The woman at the center of the DOJ's probe of Matt Gaetz testified to the House Ethics Committee that he had sex with her when she was 17 years old, sources say.
(This is coming from an Aussie where 16 is the AoC in all states. We have exceptions that make it 18 if the other party has a duty of care tho)
Edit: I should add that it’s still fucking creepy and weird when an older man does this. Just, not pedophilia, and not by default (statutory) rape in most places. Unlike what the people in this thread seem to think.
It’s almost like we shouldn’t water down such serious terms by lumping everything in with it.
So, based on your phrasing “banging a17yo,” I’m gonna guess that your issue is with the label pedophile and not the ACT OF RAPING CHILDREN. Glad that’s been established.
Indeed they do. And since you seem to be under the impression that those definitions do not change, please define ‘silly’ for me as it was defined when it began to be used in late Middle English.
I feel you’re being silly regardless of the early or current definition of the word, but I’m betting you also don’t use the word that way.
Ups his cred with Republicans. They love pedophiles.
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Banging a 17 year old in a state where the age of consent is 18 makes the argument irrelevant.
Not even a crime in most states: https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/age-of-consent-in-each-us-state-1701408847-1
(This is coming from an Aussie where 16 is the AoC in all states. We have exceptions that make it 18 if the other party has a duty of care tho)
Edit: I should add that it’s still fucking creepy and weird when an older man does this. Just, not pedophilia, and not by default (statutory) rape in most places. Unlike what the people in this thread seem to think.
It’s almost like we shouldn’t water down such serious terms by lumping everything in with it.
Would you prefer the terminology “raped a minor?” That help you sleep at night?
17 is age of consent in quite a few states. Mostly republican states, obvs.
Sure, that works
So, based on your phrasing “banging a17yo,” I’m gonna guess that your issue is with the label pedophile and not the ACT OF RAPING CHILDREN. Glad that’s been established.
Ok, Billy Ray.
Don’t be him. Language is fluid.
Words have definitions
Indeed they do. And since you seem to be under the impression that those definitions do not change, please define ‘silly’ for me as it was defined when it began to be used in late Middle English.
I feel you’re being silly regardless of the early or current definition of the word, but I’m betting you also don’t use the word that way.