I'm not an egalitarian so I'm not wedded to equality, I'm more interested in utilitarianism....what can actually work.

Boys are different as they can't get pregnant from 12/13.
However obviously underage sex is something that isn't a good thing for either sex for obvious reasons.....I just see it as far more concerning for girls and I think many of us do.

However, am I as bothered by a 30 year old woman shagging a 15 year old boy? No, unless she gets pregnant it's not something that would be keeping me up at night as a problem.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's good obviously and it's still an abuse of the age dynamic and underage but unless it's forced it's more weird on her part than a problem.

Edited by Stirlingsays (26 Sep 2023 4.01pm)

Quick google showed the legal age for sex was lowered from 18 to 16 8/1/01. You & everyone have concentrated on males shagging younger women/girls, what about women shagging younger boys?

As an aside & it will p'ee EbDN right off, my ex-partner was 19 years younger than me & no, she wasn't a teenager when we met, a bit older.

I had meant to discuss this and the double standards and cancel culture some time back but forgot. The name that sprung to mind almost immediately was Boy George. Convicted but not cancelled. Always on TV in fact and the music played all the time. I know it's not his real name but don't really want to look him up.

I had meant to discuss this and the double standards and cancel culture some time back but forgot. The name that sprung to mind almost immediately was Boy George. Convicted but not cancelled. Always on TV in fact and the music played all the time. I know it's not his real name but don't really want to look him up.

Nothing alleged about it he was convicted (15 months) which was kinda the posters point. Some people are cancelled without due process whilst others are convicted and it is overlooked.