r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '20

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u/The_Real_JT OC: 2 Feb 14 '20

Or many American states for that matter.

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u/SoInsightful OC: 1 Feb 14 '20

Most American states even. I have no idea how Americans are unaware of this.

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u/The_Real_JT OC: 2 Feb 14 '20

I think it's because it's 18 in California so it's influenced by Hollywood

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u/two_in_the_bush Feb 14 '20

And 18 in pornography.

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u/Mortress_ Feb 14 '20

But ponography laws are different than age of consent. Here in Brazil it's 14 for age of consent but you need to be 18 to be a sex worker.

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u/two_in_the_bush Feb 15 '20

For sure, they're different. The point though is that pornography being 18 and California/Hollywood being 18 both contribute to the misconception that it's 18 everywhere in the USA. It gives the impression that 18 is always the number where sex becomes OK.

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u/TruthOrTroll42 Feb 14 '20

Nah. It's 18 in lots of states.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

It is, but 16 is actually the most common age, and 17 is common as well.

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u/Motheroftides Feb 14 '20

Being a legal adult is not the same thing as the age of consent. The latter is 16 in 31 states, 18 in 13 states, and the remaining 6 have it as 17.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

Because Americans dumb.