It is true that consent is not only about getting a "yes", but also about if both parties are enjoying it. According to the article, The Influence of Consent on College Students’ Perceptions of the Quality of Sexual Intercourse at Last Event, the results suggest that consent is associated with the quality of intercourse as well. They found that for women, three internal consent factors explained the quality of intercourse, whereas for men, it is one internal and two external factors (Jozkowski, 2013).

This thought is very interesting, and I agree with it because we live in a society where everybody is sexualized and yet it is a "forbidden" topic to discuss. There is a double bind, especially for women, in both embracing and their sexuality and rejecting it. People are slut shamed for exploring their sexuality and actually be comfortable enough with the topic to talk about their pleasures, but they are also ridiculed for being a prude. Instead of accepting the idea that sex brings pleasure to many, it is shunned. How can we sexualize teens when they are at such a vulnerable stage to hormones and sexual activity, but punish them for exploring that aspect of growth? If sex and pleasure is frowned upon, then how would offering sex education, condoms, and free birth control be useful to teens that feel that receiving those aids brings them shame?

I agree with this because some teens are only taught the importance of practicing safe sex, but not how important it is for them to know that sex should be pleasurable and consensual. Sex education often only include information on the benefits of abstinence, sexuality topics, contraceptive use, and STD prevention. However, most of the time it does not provide any information on pleasure and consent. We discussed in class that sex education would be most effective if it is a comprehensive program, however, those programs should also integrate morality into the curriculum. In the article, "Sex Education as Moral Education: teaching for pleasure, about fantasy, and against abuse", the author states the importance of the prevention of abuse by teaching males to practice respectful and considerate ways to sex. It is true that some teens do not feel that sex is pleasurable because they were never taught that, it is more of something that they learn on their own along the way. This should not be the case because sex should not be uncomfortable or painful for either party. If it is, then that person should be able to talk about how it is unwanted rather than to just keep it to themselves and push through the discomfort so that their partner feels pleasure. I feel that most of the time, people do not think too much about it because they want to please their partners, but that results in no pleasure for them. This can be seen as a type of abuse, and it should be taught in sex education so that teens are more aware that this is an issue, and not the standard.