Fawn and Dag are both adults, culturally and emotionally. Culturally and emotionally, Alison is an adolescent and Sebastian is an adult. Having Sebastian be sort of/kind of her therapist is also huge. So there's two entirely separate issues, both of which suggest that Sebastian is acting unethically and Alison's ability to consent is impaired due to the gigantic power differential.
Okay, so he's not technically her therapist, but he acts as her therapist. The ethical issues are similar, though the legal ones are different.
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Date: 2013-05-17 08:21 pm (UTC)Fawn and Dag are both adults, culturally and emotionally. Culturally and emotionally, Alison is an adolescent and Sebastian is an adult. Having Sebastian be sort of/kind of her therapist is also huge. So there's two entirely separate issues, both of which suggest that Sebastian is acting unethically and Alison's ability to consent is impaired due to the gigantic power differential.
Okay, so he's not technically her therapist, but he acts as her therapist. The ethical issues are similar, though the legal ones are different.