Serious? Or is this hyperbole? Genuine question as like 80% of people in Britain have done it before they're 20 so I'm just a little confused as to how this would play out. Age gap laws to permit it within a range?

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I regularly make a similar joke. Mandate celibacy, I say. Send sex havers to sex haver island.

Jokes are only funny when they reveal a hidden truth, the joke here is we live in a r-word culture obsessed with youth.

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's a small but vocal movement of people online who want to raise it to 25, but from what I can tell they spend most of their arguing with Wikipedia admins over the age of consent wiki page.

I've seen people on this sub advocate for it being raised to 21, which seems more reasonable but idk if I agree.

Personally I think it should only be legal to have sex with people older than you.

[–] TheVelvetGentleman@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Sex should be illegal fullstop. Doing crimes is cool as hell. This will finally spice things up at home, I'm hoping.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I met someone in real life who wanted to raise it to 25. She was an attorney.

I had an ex who would probably support that too. She thought everyone under 30 was a "child", except for herself of course.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

25?! Make it 30.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Or the people that allow their cats to be outdoor cats.