#caused by some comments I've seen while randomly scrolling through YouTube shorts

[frugalkubal]

"Erm, the age of consent in my country is 16." 🙄 If someone is fixated on the lowest legal age possible, that’s a massive red flag. Normal adults are interested in other adults, not seeing how young they can legally go. 🚩💯

Just because someone can consent legally doesn’t mean they’re making an informed, mature decision. Young people lack the life experience to recognize manipulation, and predators take advantage of that. Furthermore, just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. Laws vary by country, and some places have questionable ones (e.g. child marriage is still legal in some countries). Ethics go beyond legality.

I'm seriously so sick of freaks on the internet repeatedly use the age of consent excuse to justify this bullshit behaviour. Consent isn't just about legality — it’s about ethics, power, and genuine autonomy. Anyone trying to twist the law to defend predatory behaviour is just exposing themselves.