of the Union Undress" where an attractive female PETA member would strip while talking about animal rights -- and then it [[ScreamerPrank cuts to horrific shots of animals being abused]].
30	** As well as their ad campaign featuring photos of nude celebrities with the caption, "I'd rather go naked than wear fur!"
31	** Several ads have sexualized animal people trying to convey PETA's message (ex, a cow-woman breastfeeding a human), which spectacularly backfired and led to accusations of [[BestialityIsDepraved sexual misconduct towards animals]].
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35	* ''Manga/BlackButler'': In the Noah's Ark Circus arc, Sebastian seduces Beast and she reveals to him about her "father…while he's fingering her.
36	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': When Ichigo is training to master his inner Hollow, the conversation is intercut with dialogue about a young perverted woman's PornStash.
37	* In ''Anime/GunXSword'' Fasalina made love to Michael Garret as she explained The Claw's plans of world destruction to him.
38	* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', Ryuko's StealthMentor and resident MrFanservice Aikuro seems to enjoy [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn suggestively taking his clothes off]] while telling her about Life Fibers.
39	* ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}'' used something similar. In one episode where Creator/RieKugimiya's character Mimi had an orgy with a group of other immmortals, there was a voiceover that discussed their battle plans against the antagonist Apos.
40	* In an episode of ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'', the title character is teaching Konohamaru the basics of the [[SphereOfDestruction Rasengan]]. Which are 1) Rotation (Konohamaru imagined a half-naked girl pole dancing), 2) Power (it comes as a dangerously sexy woman), and 3) Compression ("compress it all into an ultimate sexy pose!") And then Naruto gets startled at what Konohamaru's thinking. Makes sense since the latter expects the former to teach a super-perverted technique as he thinks it's "usual" for him to do.
41	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': While Nami and Carrot are taking a bath, Chiffon tells them about her and twin sister Lola's backstory, their relationship with Big Mom, and what their mother's goal was. The scene also serves to give Nami the opportunity to bond with Chiffon, as Nami has already been friends with Lola.
42	* In the later episodes of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', Akio, Touga and Saionji have a tendency to discuss plot and characterization developments while writhing around shirtless on beds and [[CoolCar Akio's car]]. Considering how much of ''Utena'''s plot is cloaked in metaphor and [[ReallyGetsAround the romantic lives of the parties involved]], this is pretty obviously pillow talk.
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46	* Part of the {{Bad Future}}ness of ''Comicbook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain'' is "News in the Nude," the only news worth watching. Guess writer/artist Creator/FrankMiller had never heard of ''Naked News''.
47	* Parodied in a 1970s ''Film/NationalLampoon'' photocomic from the other direction--the censors will have to leave this sex scene in because it has plot-important exposition.
48	* The French comic ''ComicBook/LesProfs'' has a one-page comic consisting almost entirely of the local HotTeacher stripteasing down to her underwear, with the last panel saying "Now that I have your attention, open your books" in front of red-faced, sweating guys and red-faced, furious girls.
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52	* ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' has an important strategy meeting which the authority figure coldly attends while in the middle of a CoitusUninterruptus.
53	* {{Subverted}} in ''Anime/PatlaborTheMovie''. Gotoh's {{Infodump}} about Ei'ichi Hoba's [[AGodAmI god complex]] cuts back and forth between him talking and Captain Nagumo changing out of her uniform into civilian clothes in their office's closet, but we aren't actually shown anything titillating.
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57	* ''Film/TheBigShort'' has downplayed cases of FanService instead of intercourse. First, the concept of subprime bonds is explained by Creator/MargotRobbie in a bubble bath. Then, Mark Baum is certain of the housing market is a bubble about to burst talking to a stripper, who says she has multiple mortgages on her name, and so do her workmates.
58	* ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate'': While Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves' characters have their final dialogue, Al sends in a beautiful woman who undresses herself in order to seduce Keanu. He refuses her and their dialogue continues, while she just keeps standing there completely nude, apparently to give the audience something to stare at while all this talking goes on. Oh, and she's his [[VillainousIncest half-sister]]. But what do you expect from [[spoiler:the Devil?]]
59	* In ''Film/DieHard2'', our introduction to the villain Colonel Stuart is him watching a ChekhovsNews broadcast outlining his connection to the former Central American drug lord dictator Ramón Esperanza... as he's [[WorkoutFanservice practicing martial arts while completely butt naked]].
60	* A downplayed example from ''Film/TheLastJedi''. When Kylo Ren tells Rey his version of the night he turned to the Dark Side [[spoiler: via their [[PsychicLink Force bond]]]], he's naked from the waist up, which even briefly distracts [[EatingTheEyeCandy Rey]] ("''Do you have something, a cowl or something you could put on?''"). According to the filmmakers, it also helped establish that Rey could actually see Kylo's entire body when they were [[spoiler: connected through the Force]].
