I find role reversals are always fun. Suppose it was a female professor who was with a male student and all of a sudden her photo's were leaked. I wonder who would be the victim in that situation. Would we be talking about power imbalances or would we be talking about how women's bodies are their property and how sharing photographs without consent is similar to rape. (It is. In both cases.)
I for one am glad we are having this conversation. Two adults should not expect to have a consenting relationship without input from the general public. If there is even a slight possibility of impropriety we should all have very strong opinions about it and ensure that all relationships in the future are forbidden if there is even the slightest possibility that there may be an alleged power imbalance. Perhaps we can monitor any individuals who may break this code and force any violators to identify themselves in public. I know what you're thinking: That's a great idea but it can't be done. The cost to the system,alone, would be too high. But I am thinking something cheap like a tattoo or maybe an arm band. A bit of thread and ink would be pretty cheap, I'm sure we could manage it, at least until the technology required to effectively police peoples thoughts becomes cheap enough to buy in bulk. In any event, we need to keep this topic alive and at the forefront of our minds because it is quite clearly the most important thing going on in the world right now.
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