I Question The Age Of Consent

Everything should be questioned.

There's a perfectly good reason to have AOCs but like all received wisdom it should be challenged and tested to see if it's still relevant. Maybe it is. But maybe it isn't.

Apart from anything else, it's so routinely and consensually flouted that having one is kind of silly.

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JimboUk · 31-35, M

The age of a person doesn't give you a accurate picture of their mental stability. I would assume this was the logic behind the law being 16 and above. Having the age of consent as old as possible would ensure you're giving young people the chance to mentally mature whilst also protecting them from predators. You're correct in saying many people have lost their virginity before the age of consent but that isn't a reason to forget the bigger picture of why we have a law in the first place.