![]() ![]() But shining light on a problem won’t, in itself, solve it, not even if Mr. The #MeToo movement has exposed sexual misconduct, coercion and harassment across every sector of society. I thought about those boys this week as I watched Harvey Weinstein, in an Oscar-worthy performance of abject harmlessness, hobble on his walker into the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. ![]() To put it in teenage parlance, they wanted to know whether it was truly possible to “hit it and quit it.” Strictly speaking, of course, even indifference is a feeling, but I knew what they meant: They wanted to know if they could have sex without caring: devoid of vulnerability, even with disregard for a partner. A while back, during a discussion I was having with a group of high school students about sexual ethics, a boy raised his hand to ask me, “Can you have sex without feelings?” The other guys in the room nodded, leaned forward, curious, maybe a little challenging.
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