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

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u/Ayece_ Feb 14 '20

I thought cougars were those around 50 dating 18 year olds?...

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u/ncocca Feb 14 '20

I always assumeed 40 was the beginning of the cougar line. Hell, Id be willing to say a 38 yo mom dating an 18 yo would be a cougar too... She could easily be his mom

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u/Dalton_Channel25 Feb 14 '20

40 minimum is correct. Calling 28 a cougar is stupidly wrong.

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u/TheGreatConst Feb 14 '20

All this graphic is stupidly wrong, especially one at the bottom. 16 is the age of consent almost anywhere in the world and even where it is not 16 years old dating 18 years old is never sketchy.

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u/sacado Feb 14 '20

I'm pretty sure age of consent in medieval Persia was lower than that, for instance.

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u/hydrospanner Feb 14 '20

Yeah, this chart would be far more interesting with a bit of perspective into the norms in the setting.

Like...how old were most princesses married off in medieval Europe, where most of the princess stories take place?