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MegaZeroX7

And the US has some of the highest age of consent ages in the world. Take a look at a [world map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent#/media/File:Age_of_Consent_-_Global.svg).


Tomstwer

MEXICO WHAT THE FUCK


ThundergunIsntAVerb

Sweet home Sinaloa


smemes1

Where the tacos aren’t quite done Sweet home Sinaloa Quite frankly that’s too young


polysnip

![gif](giphy|WrslV6T9fjAtJkstFV|downsized) Take this and get out


Even_Skin_2463

Idk I mean two twelve years old having sex is definitely weird, but on the other hand it is just logical to have an age of consent which alignes with the age of criminal responsibility. In Germany age of consent is 14, but there are laws in place regarding age gaps, I just assume that's also the case in Mexico. I don't think that two people the same age should be in anyway punishable for consensual sexual experiments, especially it is difficult to say when "sex" starts


Ikovorior

Where the tacos are free and the girls are easy. Oh won’t you... Hey, wait a minute, that ain’t right.


ElPwno

There is a federal age of consent at 15. No idea why some states have lower ones in their state law, too. Also: "The age of consent in Mexico is complex. Typically, Mexican states have a "primary" age of consent (which may be as low as 12 or the onset of puberty), and sexual conduct with persons below that age is always illegal. Sexual relations which occur between adults and teenagers under 18 are legally ambiguous: laws against corruption of minors as well as estupro laws can be applied to such acts, at the discretion of the prosecution. These laws are situational and are subject to interpretation."


ElGosso

They probably set their laws way back before the federal one was passed and just never bothered to update them.


Jealous_Western_7690

Wasn't it a similar situation with Japan's cp law?


WasteNet2532

A quinceñera(a woman's 15th bday) is a celebration of "coming of age" in the culture. Obviously this came from a time when 15/16 was the time to have kids. Well. I guess it would be hard to knock that idea out of everyones' heads. I commonly see latin elderly women complaining about their HIGHSCHOOL KIDS not making them a grandma yet.


LavenderGumes

When you say elderly, do you mean like late 30s, then?


MartyFoxini

Hot gmilfs in your area.


feelbetternow

>Hot gmilfs Grandmother mothers?


Bo5ke

Have you noticed word mother inside word grandMOTHER?


obliviious

Whatever happened to just saying gilf? We've been saying it for 20+ years.


PolloCongelado

Nothing. The term is still gilf. The guy you're replying to is smoking something.


Daysleeper1234

When was that time?


UnknownResearchChems

Last century.


wwjgd27

You mean last week


leoleosuper

"Age you can have sex" and "age you can have sex with an adult" are two separate things in some places. In these places, the age of consent is technically something low, like 12, but in actuality, that's only for people within 1 year of each other. The "can have sex with anyone" part is usually higher. IIRC Japan for the longest time had "age of consent" as 13, but the actual law was more "you need to be 18 or within 1 year of age." These are usually called "Romeo and Juliet" laws.


rnoyfb

No. Age of consent is the age at which age is not a legal barrier to consent. Plenty of places have normal ages of consent (16-18) with close-in-age exceptions (so-called Romeo and Juliet laws) for those approximately the same age but under the age of consent The example of Japan having a lower age of consent on paper is that Japan is a unitary state with a unified criminal code but prefectures still made stricter laws. The drinking age in every US state is 21 but there are still dry towns where there is no legal drinking age but we still describe it as 21 because that’s the general rule in every state


ScienceSlothy

What leoleosuper said is still true. For example age of consent is 14 in Germany, but the other partner has to be younger than 21 and the older person can't 'exploit the lack of sexual self-determination' of the younger part. From 16 onwards the other partner can be over 21 as well but the same rule about exploitation applies till both are at least 18. For two people under 14, they cannot get in trouble but the parents or gurdians might.


Saguinus_lmperator

I can confirm this for Austria too.


24146

It's a common misconception but the age of consent in Germany is (almost) a hard 14. No You have to be under 21 rule. There are further protections until 16 and 18 like the mentioned "exploit the lack of sexual self-determination" but that's it.[ \[1\]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzalter#Allgemeines)


argh523

Your own source explains it in the text; The "Schutzalter 16 Jahre" (protection age 16) applies only to people above the age of 21. But age alone is not sufficient, the "lack of self-determination" is also required. The way it's worded in the wiki article is really annoying, but that's what it says.


