Regarding the topic of the article, could you elaborate more on how the 'sexual dimensions' of elite disconnect specifically normalize predatory behavior within late capitalist structures, as Prof. Wolff suggested?
Sexual interactions and relationships of power. Whether it is a workplace, the military, the academy or the halls of government, put your finger on the relationships of power. Sex is sex, though sometimes it is abusive, degrading sex. But power is the root of the problem. That's why inequity - authoritarian relationships, vast economic divides - fosters abuse. And sex is a tool: not only an end, but a means. On the way to a PhD I saw men attempt to lure women (including me) into a "relationship" because that would help the man to exploit their skills and intelligence and not give them proper credit for their intellectual contributions.
Regarding the topic of the article, could you elaborate more on how the 'sexual dimensions' of elite disconnect specifically normalize predatory behavior within late capitalist structures, as Prof. Wolff suggested?
Sexual interactions and relationships of power. Whether it is a workplace, the military, the academy or the halls of government, put your finger on the relationships of power. Sex is sex, though sometimes it is abusive, degrading sex. But power is the root of the problem. That's why inequity - authoritarian relationships, vast economic divides - fosters abuse. And sex is a tool: not only an end, but a means. On the way to a PhD I saw men attempt to lure women (including me) into a "relationship" because that would help the man to exploit their skills and intelligence and not give them proper credit for their intellectual contributions.
Thank you for those insights, Ann. The perversity of their exploitation reflects the perversity of the economic and political system.