LifestyleFeelings about large age gaps in same sex relationships

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[–]reluctant_commenter 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Personally, I think 14 is way too young to be able to consent. I suspect this may be a cultural-based argument that we're unlikely to agree on, though. :)

[–]Elvira95Viva la figa 3 insightful - 8 fun3 insightful - 7 fun4 insightful - 8 fun -  (2 children)

In France is 13, and before there there wasn't even a consent, which was crazy. In Europe we aren't so prude about sex like americans. But yeah, maybe 14 is a bit early. 16 would be better. But saying 17 years old are kids who cannot consent is laughable. They're not kids and that has nothing to do with pedophilia

[–]VioletRemiCat, homosexual one 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

France is very famous with paedos, thought. And there a lot of cases when girl was gang raped and then court is not sueing rapists, because she "gave consent and was age of consent".

Like that horrible case with team of firefighters who were grooming that girl for almost 5 years. It is horrible and very abuseable stuff and only serving paedos and males.

Historically it was always that women and girls were going into marriage at age of 10-12, while boys at age 16+, and often girls were not even chosing - they either were traded or groomed into marriages. So historically low age of consent always was hurting us as well.

[–]ukrdude10 1 insightful - 6 fun1 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

No, France is not "famous with pedos", you don't know what you're talking about.

The age of consent in France is 15, and that's a normal age of consent for Europe. However they don't have "statutory rape" laws. Punishment depends on the presence of coercion. So violent rape will get a much longer sentence than non-coercive sexual acts. I don't agree with that logic, especially in the firefighters case, but I'm clarifying that French society does not in any way support pedophilia, and many people want stricter laws.

If someone is above the age of consent, and there is zero violence, threats, or persuasion, then the act is considered legal, I think that's how it is everywhere.