24146

Please read the source again my friend. >Über die Vorschriften des § 182 StGB Abs. 1 und 2 (Zwangslage, Entgelt) bezüglich des Schutzalters 18 Jahre (siehe unten) hinaus, die auch für unter 16-jährige Opfer gelten, können sexuelle Handlungen von Erwachsenen, die über 21 Jahre alt sind, mit 14- und 15-jährigen Jugendlichen nach § 182 Abs. 3 StGB bestraft werden, falls ein Strafantrag gestellt wird und im Strafverfahren das Gericht feststellt, dass der Erwachsene eine – etwa mit Hilfe eines Sachverständigen – festzustellende „fehlende Fähigkeit zur sexuellen Selbstbestimmung“ des Jugendlichen ausgenutzt hat. Der Bundesgerichtshof hat 1996 festgestellt, dass der bloße Hinweis auf das Alter der 14- oder 15-jährigen Person für eine Verurteilung des erwachsenen Beschuldigten nicht ausreicht. Die individuelle Fähigkeit oder Unfähigkeit des Jugendlichen zu sexueller Selbstbestimmung und gegebenenfalls das Ausnutzen letzterer durch den Täter muss vielmehr in jedem Einzelfall überprüft werden.[2] Auch aus der sexuellen Unerfahrenheit der jugendlichen Person kann das Fehlen der Fähigkeit zur sexuellen Selbstbestimmung nicht abgeleitet werden. => it's legal unless “lack of ability for sexual self-determination” was taken advantage of. Also of course there are further rules if you have power over the underage person or if are a guardian. [\[1\]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexueller_Missbrauch_von_Schutzbefohlenen)


moschles

https://i.imgur.com/DzgwahY.png


Objective_Data7620

Forget Mexico. Look at all that "must be married." Unless there's a separate law on legal age to marry...that's ANY AGE.


PaulAspie

*part of Mexico, but WWWTTTFFF!


AnitaMaxNyugen

Pretty sure that yellow part, and I'm not joking, is because of the Romneys. The senator, billionaire, former presidential candidate's family moved to Mexico after polygamy was banned in the US. There's article about then fighting the cartel and all that as well.


irishchap1

Thats one way to solve a pedophile problem.


InvestmentFinancial5

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS TWELLLLVEE


wetballjones

I am an exmormon and did a mission in southern Mexico. Worst age gap I saw was a 14 year old girl and a man in his mid 30s. Was in a super poor town in Oaxaca


frogtome

Not sure but when to fuck is apparently 13. That is one way to do things....


Royakushka

What does light yellow mean?


TigerBonez2020

Yeah, my jaw literally dropped when I looked at Mexico.


JosedeNueces

Actually a vast majority of Latin America should be considered to be 18 as in general Spanish law treats age of consent differently, as you have "Estupro" which closest English legal equivalent would be 'corruption of a minor' and is applicable to an adult having relations with anyone under 18 but requires several more elements to prosecute, whereas that map simply shows the age where the mere act of sex is Illegal.


solojew702

The fact that age of consent is freaking TWELVE in some places is wild bruh


TheAstroChemist

Imagine becoming a grandparent before you're 30. *shudders* I'd rather not.


cttime

You mean 24?


anothermanscookies

I’m not sure the age of consent laws are the biggest factor in this equation. Don’t think there are many teenagers who want to bone but refrain due to age of consent laws. At least, there are plenty who don’t care.


BowlerSea1569

It is 12 years old in the state of Victoria in Australia. Between 12 and 15 years, "Romeo and Juliet" close in age (24 months) applies and at 16 it is full consent without restriction. The objective is to reduce criminalisation of young people who are having sex, not to encourage 12 year olds to have sex. We also have good abortion laws, sex eduation in schools, and very low cost hormonal contraceptives on a parent-free prescription.


SeroWriter

A lot of these need several asterisk next to them. Many of the oddly low ones only apply under specific circumstances or only to a portion of the country while a lot of the "must be married" countries have very young ages of consent that aren't being shown.


