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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
If I remember right, when that episode came out there was something similar going on in the US. A teacher had been having sex with various teenage boys but absolutely everything in the media was just about how hot she was, "teachers didn't look like that when I was at school!!", and all of that.
I know age isn't entirely the point, but I swear, people would have less problem with an attractive 40 year old female teacher having a relationship with a 13 year old boy than they would with a 30-something year old male teacher and a 16 year old female pupil. There's this perception that the girl must have "been groomed" whereas the boy is "lucky!".
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...mind you I have to say, when I was at school a long time ago..we had a male tutor who was considered 'hot' and the subject of lots of crushes for some girl pupils..he was 27yrs old, with a new wife and young baby..I only really knew his age was what it was exactly because he and a 16yr old student had an affair and obviously it was a HUGE scandal and talking point, so his age was mentioned....I know she was 16yrs old and not a child in the eyes of the law but still, this was all in school ours and in the school itself and so a betrayal of trust and duty of care..from what I recall, there was no 'grooming' thoughts but more that she was the one criticised and being called pretty horrific things...she also became pregnant by him, by the way...