May 5, 2006

Gender, Power, and Sexuality: First, Do No Harm

By ANN J. LANE

Bill Clinton understood and acknowledged his motives, as few have. When asked why he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky, what did he say? "Because I could."

Teachers seduce students because they can. Those few who have admitted their behavior to me in private conversations blame the terrors of middle age, loss of will, the lust aroused by students. Students sometimes succeed in seducing teachers because they can. But whoever makes the initial overture, the

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