Elite sexual entitlement

Implicit, rarely verbalized but sociologically observable belief that individuals of very high social and economic status benefit from an informal right to transgress sexual norms. This belief manifests not as an articulated theory but as practical dispositions: treating others' bodies as delegable resources, explicit commodification of sexual access, and institutional tolerance of transgressions by powerful individuals.

Elite sexual entitlement is not an articulated belief ('the rich have the right') but a set of practical dispositions manifested in: (1) treating others' bodies as delegable resources ('left it to her and Staley to decide'), (2) explicit commodification of sexual access (Epstein's $200-$300/massage pipeline), (3) institutional tolerance of transgressions by the powerful (Harvard accepting donations post-conviction, JPMorgan maintaining accounts despite red flags), (4) normalization of age-asymmetric relationships within certain social circles. The sociological mechanism operates through what Bourdieu calls 'practical sense': nobody explicitly teaches that billionaires can exploit minors, but the accumulation of signals (social impunity, institutional deference, judicial leniency) creates a practical certainty that the rules apply differently.