let them whine and cry about being “censored,” canceled, banned, etc. everyone is free to say whatever they want, everyone is also free to take what someone says and throw it out the window.
the consistent widespread tolerance of intolerance is a huge reason the world is on fire right now
i came for the memes, i stayed for the double entendres
my first thought was “do koreans really stuff their face like that all the time…i thought that was a usa thing.” yes i’m old
it’ll get worse before it gets better (if ever). honestly i’m surprised they’re not just printing “everything trump says and does is correct, true, righteous and divine, while anything anyone else does or says should be considered fake news until trump says otherwise”
violet posts are instantly recognizable without looking at the username
newsweek… is there another source/verification for this?
disposable income getting eaten up by gas prices, electric prices, rent increases, and for some of us, medical bills = i’m not buying that $70 game i would have bought a few years ago. i know i’m not the only one, and game publishers know it too. so if they want to stay in existence, they have to cut costs, which at some point is going to include payroll
that’ll be a fun conversation with the insurance company (who knows you’re diabetic) when they buy everyone’s footage from meta and they see you stuffing your face with triple chocolate lava murder cheesecake
i would venture a guess that not voting against republican is 2nd place to that
colon cancer is through the roof, and they haven’t nailed down a specific cause, though it’s pretty strongly suggested that the garbage in the food supply, along with all the things in your comment, is contributing
cutting back on processed stuff (deli meat, tv dinners, cereal with 50 ingredients, etc) and fast food should be on everyone’s to-do list
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people
people who do care don’t have the power, numbers, tools, infrastructure or willingness
you’re right.
every day i’m more and more glad that i never had kids
this would have been considered a “scandal” 10 years ago, just like the pornstar hushmoney was. but today, no one cares.
the answer is of course corruption, and blackmail, and fascism.
but again–no one cares. so you could tattoo this on people’s face, and still nothing would happen
i’m getting to the point where if someone i don’t know that well starts talking to me about some bullshit on instagram, i immediately judge them
edit: it’s the same for FB tiktok twitter-- any of those bullshits. i don’t fucking care what you saw on fucking facebook, and since you brought it up, moving forward, i care less about anything you say than i would have before
you are correct in that 18 is technically “legal.” barely. my position is still that under 25 = kid, without the life experience to realize how fucking creepy it is for someone over 30 to pursue a teenager. again, subtract one year from each side (32 yr old dating 17 yr old), and your argument based solely on “legal age” no longer works.
ultimately OP does what she wants regardless, and it looks like the date is off, which makes me glad. as an old guy, i know guys, and i know the type of guy who actively goes after the youngest possible women. they are best avoided
fair enough. i’ll concede maybe the 33 year old dating the 18 year old isn’t necessarily a “pedo”
going on a date with someone 10 years older than her
18 vs 33 is NOT 10 years. why would you try to change OPs situation into a 10 year age gap, when it’s literally 15 years? and before you say “what’s the big deal,” try that argument with a 30 yr old dating a 15 yr old-- same age gap, only 3 years difference-- what’s the big deal?
look, i usually don’t chime in on violet’s posts with old people advice, but in this case she specifically asked for advice, and my advice to ANY woman under 25 is this-- be very wary of dudes 15 years older than you trying to get in your pants. take it or leave it
do you have kids? are you totally cool with your daughter going out with someone who’s closer to your age than to hers? the fact that so many people in here are cheering on this person over 30 hooking up with someone under 20 is really fucked up to me
Age per se is no flag
there’s a huge difference between a 30 yr old and 45 yr old dating, and a 30 yr old dating a 15 yr old-- even though the 15 year age gap is the same
a 33 year old trying to get with a 18 year old is sus af, and i’ll die on that hill
please tell me exactly what part of my comment conflates anything with child sexual abuse
call the shit off. there are plenty of not-pedophiles 25 or under for you to date
i guess i can see that most guys your age are childish/inexperienced, and that’s the appeal of “older” men. but let me tell you something (as a guy well over 45): if a dude hasn’t grown up by 25, then they’re not going to grow up. yea, there’s definitely a “type” of 30+ yr old dude who wants to hook up with teenagers, and i’d advise you against it.
be careful with this one-- above all, stay in public, cover your drink
i look at it as “yea, you can put up your nazi flag. but if you put it on my property, it’s going in the firepit and getting torched”