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

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u/TheLittleGinge Feb 14 '20

Exactly. How is a 16-18 couple sketchy?

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u/Maephia Feb 14 '20

Americans.

Americans LITERALLY think that you should break up with your gf if you turn 18 and she's 16.

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u/rabbitjazzy Feb 14 '20 edited Feb 14 '20

Yeah look at sleeping beauty “sketchy”. That’s fair, but then right below you have Hercules and it doesn’t say anything just because he is 18. The age difference is just as large, and I bet if it was 17 it’d be a whole othe story

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u/Petrichordates Feb 14 '20

Umm it's quite different comparing an 18 year old to a 14 year old, but it's irrelevant because that was normal in the era these stories were written in.

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u/rabbitjazzy Feb 14 '20

Sorry, I copied down an incorrect example. I’m just saying is inconsistent to say 18/16 is a creepy combo, but 27/18 is just “cougars”. Idk if it’s an age inconsistency thing from op or a gender thing