The line between acceptable and unacceptable is often drawn at consent. However, consent can sometimes be questionable. How consensual was it, really? There are two basic ways of portraying this, although they often blend into each other. * Type A: Sure, there was consent... but how free was it, really? * Type B, popularly known as Dub Con (dubious consent): The plot would have you think consent was granted -- but was it, really? The Sliding Scale Of Consent Versus Exploitation doesn't have to be about money. It can be about social status, intimacy, drugs, or any kind of MacGuffin.