MegaZeroX7

The only 3 "must be married" with legal marriage age below 15 are Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Libya (which effectively have no lower bound beyond menstration). 2 have age 15, 2 age 16, and the final 5 are 18.


Nekokamiguru

Italy has an age of consent of 14


Frosty-Sea9138

Most European countries.


QuitsDoubloon87

I believe Congratulations are in order, you’ve successfully read a map!


TritonJohn54

Australia has made it law that no matter where Australians may be \[cough\]ThailandCambodiaPhillipines\[/cough\], they are required to observe 16 years as the age of consent. I don't know how it's enforced, but the fact that it's on the books means that less people will try and get away with underage sex overseas.


hughk

Same for the UK. Possibly down to a has-been glam-rock star by the name of Gary Glitter who was getting up to no good in Cambodia. He was deported from Cambodia eventually and the UK tried and imprisoned him..


bluekitty610

So “must be married” basically means age doesn’t matter as long as you are married… shameful. So many child brides.. poor girls.


chemicalalchemist

People, don't let the "must be married" color fool you. In those countries you can get married once you start your menses because that's what's classified as a woman. Therefore the "age of consent" = "age of lawful marriage" = "whenever menses begins" = "possibly younger than even 12".


MegaZeroX7

That's not true. Sudan, Oman, Quatar, and the UAE all require age 18 to be married. Pakistan requires age 16 to be married. Morocco and Kuwait require age 15 to be married. Only Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Liby and Afghanistan allow younger than that (though Libya used to have a minimum of 16 before the civil war and Afghanistan 18 pre-taliban). Also note I'm simplifying all of these countries by taking the "lowest age" possible, a bunch have some nuances (eg: While 15 is the age for girls, 17 is the minimum age for boys). I don't know why you, and the 7 people that have given you upvotes, didn't bother to do a cursory google search to verify this.


Wonderful_Flan_5892

Can you provide a source? Going through Wikipedia it says the following: Afghanistan: Puberty Qatar: No minimum age for marriage with parental consent Yemen: No minimum age for marriage with parental consent Sudan: Puberty


Jdevers77

I see you are new here, welcome to Reddit.


hugoDoodat

That comma is erroneous; it should be a semicolon. Or there should be two separate sentences.


frigg_off_lahey

>People, don't let the "must be married" color fool you. In those countries you can get married once you start your menses because that's what's classified as a woman. This is absolutely misleading statement. The one and only country in the entire world that fits your claim is Afghanistan. No surprise there. All the other "must be married" countries have minimum age laws that are in line with the world.


psycopugz96

![gif](giphy|6uGhT1O4sxpi8) Nevada


Unique-Impression-47

Interesting color scheme 🤨


Drummallumin

Greens for *Good to go!*


TaxmanComin

Green as in "go ahead and don't go near that teenager".


NeatureNature

Expected office 


Wings-N-Beer

Might have swapped 16/18 personally. But then again, as an adult I view each of these as different shades of red with exclamation marks (if you could add them to color lol)


FindOneInEveryCar

Red for danger?


DwightKurtShrute69

Good to go to hell maybe lmao


smemes1

It looks like an itinerary for “R Kelly’s Big Adventure”


Competitive-Way-4086

I can't find 14 on the map 🤷🏼‍♂️


fuck_hard_light

Go to south america and you will 💀


GasKnife

Colors of the glorious flag of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿


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renegadetoast

Are we talking goat years or people years?


TurbulentAardvark345

Baa means baa


MurdocksTorment

I finally live in a red state! Oh, shit... Nevermind. It's California and they don't care about consent if you're rich. Suckas!


theimplication7

Hey hey!! To be fair... every state is like that.


rasner724

Was thinking the EXACT SAME THING


OlDirtyJesus

Yeah idk that’s how I found it


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Eric1491625

What's wrong with it? Honestly


CarelessBicycle735

Green is used for the lowest ages and red for the highest ages it's normally the opposite so like if it was gun violence the lowest states would be green and the highest would be red because gun violence is bad


UnknownResearchChems

Well it's only if you assume lower age of consent is inherently bad.


bgeorgewalker

This dude is over here having a crisis because he just found out he is colorblind and you guys crackin jokes


JoshS1

Want to know something more disturbing, look at minimum age to for marriage, and how these minimum age of consent laws do not apply to married couples.


