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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one who doesn’t think this is so bad? It’s not like she had control over her grades — and it doesn’t sound like she tried to have control over them either. Haas was 22, not 17 or even 18.  Not sure where the “vile” comments are coming from. [/quote]

I am one of the PPs who thinks a 22yo is an adult who can make their own decisions. There are other comments in the same vein but not by me. I think it was really poor judgment, but not vile or evil. Definitely would advise my kid strongly against such a relationship and warn them not to become infatuated with "powerful" people. Also, I think the secret nature of the relationship was a big tip off that it would not end well. But I don't see this in the same immoral/evil territory as other prominent abuse stories. Someone else pointed out that power imbalances are everywhere and that's true. Any time a celeb dates a non-celeb, for example. Or any person of high rank in a company dating a lower rank. I think it's immoral if powerful person uses status to coerce or maintain the relationship or bully the other person. It's good that the school revised the rules to prevent undergrads dating faculty or staff. They could have just waited to date until she graduated, but even then I think most people would still think it was sketchy and poor judgment.[/quote]

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