MA-1: Morse accused of inappropriate sexual relations with college students

[NYSforKennedy2024]

According to the student-run newspaper, Morse, 31, who teaches political science at UMass, matched with...

Oh, they were consensual hookups, just with young people. I don't see the prob-

students as young as 18 on dating apps like Tinder and Grindr.

WHY DO LEFTISTS KEEP DOING THIS TO OURSELVES, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE SLEEP WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF YOUR POSITION OF INFLUENCE/POWER STRUCTURE, DAMN IT.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

There seems to be confusion here that needs to be explained.

Sex = Good.

Teaching = Good.

Having sex with students (on your class roster) = Bad.

Having sex with your students who are members of your campus political club and then seeking their political support - Really, really bad.

This is considered ethically unacceptable, for good reason.

As a bisexual male college student who formerly supported Morse, this is 100% disqualifying.

If you find this to be puritanical instead of basic social ethics, you may be prone to predatory sexual behavior.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

There seems to be confusion here that needs to be explained.

Sex = Good.

Teaching = Good.

Having sex with students (on your class roster) = Bad.

Having sex with your students who are members of your campus political club and then seeking their political support - Really, really bad.

This is considered ethically unacceptable, for good reason.

As a bisexual male college student who formerly supported Morse, this is 100% disqualifying.

I agree. Good thing that the College Democrats haven't said that #3 or #4 happened.

”In a manner widely understood by our generation to indicate intimacy” means nothing, and with context, disproves that allegation. Most of this is based off of actions on Instagram. DMing someone, following them back, or even adding them to their Close Friends all have deniability. For all we know, his Close Friends might be political, and the former two could be fine. You know, reaching out or DMing people is what you do when you're running a campaign for Congress. The point of "trolling College Democrats events for sex" seems like less of a scheme and more of willful misinterpretation, similar to Lucy Flores's accusations against Biden.

As for #3, if he had sex with students in his department, then it starts to get morally murky. Considering his age and the area he lives in, it'd be nearly impossible not to sleep with a college student. You'd have to be even more selective than the 5% Adam mentioned, considering Amherst, Holyoke, and (to a lesser extent) Springfield are all college towns. This is the only legitimately moralistic debate of the bunch, and considering the context of the sitaution, I can give him some leeway.

I'd have to see the original letter the CDs sent to Morse, proof of sexual intent, or him pressuring students into continuing a relationship. If it's there, then I'll disavow the guy. It'd be scummy - plain and simple. But the evidence that we can currently see points to Morse's innocence.

I'd highly recommend getting your facts straight before throwing around life-ruining accusations against people on here. Those types of things trivialize the harm that sexual predators cause, and hurt accusers who have faced greater trauma. It's one thing to call someone a racist or a sexist. It's another thing to baselessly claim someone wants to dox you. It's a completely different ballpark to accuse anyone on here of what you just did.

It's the correct ballpark, given the evidence we have.