I repeat once again: I ONLY addressed the attitudinal impact on boys/men in this situation. I specifically mentioned more than once that I was NOT talking about the ethical or moral view of it; I added to make it clearer that I would stop any such interaction happening that I knew about if it were happening to my kid, or a kid I knew.
Bringing in the whole power-figure aspect is beside the point in this specific discussion. People--men or women--who are authority figures shouldn't be abusing that trust, period.
Umm, with all due respect and you claim insight in the matter????, everything about the issue is about "authority". And yes, that authority shouldn't be abused and it rarely is in a female teacher, male student situation. It's the most important factor, and you dismiss it why???