I remember that… I found the original article to be really tone deaf, honestly, and more than a little condescending. But I’m inclined to think that people who believe that free love is the definition of true freedom are probably coming from a very privileged position. To think that a tenured professor doesn’t have some sort of power over a graduate student, even one they are not directly working for, is naive, at best. I do agree that banning such relationships is not at all helpful, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t problematic on some level.
I agree, but I’m not sure he’s saying they’re the same, rather that there is some similar baggage to sort through, maybe? Given that the right is pulling directly from that sort of mindset of power relations and who has power in a relationship or on campus, puts them in a shared position, even if they aren’t really the same? Does that make sense?
