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superman 2000
10/03/19 4:12:26 PM
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do you think a lot of grownass men and/or women would start pursuing high school-aged people? - Results (38 votes)
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No
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This is inspired by a debate I had with a fellow GameFAQs user, in which we discussed how the different ages to do different shit (18 to be considered "legal", 21 to drink alcohol, 25 to rent a car, etc.) are all kind of arbitrary. So it got me thinkin', "well damn, I wonder how many 'EW, you're a pedo if you like someone even an hour under 18' types would suddenly go after teenagers if it was legal?" How much of our perception of right & wrong is dictated by legality?
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:13:36 PM
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Of course they would. 30 year olds don't register how gross it is to go after 18 year olds cause "it's legal bro'
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Scotty_Rogers
10/03/19 4:14:36 PM
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16 is the age of consent for sex in most states.
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RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk
10/03/19 4:14:44 PM
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In Germany it's 14 and society there hasn't broken down
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superman 2000
10/03/19 4:14:46 PM
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FUCK, I messed up the third option. It was meant to say, "not certain". Please pretend it does. xD
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:15:34 PM
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superman 2000 posted...
FUCK, I messed up the third option. It was meant to say, "not certain". Please pretend it does. xD


"Not" doing that
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superman 2000
10/03/19 4:16:00 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
superman 2000 posted...
FUCK, I messed up the third option. It was meant to say, "not certain". Please pretend it does. xD


"Not" doing that


You only typed this to make the pun, didn't you?
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The Admiral
10/03/19 4:16:05 PM
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Stealth "who's a pedo" topic
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MelzezDoor
10/03/19 4:18:37 PM
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ephebo*
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Zikten
10/03/19 4:21:58 PM
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yea it's already 16 in many states. like over half of them I think. states where it's 18 are actually rare
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:22:48 PM
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superman 2000 posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
superman 2000 posted...
FUCK, I messed up the third option. It was meant to say, "not certain". Please pretend it does. xD


"Not" doing that


You only typed this to make the pun, didn't you?


I did
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coh
10/03/19 4:23:19 PM
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16 is only two years apart from 18 yet everyone loses their minds over it
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_Rinku_
10/03/19 4:25:07 PM
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Sixteen is the AoC where I live. I had a buddy in college (around 20) who got his 16 year old girlfriend pregnant. No one really thought it was weird at the time, but looking back...
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:25:07 PM
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coh posted...
16 is only two years apart from 18 yet everyone loses their minds over it


No, those people also think 18 is gross at a certain point. The people who think 18 is always fine are the ones that also want to fuck younger chicks.
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Pepys Monster
10/03/19 4:25:57 PM
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I wouldn't. I don't go below 18.
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Hop103
10/03/19 4:26:13 PM
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It's already 16 including marriage here.
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coh
10/03/19 4:26:48 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
No, those people also think 18 is gross at a certain point. The people who think 18 is always fine are the ones that also want to fuck younger chicks.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to fuck younger chicks. It's biology
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:29:43 PM
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Eh, im not getting modded again. Hope you run into an older brother at some point that sorts you out...I think that's vague enough
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the0rebirth
10/03/19 4:29:53 PM
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If the age of consent was 20, people would judge you just as harshly for being 22 and dating an 18/19-year-old as they'd currently judge you for being 20 and dating a 16/17-year-old. Basically, it is indeed arbitrary, but only to an extent. Most people go through puberty when they're around 13, but that's obviously too young to be having sex and/or getting involved in relationships. I think the age of consent should ideally be based on a combination of biology and the expected maturation of the average person by a given age based on the way society is structured (i.e., in a theoretical society where the average 16/17-year-old is done with high school and is as smart/skilled/capable as the average real-life 22-year-old, a younger age of consent would be understandable).

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Tmaster148
10/03/19 4:32:08 PM
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Any adult who goes after anyone in high school is a creep.
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:32:28 PM
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the0rebirth posted...
If the age of consent was 20, people would judge you just as harshly for being 22 and dating an 18/19-year-old as they'd currently judge you for being 20 and dating a 16/17-year-old. Basically, it is indeed arbitrary, but only to an extent. Most people go through puberty when they're around 13, but that's obviously too young to be having sex and/or getting involved in relationships. I think the age of consent should ideally be based on a combination of biology and the expected maturation of the average person by a given age based on the way society is structured (i.e., in a theoretical society where the average 17-year-old is as smart/skilled/capable as the average real-life 23-year-old, a younger age of consent would be understandable).


I can guarantee any young chick that wants to fuck gets thrown into the "smarter/skilled/capable" section just so you can justify your moves. That's the problem right there. It's literally the first thing guys say to justify relationships with young chicks. Even though they obviously an average minded girl to the rest of the world.
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Ultima Dragon
10/03/19 4:42:51 PM
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Age of consent should be no lower than 25/26, when the brain is done fully maturing. Am I right guys?

