The Ethics of Extreme Porn: Is Some Sex Wrong Even Among Consenting Adults? | Conor Friedersdorf @ The Atlantic
My generation doesn’t treat consent as a lodestar merely because consent permits pleasurable sexual activity that more traditional sexual codes would prohibit. The ethos of consent is regarded as a lodestar because its embrace is widely seen as an incredible improvement over much of human history; and because instances when the culture of consent is rejected are superlatively horrific.