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Post by Dub H on Jun 18, 2020 17:59:32 GMT -5
I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. Looked it up because I didn't know much of the history, and it seems like, astonishingly, the 16 age is actually raised from what it was, a leftover of the 1800s. The only time an age of consent has been lowered in the UK is in 2001 when they equalised ages of consent for same-sex/opposite-sex relations, rather than 21 being the legal age for same-sex relations. To put in perspective the age of consent where I live is 14(and No,I would never,just to make that absolutely clear). And no one even talks about it. It feels like it is one of those taboo things people just dont wanna speak on.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jun 18, 2020 18:01:58 GMT -5
Looked it up because I didn't know much of the history, and it seems like, astonishingly, the 16 age is actually raised from what it was, a leftover of the 1800s. The only time an age of consent has been lowered in the UK is in 2001 when they equalised ages of consent for same-sex/opposite-sex relations, rather than 21 being the legal age for same-sex relations. To put in perspective the age of consent where I live is 14(and No,I would never,just to make that absolutely clear). And no one even talks about it. It feels like it is one of those taboo things people just dont wanna speak on. I remember it was 14 in Georgia until the Rob Lowe sex tape happened and the state ended up humiliated into changing it to 18.
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Jun 18, 2020 18:11:35 GMT -5
I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. Looked it up because I didn't know much of the history, and it seems like, astonishingly, the 16 age is actually raised from what it was, a leftover of the 1800s. The only time an age of consent has been lowered in the UK is in 2001 when they equalised ages of consent for same-sex/opposite-sex relations, rather than 21 being the legal age for same-sex relations. By no means do I want this thread to devolve into a conversation we all would not rather have HERE, and in support of that I will only lend my mindset as an American that there are outdated laws of all kinds over here on the state and federal levels that only get adressed on an as needed basis, and we are only 250 years old with a disproportionate percentage of said laws being a fraction of that. England? Europe? f***, I’ll grant some leniency to all of the old world for having laws that seem antiquated by modern standards. We grow as a global society but as an American I assure you righting the wrong mindsets of previous generations long departed is not an easy process.
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Post by Convoy on Jun 18, 2020 18:13:13 GMT -5
I have some more insight into this from a friend who knows some indy wrestlers and sent in that accusation. Allegedly this promotion in the UK was low on cash to pay Marty that night he was due to perform. So instead of paying him they offered him an underaged girl (the age range is conflicting from 13-16) and Marty took the offer. I'm trying to find out more and I will edit this post once I do. Nothing about Joey Ryan though. That might've been a separate accuser FWIW, I have heard this exact story going back a bit. Not necessarily saying it's true, but it's not news in my circle either. As an American, I learned the word "nonce" from someone who first shared it with me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 18:15:43 GMT -5
That Marty story is the absolute worst thing I’ve heard all day.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 18:16:19 GMT -5
And I do not want to touch that because I just grossed myself out. I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. My issue was... why people are always infatuated with underage people.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball☝🏻 on Jun 18, 2020 18:26:02 GMT -5
Please take what Im about to ask for what it is, which is an American asking UK members a question What’s the age of sexual consent? the age of consent is 16, but the majority of people consider it extremely creepy to be with someone that age I’m gonna assume it’s like Canada and it’s 16, unless you’re in a position of power. Which means a high school teacher can’t sleep with a student but a regular guy could.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Jun 18, 2020 18:26:02 GMT -5
16, but we still have position of power rules regarding regarding teacher student relations and any situation where consent can't come from an equal position I assume fan and "celebrity" counts as not equal right?Feels to me like it should. The problem is that this is hard to govern. Inequality in this sense usually refers to a situation in which there is an official distinction in status, with one having direct tangible authority over the other. This is for things like a teacher, or step parent, or some government official. It's a bit different with celebrity because there's no legal definition for it. It's pretty clear to tell when somebody is employed by an educational institution, or are the step parent, or have a government position. The biggest problem with that is that laws must have some types of clear consistent standards to enforce properly. It sounds good on paper but it's much too complex to work.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jun 18, 2020 18:27:29 GMT -5
I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. My issue was... why people are always infatuated with underage people. Easier to manipulate and control them.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Jun 18, 2020 18:29:32 GMT -5
the age of consent is 16, but the majority of people consider it extremely creepy to be with someone that age I’m gonna assume it’s like Canada and it’s 16, unless you’re in a position of power. Which means a high school teacher can’t sleep with a student but a regular guy could. yeah it's the same, though 16 is the school leaving age here
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Post by Starshine on Jun 18, 2020 18:30:25 GMT -5
I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. My issue was... why people are always infatuated with underage people. It’s a power thing. Most sexual assault stories are the same deal.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball☝🏻 on Jun 18, 2020 18:31:02 GMT -5
I dont feel like it should be a topic you should avoid, as long as you keep it to legal and scientific arguments. the age of consent is mostly 16 but with children protection laws in effect worldwide,I feel like there must be some logic behind that. And if it is wrong and it is needed to change you should know what to argue. My issue was... why people are always infatuated with underage people. Partially because the concept of underage is a legal one and has no basis in biology and is a social construct and not one based on biological urge.
