GracieGiraffe
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If it was a 17 year old boy, would it be different?
No, not at all. I have one in the house -they think they are adults, and if a 40 year old approached him for sex, it would only be for one reason, sex, and the 40 year old's dominance in the matter would be clear. You cannot have a healthy relationship with such unequal powers.
There is a reason why we criminalize sexual relationships where one party is far more dominant than the other - psychologist and patient for example, or lawyer and client in some cases. The professional is automatically in a position of power, and you can see how this is so. In the case of 40 year old prince and teenage girl - do people really see them on equal footing in terms of ability to consent? I don't. I don't care if the relationship between 40 year old and 17 year old was or was not legal - it's immoral in most cases because of the inequality between the two.
If Andrew did have sex with Virginia, legal or not, I'd like to ask him one question; if he found out that a 40 year old had a one night stand with 17 year old Beatrice of Eugenie, how would he feel about that?