61	* In Creator/JossWhedon's film version of ''Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing2012'', Don John's minion Conrad is [[GenderFlip turned into a woman]], and his lover, specifically so that his "plain-dealing villain" speech could be turned into this for visual interest.
62	* In ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'', an early scene with the theatre manager has him discussing the staging of the play while having energetic sex with a prostitute; as with many instances of Sexposition, this one overlaps with CoitusUninterruptus.
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66	* ''Literature/TalesFromNetheredge'': In ''His Tribute'' this happens between [[SexSlave Blue]] and his owner [[FallenHero Varak]], to detail Varak's backstory. As a result of StockholmSyndrome and being TooKinkyToTorture, Blue has a bit of trouble focusing on what he's being told -- but not so much that he can't use the information later to help them both.
67	* ''{{Literature/Tigana}}'' features an odd, zigzagged example. Devin and Catriana are [[ClosetShuffle hiding in a closet]], about to overhear an exposition that Catriana desperately doesn't want Devin to hear. So to distract him, she has sex with him, TenMinutesInTheCloset type style. At the time, Devin is ''thoroughly'' distracted… but he has a very good memory and replays the scene later, this time getting the exposition.
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71	* An early scene of ''Series/TheBorgias'' has Jeremy Irons' Pope Alexander tracing out the geopolitics of [[UsefulNotes/TheCityStateEra City-State]] Italy on his bedmate's leg. Traditionally Italy is likened to a boot, but he makes a bold creative decision to work higher up, and sans footwear.
72	* The [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]] ''Series/{{Earthsea}}'' miniseries had King Tygath and Kossil expositing their plot to take over the temple on Atuan and release the Nameless Ones as Kossil stripped to join Tygath in bed.
73	* As mentioned above, the TropeNamer is ''Series/GameOfThrones'', via a reviewer. It later got picked up by the show's creators. A lot of the show's exposition takes place in brothels or during private visits in the early seasons. Why they divulge so many secrets and plot-relevant info to their whores and one night stands is anyone's guess:
74	** Prince Viserys opens up about his background and [[MrExposition Targaryen history]] to [[SexSlave Doreah]] while screwing her in a tub.
75	** Littlefinger is training Ros and another new prostitute in how to fake passion with a client; in doing so he not only provides exposition on his background and motivations but his instructions on how to convince a client he's the best lover in Westeros also mirror how he fools others into thinking he's been swayed to their side.
76	** Theon Greyjoy gets two examples. First he reveals much of his backstory to Ros after they have sex. Then he talks about his misguided expectations about going home ''while'' having sex with a captain's daughter.
77	** {{Exploited\|Trope}} in one episode in season three. Littlefinger sends [[FemmeFataleSpy one of his male prostitute-spies to seduce]] [[StraightGay Loras Tyrell]], in order to get him to divulge his family's plan to [[spoiler: have Loras marry Sansa. Thanks to Littlefinger's intervention, poor Sansa ends up married to Tyrion instead.]]
78	* In ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'', they not only did this regularly, they {{lampshaded}} it, pointing out that the ''only'' reason for having naked women in this scene was so that you'd sit and listen to a boring explanation of this week's topic.
79	* ''Series/TheSopranos'': There are numerous scenes where TheMafia are discussing important plot points in the Bada Bing strip club. Although if it's something ''really'' important or incriminating, they'll take the conversation into the backroom instead.
80	* A common scene in ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand''. Batiatus and Lucretia would often discuss their various schemes while abusing half-naked house slaves.
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84	* ''VideoGame/{{Deadpool}}'': In order to lead Deadpool into another area that will give them room to work with, Cable also explains that there's also a [[MostCommonSuperpower big-breasted]] woman who claims to be his biggest fan. [[spoiler: There is none, and when he thinks that there is, he's actually [[HoYay groping Cable]].]]
85	* In ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', there's actually a ''mechanic'' where you can press a button to stare at EVA's breasts while she exposits.
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89	* Variation: In the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' comic [[http://www.teamfortress.com/fateworsethanchess/ "A Fate Worse Than Chess"]] Saxton Hale explains something he dubbed "Explosition" where you have to make the exposition more interesting. He proceeds to make a video where he describes the current situation to the Mercenaries while wrestling with a Yeti.
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93	* This is the idea behind ''Naked News''. Attractive women strip down while reading the news of the day. It also had a SpearCounterpart using attractive men from 2001-2007.
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97	* Done InUniverse in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode [[Recap/FuturamaS1E8ABigPieceOfGarbage "A Big Piece of Garbage"]]. The documentary the Planet Express gang downloads about the Garbage Ball is also a porno (because TheInternetIsForPorn). The porn only starts after the exposition is over with, perhaps as a reward for sitting through the whole documentary.
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