And in the book they are 17 and 21 years old. Come on it is just 4 years difference. Why are people so obsessed…
I mean personally, I would still be careful at 18. The difference is that 18 is when you become an adult and someone like a parental figure can't assert that level of oversight anymore.
Oh fuck what has happened to this comment section? I will definitely get flamed but I do want to put in my two cents cause I can't stop myself lmao - I’m late to the game cause I spent too much time typing.
To clarify (just fact-checking), being in a non-sexual relationship with a minor isn't necessarily illegal. With the age of consent varying wildly from country to country, even a sexual relationship isn't illegal. What sparks debate is the social taboo that dating a minor (as an adult) brings.
Now back to the actors and the situation. In its English medical definition, pedophilia/paedophilia is when someone above the age of consent (in the US, it's 16 in most places - it's lower or higher depending on the country) is sexually attracted to a prepubescent child. Not really what's happening here, is it? Society usually stretches this definition to include pubescent and post-pubescent minors, but in its actual definition, no. The terminology is incorrect. This is not me defending adults who are in relationships with kids, this is just the definition. Using it right is important.
The reason why most of us find issues with a minor (whether they are pre-pubescent or not) being in a romantic relationship with an adult is that in many cases, the adult is taking advantage of the minor without their full consent. And full consent doesn't just mean agreeing to the relationship - it means knowing fully what it entails. Because a minor's brain hasn't developed enough to completely understand this and make appropriate decisions (honestly we don't quite get there until we're in our 20s), we don't want kids dating full-grown adults.
Now that we've got words and definitions out of the way, what do I think? First of all, I will say something, but that doesn't mean I'm accusing anyone in this thread of doing all of this. Just putting that there as a reminder. I'm not trying to make people mad. 1. Speaking in general, a minor being involved with an adult when they're 16/17 is a debatable topic that I can't provide a full opinion on now. I do find a problem with it if the adult is in the relationship because the minor is a minor. 2. About JeffBarcode. Maybe in a perfect world where sexualizing minors wasn't a thing, I wouldn't have been that critical. It’s purely acting and fan service after all. But promoting fanservice between these two where Barcode is under 18 will inevitably draw in people that take it and twist it into something explicit, no matter how innocent the actual fanservice is. So for the sake of protecting a minor, I'm against it. 3. Shipping IRL people in general. I can't say what's definitively right and wrong in this situation either. We can't really prevent ourselves from thinking "oh they look cute together", but (#1) don't spread speculation as fact, and (#2) don't go around sharing that stuff with the actual people, especially if they haven't said they're okay with it. I know people have very extreme opinions regarding this topic, so feel free to advocate for your own opinion and manage to convince me. I'm waiting :) (No srsly, please message me if you want. I want an actual civil conversation about this cause debate is good.)
Yeah, it's had quite a few delays due to reasons I haven't looked into, so feel free to research that on your own too. I think when it was originally announced the date was set as Nov. 2021.
I don't understand... has the series already aired?
No, not yet. I don't know what the whole schedule until release looks like, but I think it's going to air sometime this year at least? I can't 100% verify this though.
To clarify (just fact-checking), being in a non-sexual relationship with a minor isn't necessarily illegal. With the age of consent varying wildly from country to country, even a sexual relationship isn't illegal. What sparks debate is the social taboo that dating a minor (as an adult) brings.
Now back to the actors and the situation. In its English medical definition, pedophilia/paedophilia is when someone above the age of consent (in the US, it's 16 in most places - it's lower or higher depending on the country) is sexually attracted to a prepubescent child. Not really what's happening here, is it? Society usually stretches this definition to include pubescent and post-pubescent minors, but in its actual definition, no. The terminology is incorrect. This is not me defending adults who are in relationships with kids, this is just the definition. Using it right is important.
The reason why most of us find issues with a minor (whether they are pre-pubescent or not) being in a romantic relationship with an adult is that in many cases, the adult is taking advantage of the minor without their full consent. And full consent doesn't just mean agreeing to the relationship - it means knowing fully what it entails. Because a minor's brain hasn't developed enough to completely understand this and make appropriate decisions (honestly we don't quite get there until we're in our 20s), we don't want kids dating full-grown adults.
Now that we've got words and definitions out of the way, what do I think? First of all, I will say something, but that doesn't mean I'm accusing anyone in this thread of doing all of this. Just putting that there as a reminder. I'm not trying to make people mad.
1. Speaking in general, a minor being involved with an adult when they're 16/17 is a debatable topic that I can't provide a full opinion on now. I do find a problem with it if the adult is in the relationship because the minor is a minor.
2. About JeffBarcode. Maybe in a perfect world where sexualizing minors wasn't a thing, I wouldn't have been that critical. It’s purely acting and fan service after all. But promoting fanservice between these two where Barcode is under 18 will inevitably draw in people that take it and twist it into something explicit, no matter how innocent the actual fanservice is. So for the sake of protecting a minor, I'm against it.
3. Shipping IRL people in general. I can't say what's definitively right and wrong in this situation either. We can't really prevent ourselves from thinking "oh they look cute together", but (#1) don't spread speculation as fact, and (#2) don't go around sharing that stuff with the actual people, especially if they haven't said they're okay with it. I know people have very extreme opinions regarding this topic, so feel free to advocate for your own opinion and manage to convince me. I'm waiting :)
(No srsly, please message me if you want. I want an actual civil conversation about this cause debate is good.)