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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Because much like a teacher, this director is in a power position in his dealings with this 17 yr old.
Also, they rest of your post is garbage. The 30 something teacher and the 17 yr old are not on the same plane "power" wise.
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I don't disagree with the power plane differences. And of course it can have an affect on what ends up happening between the two people. My original point was that there is a difference between consensual relations in matters of authority and outright raping a defenseless child. Maybe some see it more black and white but I don't. It's definitely possible that any age-of-consent teen involved in something like this solicited the older person first, as they can have an attraction to that position as well. And for me, until more information comes out, it's just as likely that this person approached Singer with "offers of services" in return for movie parts as the other way around. And then When the movie parts didn't happen, he goes for the sue route. No different that a secretary boning her boss and then sueing him for sexual harrassment when it doesn't go her way.
Again, I'm not saying I think this is what's happening here, but it does happen. I just think it's important to keep an open mind about this stuff and the alternative possibilities until more facts come out. And I think some people forget what they were like at 17 years old. If I was a 17 year old wanting to be an actor and (picking a name from nowhere) Liz Hurely (who would have been 42 when I was 17) told me to go down on her and I would have a part in her new movie, I wouldn't hesitate.