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Old 11-30-2017, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Just over the horizon
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There is a difference between real life and fiction.
Not when fiction mirrors or attempts to influence real life.

The concepts of right and wrong don't change because it's a fictional story.

Would you feel the same about a movie that attempted to normalize or justify something like slavery just because it's a fictional story?
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Just over the horizon
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Maybe you are aware of the numerous pieces of classical literature re: age-inappropriate relationships or those with power deficits?

It's a movie. That hardly means it condones a darn thing. Or do the horror and thriller movies condone crime, etc?
I don't know if it condones it or not.....I haven't seen the movie.

But if it portrays a student/teacher relationship in a positive or even normalized fashion, then it is lending at least tacit approval.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:47 AM
 
Location: Swiftwater, PA
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Sorry. The world is moving along without you.
The problem with cute little video's like yours is that not all sexual attractions are wanted. In your cartoon video there was a 'happy ending'. In real life we have seen people killed or others have committed suicide because of unwanted sexual attention. While everybody wants everybody to embrace diversity; diversity is not always wanted - you cannot drive square pegs into round holes. Nobody should be forced to accept another's view on sexual desires.

My feeling is that all sex should stay out of school and stay out of the work place - that is not the reason you are there. It would make the world so much easier.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Home is Where You Park It
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I'm pretty sure the OP is trying to get at how it's 2 guys that bother him.
If that's the case, then that movie has been made and has already won awards. Several times.

And I'm not talking about porn.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:49 AM
 
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Not when fiction mirrors or attempts to influence real life.

The concepts of right and wrong don't change because it's a fictional story.

Would you feel the same about a movie that attempted to normalize or justify something like slavery just because it's a fictional story?
Um, yes I would. One of my favorite movies is Gone with the Wind.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:50 AM
 
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The problem with cute little video's like yours is that not all sexual attractions are wanted. In your cartoon video there was a 'happy ending'. In real life we have seen people killed or others have committed suicide because of unwanted sexual attention. While everybody wants everybody to embrace diversity; diversity is not always wanted - you cannot drive square pegs into round holes. Nobody should be forced to accept another's view on sexual desires.

My feeling is that all sex should stay out of school and stay out of the work place - that is not the reason you are there. It would make the world so much easier.
Would you have the same concerns if the main characters were heterosexual? Men have liked me before that I didn't like.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:58 AM
 
Location: My House
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Keep believing that. LOL Like child marriage, about a young man and his younger wife. It can't hurt if the guy is in his twenties huh?
If marriage is legal at 17 and a young woman chooses to marry a 23yo guy, I just don’t see that as a handwringer.

If she’s 17 and he’s her 35yo college professor, yeah. That’s a bit much.
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Old 11-30-2017, 08:01 AM
 
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It's not the 17/25 that's the issue here, it's the fact that it's a teacher/student relationship.

The only reason some here are defending it is because it's a gay relationship.

If it was a 25 year old straight male teacher and a 17 year old female student, they'd be singing a different tune.
Hold up. I have read the descriptions of this movie.

The older guy is a grad school student interning with the 17yo guy’s FATHER.

Is he somehow also the 17yo’s teacher? Is the 17yo in summer school or something?
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Old 11-30-2017, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Swiftwater, PA
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Would you have the same concerns if the main characters were heterosexual? Men have liked me before that I didn't like.
Yes, I did not specify any sexual preference - heterosexual or anything else. I have no problems with somebody asking another coworker or student for a date. But if they persist (when rejected); then that could be a problem. I know that many times people have to be persistent; but the work place and school are not the place. Nobody; heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or whatever should have to worry about unwanted advances - especially if it might be tied to raises/promotions/grades or other perks and recognition.
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Old 11-30-2017, 08:13 AM
 
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Yes, I did not specify any sexual preference - heterosexual or anything else. I have no problems with somebody asking another coworker or student for a date. But if they persist (when rejected); then that could be a problem. I know that many times people have to be persistent; but the work place and school are not the place. Nobody; heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or whatever should have to worry about unwanted advances - especially if it might be tied to raises/promotions/grades or other perks and recognition.
Meh. I enjoy love stories and don't think as much of them as you have in this case. I'm not trying to be offensive.
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