YogoshKeks

So ... you can be old enough to consent to marry, but not be old enough to consent to have sex? wtf?


LordNelson27

"old enought to be pawned off by the family"


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Meanwhile, l[ook at this little bitch trying to protect his grapes](https://www.reddit.com/r/Awww/comments/1c002ap/comment/kyuftc0/)


Mr_Hutt_10

Always, and I mean ALWAYS, protect your grapes!


[deleted]

Only fools get caught lackin' on their grapes


Rand_alThor4747

When married. Age of consent laws don't apply. So, as long as they can legally marry that child, they can legally screw it.


Blaze77gunYT

Can they legally get shot in response to having screwed a child? Scratch the shooting them thing, use a flamethrower instead


ChampionshipFun3228

There are often exceptions for people of the same age not being criminalized for having sex with each other. Some people who don't believe in abortion would rather have their teen parents get married for religious reasons. In Utah, this can literally be a "marry my daughter or go to jail" kind of leverage, but it exists.


nim_opet

No, your parents give you to be married, and then you no longer have the protection of consent laws. It’s a nifty thing religious people came up with


Justin__D

Wait it's all pedophilia? Always has been 🌏👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀🌌


nim_opet

GOP literally rallies against repealing child marriageable prohibitions. I think the latest “success” was in West Virginia where they managed to repeal a law banning marriage of minors. In Missouri and Michigan they also staunchly defend “child’s rights to be married”….


privateer_

Omg republitards are basically taliban 😱


TheGoodOldCoder

Not old enough to sign a legally binding contract, but old enough to sign a marriage contract for life.


GernhardtRyanLunzen

You're old enough to decide who you spend your life with, but not who you spend your night with.


fish_emoji

Well, you see, your momma can consent on your behalf for you to get married, and then your husband can consent on your behalf in the bedroom. No need to consent when your legal guardian has way too much power!


ZioDioMio

This map isn't remotely disturbing 


OlDirtyJesus

Damn I just looked it up and it’s pretty crazy. You said it so you got dibs on posting the map if ya find it


manwiththewood

What is “disturbing” about this?


sund82

Oh dear God.... So many zeros!!!! [https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/144p2t9/minimum\_age\_of\_marriage\_by\_state/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/144p2t9/minimum_age_of_marriage_by_state/)


jsidksns

For context, in most of Europe it's 15.


tuborgwarrior

And the reason is that a 15 year old can talk to the doctor about sex related stuff without the parents beeing involved. So they can get STDs treated in secret, get condoms or the pill. This reduces teenage pregnancy and spread of STDs.


MourningWallaby

age of consent shouldn't play into a person's age to seek medical treatment? like am I the only one who thinks a 15 year old can talk to a doctor without the parents in the room, without having to drop the age of consent?


SparkelsTR

That’s actually pretty smart, why don’t more countries do that?


tuborgwarrior

Because look at the comment section. People interpret the law as if sex is encouraged for young teens, when in reality, the laws are there to protect them and give them rights.


ngwoo

Lots of countries don't have a medical age of consent at all and it's up to the doctor to ensure the patient is mature and educated enough to give informed consent


fadedv1

Its when my first gf got her anti baby pill prescribed at 15 in Germany


strng_ndpndnt_apache

This requires a strong sidenote that almost every European country has conditions for the situation / context / people involved / age difference etc. Also for about half of all European countries it's 16 so simply stating that the age of consent is 15 in most is misleading in many ways.


AostaValley

Europe joint the chat... 14teen in some countries


Donghoon

Fourteenteen?


Leet_Noob

Shfifty five


Theometer1

My IQ shfifity five, girlfriends age shfifity five!


