posted by dennisn on November 30th, 2011 at 12:33AM
Is that a serious question? Of course it can. For example, as a kid, I wanted it. If at any point I stopped liking it, I could easily have expressed my dislike and withdrawn my consent. Obviously kids can't be expected to consent to serious long-term contracts, like a mortgage, but for something as temporary and benign and pleasurable as sex, of course they can.
Another example: I explicitly did NOT consent to going to State-Schools. I vividly remember crying, and the excruciating emotional pain the first day. The following years were not much better. This is by far a more serious abuse, where I obviously did not consent, yet it shockingly goes unnoticed.
In any case, yes, of course kids know what they like, and what they don't like.
