In principle, one can measure whether a person finds being asked for consent sexy. Measurements could range from a scientific experiment in which the same actions done with or without asking for consent are measured for biological arousal, to surveys asking the recollection of sexiness of events in a person's past and whether consent was asked for.
If the experiment and survey approaches give different answers, the reason why might be interesting: the difference is arousal at that moment versus the memory of sexiness recalled later in time. How does memory work in interactions like this? It's probably tricky, with evolution probably having played a strong role.
We can measure how well a public awareness campaign advocating "consent is sexy" is working.
If the measurements reveal that asking for consent is statistically the opposite of sexy, a turn off, then we would be in the situation that those who do not ask for consent are acting rationally to maximize the pleasure of their partner.
If rational action is at odds with the politically correct social mantra, then the hypocrites, those who say one thing but do another, will gain sexual advantage.
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