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My parents required me to let these two men join me on my solo trip in order for me to be allowed to go. They’re really cool, fun, and honestly attractive. I flirt with them, and they flirt back, it’s more of a playful game, but they told me they’d never actually do anything with me because it would be unethical/unprofessional, and my dad would probably kill them, lol. I respect that, but at the same time, they’re ex-legionnaires, I’m sure they’ve done questionable things in their lives. I’m curious what you think from an ethical perspective.

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[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

It sounds like there is a power imbalance that would make it unethical yes.

[-] mika_mika@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Who tf are you that your parents sent you off with two trained men as protection as I'm sure they have expenses also? Lol.

You're an adult, I guess you can play the baby sitter game to appease your parents, but there's not really a power dynamic there unless you let there be one.

[-] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Who tf are you that your parents sent you off with two trained men as protection as I'm sure they have expenses also? Lol.

With only 1 man it would have been "dangerous" LOL

You're an adult,

How do you (pretend to) know?

[-] mika_mika@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I figure if you were an underage minor and these are two grown ex-legionnaires there would be no grey area on the ethics of it.

[-] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 7 points 1 week ago

There was another account like this with a similar name. Did you/it get banned?

Something feels very off here.

[-] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

It's violet, they post to Lemmy as a blogging medium. Sometimes they post updates and such.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Yup also asking questions about sexual inappropriateness. There’s been a few recently. I think there could be AI training.

[-] violet08_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that was me lol. I deleted the first one in the heat of the moment, and the second one because I was offline focusing on a fling.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

It is unethical and potentially illegal.

[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Sounds like it might be fun in the moment, problematic in the medium, and then not problematic in the long run.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

If you are an adult, this situation begs the question: why do you need two bodyguards to go on a trip?

If you are not an adult, having someone watching over you makes sense and yes it makes it unethical for you to fuck around with them, and also yes unprofessional of them.

[-] violet08_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

My parents tend to go a bit over the top, people who’ve seen my older posts will know what I mean. The original plan was for a family friend to come along, but I decided against it because it didn’t feel like much of a solo trip anymore. These guys just follow my lead and do whatever I want, so it still feels like a solo trip.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

This still doesn't change my answer. Enjoy your trip

[-] zxqwas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yes, it would be.

Sure they have done questionable things but disobeying instructions from their employer is probably not one of them.

[-] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Hahahaha yes!

[-] remon@ani.social 2 points 1 week ago

Yes and it's literally illegal in some jurisdictions.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

sounds like grooming to me, and yes this part of the imbalance people are talking about.

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