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Post by fw91 on Jun 18, 2020 18:45:57 GMT -5
The f*** is going on today?
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Jun 18, 2020 18:53:17 GMT -5
My issue was... why people are always infatuated with underage people. Partially because the concept of underage is a legal one and has no basis in biology and is a social construct and not one based on biological urge. I went ahead and liked this. Free of gender classification Ive known 17 year olds more mature than 35 year olds. Ive first hand seen people build their lives up from nothing and make something of themselves by legal age while Ive concurrently seen trust fund babies 15 years their senior treat life like the cup never ends. We live in an age of acceptance and tolerance and while no means is predatory behavior acceptable, specifically and especially, to a minor, if a pair of individuals of legal consenting age willingly enter into a physical relationship, it really isn’t my place nor anyone’s to try and disqualify that.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jun 18, 2020 18:53:47 GMT -5
I hope the Scurll story isnt true but from what I'm getting Marty was sleeping around with someone underaged. That's pretty much the only constant why and how he got there, I dont know
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Post by Muskrat on Jun 18, 2020 18:58:06 GMT -5
Please take what Im about to ask for what it is, which is an American asking UK members a question What’s the age of sexual consent? 16, but we still have position of power rules regarding regarding teacher student relations and any situation where consent can't come from an equal position It’s the same here in Canada, although it was shockingly recent that it was raised from 14 to 16. 2007/2008ish recent.
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Post by Lancers on Jun 18, 2020 18:58:56 GMT -5
The f*** is going on today? Dark Side of the Ring Season 3
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 18, 2020 19:01:09 GMT -5
Partially because the concept of underage is a legal one and has no basis in biology and is a social construct and not one based on biological urge. I went ahead and liked this. Free of gender classification Ive known 17 year olds more mature than 35 year olds. Ive first hand seen people build their lives up from nothing and make something of themselves by legal age while Ive concurrently seen trust fund babies 15 years their senior treat life like the cup never ends. We live in an age of acceptance and tolerance and while no means is predatory behavior acceptable, specifically and especially, to a minor, if a pair of individuals of legal consenting age willingly enter into a physical relationship, it really isn’t my place nor anyone’s to try and disqualify that. Actually, it's my place to disqualify you from posting shit like that in this thread. That goes for anyone else, too. We do not need devil's advocating for this.
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Post by dablueboy on Jun 18, 2020 19:02:32 GMT -5
Between Marty, Ryan and the NXT UK guys named that's huge black eyes coming for 4 of the top 5 promotions in the US, WWE (like they need more bad press), Impact, ROH and NWA (Marty is booker for and in the top faction in the former and was due to compete for the latter's World title before Covid)
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 18, 2020 19:04:02 GMT -5
Please take what Im about to ask for what it is, which is an American asking UK members a question What’s the age of sexual consent? 16. Yeah we have a kinda low age of consent but you can't have nudes of anyone under 18, so I don't know why we don't move the age up. But even knowing that we don't know if he did anything here or if it was in the US, or any of the other details, so please no one take that age of consent and give him a free pass for it. It's also like that here in Canada. If you wanna be REALLY skeeved out, the age of consent in Ontario only got to changed to 16 about 15ish years ago. Before that, it was, I shit you not...14. 16 is creepy enough as is, but it makes me really ill at ease imagining the monsters taking advantage of someone who's no older than a freshman in high school.
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