Skeeter, I would ask you to please realize that “age of consent” laws are under the gun these days. They are under the gun by vile animalistic men.
If we’re going to trash them when they are broken, then we’re in effect joining in to say that age of consent laws have always been wrong. Please don’t dismiss the abuse of these laws. They are important.
What you may see as a guy becoming man, will soon turn into a guy become a man’s.
These laws must remain in place and be respected by all of us.
These are not “a wink and a nod” offenses.
When a man has sex with a willing underage girl it is wrong.
When a woman has sex with a willing underage boy, it is wrong.
On the other hand, we should be careful not to dilute the meaning of a rape charge, either. This was not the same as a guy leaping out of the bushes and forcing himself on a woman without mutual consent.