I don't get people that act like an 18 year old woman is little more than a child. Naive, innocent, demure. The average 18 year old woman probably has more sexual experience than the average man will acquire in his entire lifetime, lol. You also act like they don't actively seek out older men, all women do regardless of age. Older men have more of what they want (wealth/stability) and they have what most men want (youth and beauty) so it's a natural fit.

I mean, I wouldn't personally do it? I'm 33 and my girlfriend is 29 and even I find that gap a bit much (she doesn't remember/know a lot of the things I reference from when I was younger). But, I digress.
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KStateKing17
10/03/19 4:44:17 PM
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coh posted...
16 is only two years apart from 18 yet everyone loses their minds over it

There is still some mental and physical development in the teenage years. The difference between a 14-18 is a lot more noticeable than 35-39 for example. Even if attraction to youth is natural, teenagers are more likely to be taken advantage of financially, physically and mentally. The age of consent should stay as it is for now.
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Feline_Heart
10/03/19 4:44:55 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Of course they would. 30 year olds don't register how gross it is to go after 18 year olds cause "it's legal bro'

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the0rebirth
10/03/19 4:44:56 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
I can guarantee any young chick that wants to fuck gets thrown into the "smarter/skilled/capable" section just so you can justify your moves. That's the problem right there.


But you must know that part of what we base age of consent on is societal structure. Currently, society is set up in such a way that most people aren't done with high school until they're 17/18. High school is seen as a place for kids (older ones nearing adulthood, but kids nonetheless). It's no coincidence that the age of graduation coincides with the age of legal consent.

Now, what if the society was one in which the average person is 15/16 by the time they're done with high school and off into "the real world"? Should they still have to wait 2 or 3 years to start having legal sex with 20-year-olds? Is 16 too young no matter what, or too young based on that age group's average maturity? Hell, is the current age of consent too young? I used to argue that it should be 20, but what makes me right or wrong about that?

If we base it on biology alone, you get people saying 12 & 13 should be the age of consent. That's just gross and disturbing. But if we base it on maturity and life experience, it gets a little trickier because those things can vary based on culture/societal structure.

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electricbugs2
10/03/19 4:45:48 PM
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Already 16 in Canada, what a great life.
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:47:52 PM
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Ultima Dragon posted...
I don't get people that act like an 18 year old woman is little more than a child. Naive, innocent, demure. The average 18 year old woman probably has more sexual experience than the average man will acquire in his entire lifetime, lol. You also act like they don't actively seek out older men, all women do regardless of age. Older men have more of what they want (wealth/stability) and they have what most men want (youth and beauty) so it's a natural fit.


Im not acting like this. You literally just created all that up so that you can argue against yourself and win. You can't act like a 25+ year olds can't easily manipulate 18 year olds. It's an uneven playing field. You're just taking all your experience and using it to easily get people who are just starting the game. And the game Im talking about is your make believe argument about how much they already fucked. That's a stupid ass argument you just had with yourself
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AsucaHayashi
10/03/19 4:49:07 PM
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imagine demanding 100% attention from 15 year old who can literally commandeer a vehicle capable of killing individuals under one moment of distraction yet sexual activity is what is considered the more dangerous activity.

this is why i find "different cultures" meme such bs even among western countries.
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:50:57 PM
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the0rebirth posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
I can guarantee any young chick that wants to fuck gets thrown into the "smarter/skilled/capable" section just so you can justify your moves. That's the problem right there.


But you must know that part of what we base age of consent on is societal structure. Currently, society is set up in such a way that most people aren't done with high school until they're 17/18. High school is seen as a place for kids (older ones nearing adulthood, but kids nonetheless). It's no coincidence that the age of graduation coincides with the age of legal consent.

Now, what if the society was one in which the average person is 15/16 by the time they're done with high school and off into "the real world"? Should they still have to wait 2 or 3 years to start having legal sex with 20-year-olds? Is 16 too young no matter what, or too young based on that age group's average maturity? Hell, is the current age of consent too young? I used to argue that it should be 20, but what makes me right or wrong about that?

If we base it on biology alone, you get people saying 12 & 13 should be the age of consent. That's just gross and disturbing. But if we base it on maturity and life experience, it gets a little trickier because those things can vary based on culture/societal structure.


Im not disagreeing that maturity should play a part. Because my main thing is about manipulation and more mature people can't be manipulated as easily. Im just saying those rules don't work in the real world.
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TheDreadedWave
10/03/19 4:56:54 PM
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Feline_Heart posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Of course they would. 30 year olds don't register how gross it is to go after 18 year olds cause "it's legal bro'
By all means explain why it's gross then?

