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XorXor

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17. Because of the way the media and social media works, we do sometimes see headlines like this

Reply to dchill (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 17, 2023, 07:36 PM

Apr 2023

and then discover it was an 18 or 19 year old. Which may be legal in the eyes of the law, but still is something that many look down upon. Particularly in cases where the is some hypocrisy, power imbalances, huge age differences, etc.. I made sure to read the article carefully to see if it was a minor or not, because of my past experiences with such headlines.

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of a minor, no less. XorXor Apr 2023 #11

Goes without saying, if they're not underage... dchill Apr 2023 #14

Because of the way the media and social media works, we do sometimes see headlines like this XorXor Apr 2023 #17

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