No matter how distorted sex becomes, and no matter how horrific the overall effect, it is not easy to remove every pleasurable sensation from it. After all, sex is divinely designed to be exceedingly pleasurable, and hence highly addictive. It is intended to be so addictive that it binds a husband and wife together for life.

We readily acknowledge how rare it is for anyone to succeed in blocking all pain from one’s consciousness so that a person feels no pain when physically assaulted. And we realize that whether or not someone achieves this feat has nothing to do with morality. So why should we apply different expectations when it comes to blocking pleasure signals being sent to the brain? Both pleasure and pain signals are morally neutral nerve impulses. Morality is about choice; not about uncontrollable bodily sensations.

Victims of sexual crime often suffer horrific, but quite unnecessary pangs of guilt over being forced to experience pleasure. Having a nice feeling in the midst of rape or molestation is usually no more than a bodily reaction like bleeding. It in no way suggests the person is immoral or subconsciously wants to be abused. And any skilled seducer of children will have much about him or her that normal children are drawn to.

Suppose someone buys me an ice cream and while I am eating it, he picks my pocket and steals my credit card. By the time I realize what has happened I find myself in a desperate predicament, with my bank account stripped. When I report this crime to the police, I would have every right to feel grossly insulted if asked if the ice cream tasted nice, as if that had anything to do with the magnitude of my loss!

Taken from The Dilemma of Feeling Pleasure When Abused

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