...though having said that, I do see how a casual reading might give that idea. The problem is clearly the clause “take matters into her own hands if you went a little too far”. I think that line should be rewritten to rule out the wrong interpretation.
That is, assuming it’s not me who has the wrong interpretation, but I’m fairly confident I got it right. As I understood it, it should read like this:
I can’t imagine how boring your sex lives must have been up until then—flirting with a woman, teasing her, leading her on, knowing the whole time that you were perfectly safe [from non-consensual sex] because she couldn’t take matters into her own hands [by forcing you to have sex] if you went a little too far [with your flirting]”
“You need a history refresher, my Lord Administrator [because that’s nothing like what non-consensual was, back in those days].
...is that the reading that was intended?
Rolf: Perhaps they’ve [...] given the females a perfect defense
I think you’re trying too hard to make it “acceptable”. It’s common currency in transhumanist circles that—even if all goes well—the future will almost certainly contain some things that we would find shocking. But your suggestion would mean it’s not really shocking.
What I’m taking from it is that, in this imaginary future society, there is non-consensual sex that—for one reason or another—is not unpleasant.