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originally posted by: Painterz
Lena Dunham has always been dodgy. She's an example of the phenomena of 'White rich feminist', people who aren't really feminists because they're just rich girls playing at equality because it feels hip and edgy to them.
Actual feminists abandoned and disowned Dunham years ago. I think they had a feeling something like this was coming.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
That is an important point generally. That's why there are laws/guidelines by statute. But what do we do when different states and countries have different ages for consent? For example, I believe Denmark it's still 15, Germany 16. Does it magically now become not creepy or weird if someone goes there and has sex with a 16 year old?
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I certainly don't know the answer to why the differences in the statutory laws.
It's never made much sense to me. Some sort of historical thing, maybe?
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
Without speaking to the morality of let's say US laws, it's basically a recent development that the age was raised to 18.
Interesting. This is one of the defenses that was put forward for Roy Moore, that for some of the women in question his interaction with them happened in a state where they were at the age of consent at the time.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
Without speaking to the morality of let's say US laws, it's basically a recent development that the age was raised to 18.
It's still 16 or 17 in 39 states.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
This is one of the defenses that was put forward for Roy Moore, that for some of the women in question his interaction with them happened in a state where they were at the age of consent at the time.
Haha, thanks. It's something I had been discussing recently with my roommate.
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
You're probably spot on with that explanation.
It would have probably occurred to me in a day or two...