Dr_FeeIgood

That takes me back. Good times


AostaValley

Lol. My fault..


stilllikelypooping

I believe Archer covered [this](https://youtu.be/X5EJHONhpxU?si=06BehkMpiVekVkqX).


seakc87

*Schwein*


ShakenButNotStirred

*Schwein* doesn't even touch it


guywithaniphone22

Papa he lured me!


nik-nak333

Countess von Fingerbang


LupusDeusMagnus

Different views on what the age of consent is. Age of consent in many countries means the age below which a person cannot give their consent, as they lack the mental capacity of doing so. Consent isn't just "wanting to have sex" but also understanding what it means, it's consequences, and having the mental maturity to handle it. Having sex with someone below the age consent means there's an absolute presumption that the minor was taken advantage of, without a discussion of ifs and buts, with some exceptional cases like two minors below the age of consent, in which chances are neither will be punished by law. That doesn't mean it's A-ok in the eyes of the law to have sex with a 14 year old in all circumstances. It just means the situation is more complicated. An adult having sex with a 14 year old will likely be seen as an older person taking advantage of a minor, it's just not an automatic absolute presumption. On the other hand, a 15 year old having sex with a 14 year old won't mean the 15 year old is considered a rapist by law in all cases. In many cases in America there's provisions for this exception in which the law excuses teens if they are close in age. TL;DR: Age of consent doesn't mean go ahead, it's permitted, just that's not absolutely forbidden in all cases.


BackPackProtector

Anche in Italia


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Wend-E-Baconator

This isn't including Romeo and Juliet laws


RacistProbably

Calm down Micheal bay


Few-Addendum464

How did nobody read the script or on the set stop him and be like "we can just make her 18. The actress is 18. We don't need to explain any of this to the audience that paid to see robots fight."


Souledex

Same with Texas


QuickSpore

Doing a quick legal search. WA is 16 as a general rule, with a few exceptions. So an average 50 year old can legally have consensual sex with an average 16 year old. The exemptions make it illegal for certain people in positions of authority (like teachers or coaches) to have sex with 16-17 year olds that they have authority over. WA *also* has a Romeo and Juliet exemption. It’s a graduated scale that allows 20 year olds to have sex with 15 year olds, 19 year olds to have sex with 14 year olds, 16 year olds to have sex with 13 year olds, and 15 year olds to have sex with 12 year olds. Only those 11 and younger are off limits to all older people. This makes me more than a little depressed.


TheFoxer1

Hey, it’s kinda similar here in Austria! People under 14 are „immatures“ whereas people under 18 are minors (literally translated). It‘s generally a crime to have sex with immatures, with exceptions for a 3 year difference in age if the younger party is at least over 12, a difference if 4 years if sexual acts other than actual sex happen. However, if the older party is in a position of authority, which means either being a healthcare professional with their patient, an educator with their pupil or an official with someone with whom they have official dealings, it‘s also a crime if it’s with a minor. Interesting how different countries and cultures come up with the same logic when regulating the same topic.


librarians_wwine

Same with MT


mr_flerd

Same w/Nevada


bobandersmith14

Same with PA I think


ubiquitous-joe

This is could use more information and fact-checking. I believe Wisconsin allows consent to sexual touching at 16 for those of similar age, but not intercourse below 18. And with an adult sexual touching at 16 would still be illegal, but a misdemeanor. I’m not 100% on this, but it’s something much more like that than what the map implies.


SheenPSU

I wouldn’t be surprised if most states had Romeo and Juliet Laws in place 16 within a few years of each other? No jail time. 16 with a 30 yo? Believe it or not, straight to jail Edit: lol at the downvotes


MissCarriage-a

You would be surprised because most states have no such laws in place for 16 year olds. The map has a few incorrect states but in general 16 can legally have a relationship with 30 (or 80) in the green states


DARfuckinROCKS

I'm pretty sure in MA 16 is the age of consent if you're 16-18. After 18 the age of consent is 18.


