Do you think women who have sexual relationships with underage males (The most common example of this is teachers and students) should have the same penalties as men who do the same to underage women? (I am not referring to a 20 year old having sex with a consenting 17 year old, and therefore, in some places it is statutory "rape". I am talking about significantly older people, usually in positions of authority, having relations with younger people, usually students, etc) Do you think men are unfairly more harshly treated in these circumstances? Sexism goes both ways, though for men it seems to be underreported. Just wanted your oinion.
definitely. Not only that, but ugly and beautiful people need to be sentenced the same too. None of this "too pretty for jail" bullshit
well it goes unreported because its fufilling a young boys most magnificent dream and he instantly becomes the man BUT in the case where the boy is under 15 its really creepy
Women should get the EXACT same punishment as men in that situation, but they don't. They barely even get a slap on the wrist and it makes me sick.
It's a weird subject this one, i know there is one teacher that i wouldnt have minded "sexually preying" on me when i was 14-15 and it wouldnt bother me now. I guess it's tricky because if no one gets hurt then there isnt really a problem but on the other hand we can't just allow this sort of thing because of the potential for some one to get hurt. Basically my point is this... i dont know.
That may be true, but I'm sure that several 14 or 15 year old girls might have a crush on one of their male teachers too, but that wouldn't stop him from going to Prison if he did have consentual sex with her. I understand exactly where you're coming from, trust me I do, but it's the adult's responsibility to control themselves when in the presence of children, and a 14 or 15 year old is still a child that isn't legally able to make those decisions for themselves.
yeah, i'm not really sure... it's not technically rape with a female sexual predator, but that doesn't justify it in any way. but i agree with willow1313 in that it's the responsibility of the adult to have self control around those who are significantly younger/children.
bull. Most 14 and 15 year olds are sexually mature and choose to have consentual relations with people all the time. They are old enough to know better than to screw that teacher or any other adult. The teacher is old enough to know better, and to understand the penalties for having done it. I think each case needs to be decided on its own. Was the adult in the matter manipulative and abusive in any way? Is it about control? Or was it just about the sex? I know of only one case this has really happened IRL. 15 year old boy started having an affair with his 9th grade English teacher. They kept it quiet for 20 years before telling the world they were together and finally getting married. They are one of the happiest couples I know.
My problem with it, is that the teacher is in a control position. "If you stop having sex with me, I'll fail you, give you detention, etc." An experienced adult can easily manipulate a naive teen.
Acutally, it's quite the opposite. The child is the one in control because they have the power to completely destroy the adult's life simply by coming forward. You have no idea what sort of paranoia teachers have to deal with over this - even if there's no relationship. As for women teachers vs men - I've seen a good amout of accusations and charges to both genders. That's just so false, I don't know even where to begin in critisizing that statement.
i used to think that, too. but i've since changed my mind. there's all sorts of ways to sexuallyv violate a boy. ask pedophile priests.