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Or it is narrowing the definition of power by willfully ignoring the power of sexuality. The stereotype is of a young woman dating a sugar daddy twice her age, but it does illustrate how a young person can use their sexuality to reverse (or exploit) other hierarchies of power like wealth, political positions, etc.

I have first-hand knowledge of students, who think they are being subtle, ham-handedly try to flirt their way to better grades. Students also threaten to claim the opposite, trying to use extortion for better grades. (Which is why no one has office hours in their offices anymore.) So these students are not entirely unaware of that power dynamic.

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