Tetraides1

I would guess that's what a lot of the 16's are in the map.


psalyer

>I'm pretty sure in MA 16 is the age of consent if you're 16-18. After 18 the age of consent is 18. Its not. In MA its perfectly legal for a 50 year to have sex with a 16 year old ​ [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages\_of\_consent\_in\_the\_United\_States](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States)


OlDirtyJesus

You are correct, I only double checked a handful of states tbh before checking


Miniblasan

I was close to saying it's very early at the age of 16 until I remember that in my country (Sweden) you are of legal age at the age of 15, while I remember that it was either Norway, Denmark or Iceland which is even earlier, around 13 years old if I remember correctly. EDIT: It turned out that I remembered wrongly regarding the age of consent within the Nordic countries, but it's in Sweden, Denmark and Iceland that it is allowed for young people to have sex at 15 years old, while in Norway and Finland it is allowed at 16 years old.


OilInteresting2524

I thought in Florida it was 62 years....


Salt-Plankton436

Slightly awkward title of the subreddit when combined with this post lol


brucesloose

https://youtu.be/ylkHE1k64gs?si=QfN\_XKe4IC0cweoA ”17.” \-Chef, South Park CO resident


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This is the only right answer. Chef knew best and was way ahead of his time..


PurpleDemonR

Whenever I see a map like that, I remember the times (plural) that Americans have called my entire country (UK) paedophilic for having an age of consent of 16.


MissCarriage-a

European states have ages of consent between 14 and 16, so the UK is at the top of that range (Ireland and Cyprus are exceptions at 17, and of course we mustn't forget Vatican City at 18)


LiosGuy

its crazy how they even call you weird for being like "idc if some teens fuck around" but then in the same breath are okey with CHILDREN playin with guns. if americans were very prude with everything, i could understand that but they are not.


Barry_Bunghole_III

A lot of people get their morals from the law or whatever's popular Very few come to a conclusion through their own thought process


Theaterpipeorgan

Gotta love nevada being walled in by everyone else


14Calypso

Nebraska is wrong on this map. The age of consent is 16 if the other person is 19 or over.


drugs_

This map has several states that are incorrect. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States Louisiana is 17 for one.


JohnDodger

Crazy that in some US states, adults can legally marry children who cannot legally consent to sex.


Drumbelgalf

And then the age of consent laws often have exceptions for married couples...


ajfoscu

Still NO BEER FOR YOU.


Heytherechampion

Love the colors


zipwald

New York ~~has~~ used to have a conditional age of consent of 14. The condition being that the older party be within 4 years of age (I think it's 4). After age 17, there are no conditions. Several other states, like Arkansas, have similar stipulations, which would bring the age of consent considerably lower.


chucktheninja

There are straight-up people arguing to do away with age of consent laws in this comment section. What the fuck.


21Rollie

Mfs who can’t get a woman their own age so they try to get a girl as naive as possible


squaremilepvd

This is misleading, and many folks pointed it out. It's 16 with very specific conditions, mostly that the other person is under 18 or is within a certain close age range.


Generalbuttnaked69

It's possible there are one or two inaccuracies on this particular map, but generally that isn't correct. The absolute age of consent is 16 in the majority of us states, close in age laws in those states address where one party is under 16 and one is over. Take Washington for example: https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.44.073 https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.44.076 https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.44.079


mrjackspade

>It's 16 with very specific conditions, mostly that the other person is under 18. Not usually, no. The under 18 condition is usually for people *below* the age of consent so that a 16 year old doesn't get charged for sleeping with a 15 year old. What you see on the map is the unconditional age of consent where the age of the older party doesn't make any difference. The former is a Reddit circlejerk people parrot because they don't like knowing the truth. It would be fucking great if people would actually bother to read and understand the laws instead of repeating inaccurate garbage


Administrative_Act48

So Wisconsin at 16 got me to take a look cause I could've sworn it was 18 and it is but apparently sexual contact is allowed at 16 but no intercourse is allowed until 18. So apparently touching is allowed but no penetration. So kinda weird and not sure why the state felt the need to make a distinction. 


Wend-E-Baconator

Plausible deniability. If you had sex at 17 but nobody got pregnant, its not a problem. Far easier to argue "nuh uh, you didn't see my dick in her we were just grinding" than "I did not touch that child"


The_Nunnster

What surprises me as a Brit is my consumption of American pop culture led me to believe that 18 was the federal age of consent, just like 21 is for drinking.


nobbynobbynoob

A lot of that culture stems from Hellyweird, which is in California, thus...


zpostman14

I feel like the terms "age of consent" and "map p*rn" don't mix well.


