I apply a double standard

[cebeu]

Listened to this at drive time today and…yup...I apply a double standard. Cant’ justify it, can’t and won’t try to defend it but…I definately apply a double standard here. I’m good with my position and reconcile it with no problem. If compelled, I could even argue in support of it to an extent.


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I’ll side-step the “positions of trust, psychological, emotional, developmental, physical and consequences” topics associated with this but…me...in general...

• 31 year-old male, regardless of his role in life, having any sexual contact with a 16 year-old female? I would try to be the first in-line to beat him mercilessly if I could get away with it. I just can’t accept that.

• 31 year-old female, regardless of her role in life*, having protected sex with a 16 year-old male? While I would struggle to ever advocate it, I just have no problem with it.

Throw some arrows…


* DISCLAIMER: I have to say this though, the one aspect of this specific example I can't reconcile is that she was in a direct role of authority (her student).

[Bailey Guns]

Now let's say you're the father of said 16 year-old male.

[Elhuero]

so on their 18th birthday, girls magically turn into women and are ready to procreate?

nature disagrees, as does many cultures.

I'm not saying it's ok to pork preteens, but you can not deny that americans are prudes.

[cebeu]

Now let's say you're the father of said 16 year-old male.

Overtly I'd apply a double standard and [figuratively] whip his ass, internally I'd be fine. I'm NOT qualified to answer that though Bailey but...sincere answer.

[Troublco]

I'm not saying it's ok to pork preteens, but you can not deny that americans are prudes.

Yessir, compared to Europeans and many other cultures we are. That's one of the reasons this country was founded, to allow folks who didn't agree with the way things were in the Old Country to go somewhere they didn't have that. And here we are. Not advocating either way (although I tend toward conservative), just saying.

I don't think I'd have had a problem with doing a 31 year old gal, either...when I was 16. (Or now, if I was single!) I don't tend to agree with it either way, but that's just me. People mature physically a lot faster than they mature mentally for the most part, I think.

[Elhuero]

Yessir, compared to Europeans and many other cultures we are. That's one of the reasons this country was founded, to allow folks who didn't agree with the way things were in the Old Country to go somewhere they didn't have that. And here we are. Not advocating either way, just saying.

and a 16 year old kid becomes a registered ex offender for life because he got a blowjob from his 15 year old girlfriend.

intrusive government with overbearing law enforcement at work.

EDIT: haha! I quoted you before you updated your post.

[Hoosier]

• 31 year-old male, regardless of his role in life, having any sexual contact with a 16 year-old female? I would try to be the first in-line to beat him mercilessly if I could get away with it. I just can’t accept that.

Pretty sure that's entirely legal in quite a few states, and more than a few countries. Not if he's a teacher or in a "position of power", but:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of...ica#State_laws

H.

[Lochinver]

I couldn't condone it happening in either scenario. IMO, it is adults taking advantage of an inexperienced, vulnerable and easily influenced minor.

[Ranger]

Agree or disagree with the whole thing as you feel is right, but let's face the facts - how many 16 year old boys wouldn't like to be laying pipe ANYWHERE but especially a 31 year old "hot for teacher"? That guy was on top of the world.

[patrick0685]

i would have layed the pipe to some of my teacher if they were willing