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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 4:58:03 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Of course they would. 30 year olds don't register how gross it is to go after 18 year olds cause "it's legal bro'
By all means explain why it's gross then?


Already answered that. If you don't want to read my other posts then shut the fuck up.
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Feline_Heart
10/03/19 4:58:59 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
Of course they would. 30 year olds don't register how gross it is to go after 18 year olds cause "it's legal bro'
By all means explain why it's gross then?

Why would you want to fuck kids instead of fucking an actual adult? How is it not gross to bang someone who hasn't finished going through puberty?
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TheDreadedWave
10/03/19 5:00:10 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Already answered that. If you don't want to read my other posts then shut the fuck up.
Okay overly angry guy

Feline_Heart posted...
Why would you want to fuck kids instead of fucking an actual adult?
Where are kids involved at all?

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Feline_Heart
10/03/19 5:01:18 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
Why would you want to fuck kids instead of fucking an actual adult?
Where are kids involved at all?


16 year olds aren't kids?
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TheDreadedWave
10/03/19 5:02:01 PM
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Feline_Heart posted...
16 year olds aren't kids?
He said 30 year olds and 18 year olds, there was no 16 year olds mentioned in my post

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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 5:03:01 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Okay overly angry guy


No anger involved. It's just one the only things were allowed to say here when people ask dumb shit.
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Kitt
10/03/19 5:03:29 PM
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16 is already legal where I am (and most of the U.S.)

But it's one of those "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should," type deals for me.

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WashYourHands
10/03/19 5:03:48 PM
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Jealousy is a terrible disease

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TheDreadedWave
10/03/19 5:04:24 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
No anger involved.
Uh huh, that's why you already implied your desire to see someone being beaten in this very thread.

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Feline_Heart
10/03/19 5:04:54 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
16 year olds aren't kids?
He said 30 year olds and 18 year olds, there was no 16 year olds mentioned in my post

Okay, I started thinking about the topic title and got confused. I still agree with him though because the guys who fuck 18 year olds tend to be total creeps. A lot of them give off the impression that they actively wait for underage girls to turn 18 so that they can have sex with them. Creeping on underage people like that is definitely gross. Acting as if them turning 18 suddenly changes everything feels weird to me and my point about dating people who are much less emotionally mature than you still stands
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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 5:05:25 PM
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TheDreadedWave posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
No anger involved.
Uh huh, that's why you already implied your desire to see someone being beaten in this very thread.


I have the ability to think these things in a calm manner. It's actually quite a thing. I giggle through all this shit. Im listening to R&B atm.
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WashYourHands
10/03/19 5:07:11 PM
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Feline_Heart posted...
Okay, I started thinking about the topic title and got confused. I still agree with him though because the guys who fuck 18 year olds tend to be total creeps. A lot of them give off the impression that they actively wait for underage girls to turn 18 so that they can have sex with them. Creeping on underage people like that is definitely gross. Acting as if them turning 18 suddenly changes everything feels weird to me and my point about dating people who are much less emotionally mature than you still stands
Assuming?

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Feline_Heart
10/03/19 5:07:42 PM
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WashYourHands posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
Okay, I started thinking about the topic title and got confused. I still agree with him though because the guys who fuck 18 year olds tend to be total creeps. A lot of them give off the impression that they actively wait for underage girls to turn 18 so that they can have sex with them. Creeping on underage people like that is definitely gross. Acting as if them turning 18 suddenly changes everything feels weird to me and my point about dating people who are much less emotionally mature than you still stands
Assuming?

I've heard a lot of people talk that way
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TheDreadedWave
10/03/19 5:08:48 PM
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Feline_Heart posted...
I still agree with him though because the guys who fuck 18 year olds tend to be total creeps.
I agree that someone who solely seeks out 18 year olds is probably a creep.

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BeantownHero
10/03/19 5:09:13 PM
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I've never met a socially well adjusted man over the age of 25 who specifically preferred 18 year olds

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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 5:11:32 PM
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BeantownHero posted...
I've never met a socially well adjusted man over the age of 25 who specifically preferred 18 year olds


That's cause he either stopped maturing himself by always being around younger people and/or he's someone who prays on people in general and the rest of his personality highlights that
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WashYourHands
10/03/19 5:14:52 PM
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Old enough to star in porn but is being taken advantage of if an older guy wants to have sex with her... did I say it correctly?

Talking about 18 yr olds

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Lost_All_Senses
10/03/19 5:17:00 PM
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WashYourHands posted...
Old enough to star in porn but is being taken advantage of if an older guy is attracted to her... did I say it correctly?

Talking about 18 yr olds


Lol. You assuming pornstars can't be taken advantage of? This might be the dumbest post yet.
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