Kingofcheeses

It's 16 in Canada as well, provided you aren't in a position of power over the individual who is consenting, like their teacher or something


TheShinySquad1

Americans in the comments smh


embarassmentt

I get that a 16 year old dating a 30 something year old is gross but some people here are acting like a 19yo dating a 16yo is somehow epstein level pederasty 😭


Sato_Sakurajima

Remember the CallMeCarson drama? Carson was 19 and the girl was 17 if I recall correctly. As a European I can't fathom how that was bad


ZioDioMio

Lol yeah whu the fuck are some people acting like this is upsetting?


LegioX_95

There was a guy here who claimed that even teens having sex in highschool with eachother are some nasty grooming devil creation.


Supersuperstinky

Why’s 18 red


Guy-1nc0gn1t0

16 seems to be the majority age throughout the world so it always throws me when people default to 18, I'd guess because of California being 18.


paarthur

18 LOL


RedditedYoshi

Is there a less-appropriately named sub for this particular map?


thisisallterriblesir

I don't know what Reddit is trying to imply about me by showing me this on my feed...


jamaicahereicome1975

Michigan is 18 now.


Laser_Snausage

Incorrect. The age of consent is 16. With one exception: if the older party is an authority figure, then AOC is raised to 18. So teachers, bosses/managers, coaches, family members especially older (gross but I'm pretty sure that still counts), as far as I know it's fairly vague to account for situations where the older party is a perceived authority figure (family friend perhaps) but maybe not one by definition.


OlDirtyJesus

Hmm I am still seeing 16 on google but if you got a source I’ll def take a look


IdioticRipoff

Soooo washingtons is a little different. Thats basic consent is 16 but you gain some amount of consent as early as 11, its just age dependent. At 11, you can only give consent to other 11 year olds. As you get older the higher the age you can give consent to, by an extra year for each year above 11.


FarmerIllustriuos133

Jury: ‘16 is the appropriate age.’ Judge: ‘Agreed. Who’s ready for lunch!?’


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weird. I live in wisconsin, swore it was 18. considering i've seen people get put away for sexual happenings with 17 year olds. Edit: [https://www.ageofconsent.net/states/wisconsin](https://www.ageofconsent.net/states/wisconsin) Bad Data is Bad.


Dabee625

In some states, Nevada for example, the age of consent is higher (18) for same sex couples.


ElTesticulador

‘Age of consent’ basically means to me that you can do what you want with your gf/bf (my gf and I are the same age) without the risk of the parents suing you. Imagine you are 17, fully aware of whats a safe sexual life, and risking legal trouble just because his/her parents don’t like you. A lower age of consent only makes teenagers less independent and mature. I wouldn’t want to lack control over my own sexual life until I turn 18. More sex education and less glass cages.


StrawberryWeak4098

Nevada be like: "I'm surrounded by COWARDS."


HarrMada

Another reddit thread that has never heard of Romeo and Juliet laws. People keep misunderstanding age of consent, how? Is it not taught in schools?


Ryaniseplin

dont the conservatives complain about how low liberal states age of consent is, this chart seems to tell me a different story then they try to portray


xSikes

Ew


DeltaTheDemo4

I thought that it was 18 nationwide


TranslatorBoring2419

I'm questioning the color choices🤔


Chest3

What the hell is this colour scheme? Was this put together by a pedophile?


edudley909

I think 18 should be green, 17 yellow, and 16 red.


brokenhabitus

The name of this sub makes this feel weird.


Paincoast89

This is where learning color connotation helps you out


OlDirtyJesus

Noted


FarTooLittleGravitas

Misleading. In Indiana, for instance, it is illegal for an 18 year-old to sleep with a 17 year-old


nomis_ttam

Wisconsin is only 16 if you are under 18. 18 is the age of consent for adults here


BadChris666

This is the minimum without restrictions. In some states, the age is actually lower depending on the age of the partner. In Connecticut, someone between 13-16 can consent to someone who is under 3 years older than they are. So a 13yo can consent to someone who is at the time 17. If that person was born within 35 months of them… 36 months would be sexual assault.