Rick Archer wrote:
on 6/19/05 1:09 PM, Sal Sunshine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I don't know, Rick, I could be all wet on this, but it sounds to me like you're almost suggesting putting someone in the stocks, figuratively speaking. For once I agree with Sparaig, what goes on between adults in a *consensual* matter should stay there.But are all adults created equal? Bill and Monica? Gurus in their mid-50s and women in their early 20s? Is it OK for men in positions of power and authority to use that power and authority to have relationships that would not occur if they were ordinary guys? Especially if those relationships conflict with their publicly-stated lifestyle (marriage Bill, or monkhood MMY)? Is it OK if those relationships compromise their ability to perform their jobs, or is that their business? On this last question, Im inclined to say its their business, but its the right of those who elected them or follow them to react as they see fit.
I agree with Sal and Sparaig re consenting adults and IMO, anyone
who thinks Monica didn't know exactly what she was doing is a tad naive.
If someone is forced, then it becomes more than a private matter.... but
you seem to assume that these women were so outgunned they couldn't exert
any free will, that there was some evil mojo worked on them rendering them
helpless and incapable of saying no. Rick, where do you draw the line with
regard to "unequal power"? As I mentioned in another post, I have known
women who would laugh at the suggestion that they were being taken advantage
of because they were having sexual affairs with "powerful" men... these
women knew they were wielding a great amount of power themselves. How much
sex would there be if "equal power" were a condition of slipping between
the sheets? Who (other than the consenting participants) should determine
if the power is equal?
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