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Originally Posted by Peaches
Slavery used to be legal in the US too. Just because it happened "way back when" doesn't mean it should happen now.
Sex between two 15 year olds is one thing. Sex between a 15 year old and a 40 year old is something else entirely, IMO.
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Agreed. Though 16 is the age of consent in the UK so a 40 year old could legally have sex with a 16 year old which feels odd. I think he is talking more about a 17 year old, for example, that is dating a 15 year old (not uncommon at all) and then 17 year old then faces being branded a sex offender - and the type most reviled by society - for having consensual sex with his girlfriend.
I am not saying he is right or wrong but I do think he is brave to have the conversation.