this is why they oppose developing critical thinking in public education. believe what you’re told to believe, do what you’re told to do.

science, facts, evidence all have a liberal bias, therefore the only choice is to support pedophile rapist fascist, because…he hates minorities just like his supporters do

that’s what jesus said about praying. and yet…

thank you. i’m not latino, but it always struck me as WTF when all of a sudden “let me be offended for you” people decided they needed to “fix” an entire language’s “sexist” word that none of its speakers were ever offended by

do you approve of the term “LatinX”?

Depends on how you define “Christian”.

this is the only correct reply to any question about “christian” beliefs, opinions, actions, or values at any point in history. funny how you’ll get wildly contradictory responses to a single question about morality from different people in the same congregation at the same church, yet they’re all waving around the exact same bronze age book of tall tales as “proof” of everything

they left out the last cm: “uh-oh, better pull another cig and light it with this one before it goes out”

dude, just order 2 desserts for yourself: one for you, and one for ms. “i don’t want dessert”

problem solved now and forever

stone age tribalism pretending to be individualistic–you are a unique and special snowflakeBUTSNOWFLAKESAREBADDONTBEASNOWFLAKE

who the fuck would download this shit?

republicans are so fucking stupid

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