It represents an estrangement from humanity as it was meant by God to be. Sex is part of the whole family thing and isn’t evil in itself. What’s evil is the state into which it has lapsed. A sane humanity would laugh at the idea of being transfixed by pictures of strangers.
Indeed, it’s all in the heart and intentions but we fool ourselves so easily, we caannot track this “boat” in the rapids of the languages.
Better be found in bed with a prostitute than dressing up a church with the wrong ideas in mind. Beware of dress up societies. Some use words like sex, but I avoid them.
The Bible is clear, serpents are not snakes, and to know is not to have sex.