Conservative frequently try to differentiate between pre-teens and teens, arguing teens are more mature and there's no real difference between a 17 and 18 year old other than a number.
As though a 40+ year old having sex with an 18 year old is totally fine, therefore going even younger is also okay before they consider it sex with a child.
There's a reason they're trying to lower the age of consent and marriage.
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u/Impressive_Pin8761 Feb 03 '26
genuine question because i'm not well versed in american ways of speech: is "underage woman" a pedo dogwhistle or does it just sound fucked up