I think this is a fascinating image. In my Power and Sexuality class I teach about how power asymmetry has been sexualized; that, literally, overpowering or being overpowered feels sexy to us (perhaps whether we want it to or not). This image was alongside an article about how some vegans only want to have sex with other vegans (see here):
So the image, apparently, is to illustrate sexual relationships between “fruity” types. But in order to make fruit look sexual, they positioned them asymmetrically with the pear not just standing next to the apple, but towering over it. I suppose we have to ask ourselves, would two apples, or an apple and an orange, sitting next to each other imply sex? The reason this particular image works to evoke sex is because of the way in which the pear is overpowering the apple. (I have to admit, the satin sheets help, but I don’t think the image would work as well nonetheless.)
