(CW: sexual assault & rape)
So I was reading Tale of Genji and I decided to look up on Heian courtship and consent given some of the scenes came off as rape. I can only find few English-speaking scholars like Royall Taylor who argued Heian women cannot consent. I couldn't find any native Japanese experts' thoughts on this, so I'm curious as to what's their consensus in regards this.
To add to the question: How well does Genji actually reflect personal relationships at Heian court? The Pillow Book of Sei Shonogon is contemporary with Genji, but paints a very different picture when it comes to a woman's agency. I've heard of several western historians or literary theorists drawing conclusions along the same lines as the OP, are there Japanese or westerners who don't take Genji (and Shonogon) at face value?