An acquaintance of mine recently posted a picture on deviantART that had a mature content, and boy did it create a debate!

Basically, some people were complaining about the picture because it was depicting two people in a sexual situation (even though neither the genitals nor the female's breasts were even showing), which lead to others arguing that people are generally quick to denounce sex in art, books, movies, etc, even if the subject is treated tastefully (ie. nothing that could be classified as pornographic) while graphic violence is generally more accepted.

What is worse, really? A scene in a movie showing people getting shot, stabbed, beathen to death, and blown to bits left and right, or a scene showing a couple having an intimate moment? What are your thoughts on the subject?