I just watched this video because work was that slow. what a fuss over absolutely nothing, and if the genders were reversed it would still be totally fine. What a load of tosh.
The minimum consent of age for adults (+18) in most US states is 16, the same consent of age as England. Many states have lower consent ages if they are both minors and/or have a small age difference (e.g. a 12yr old can consent to a 15yr old). I don't care for a consent age of 13 like some European and Asian countries. No one really cares for the drinking age of 21, but there is no real push (aside a recent group of university presidents) to change it as its sparsely enforced. Oh, okay. I could reply back by mentioning the typical, European Superiority Complex Disorder and other stereotypes, but I guess that it's easier to call Kane an idiot for expecting anything better from the Empires Off-Topic forums. Maybe people are more "tolerable" to grown adults taking advantage of children in some parts of Europe. At least from my experience in the US and its media, there would have been a VERY different reaction if the sexes were swapped. Even someone likable like Justin Timberlake would have a PR nightmare if he invited a 12yr girl on stage and kissed her on the lips.
Implying I should expect the average thread to be about some bullheaded conservative americans (no offense, just rating the topic) restricted view about some let's call it not very interesting topic in offtopic? Superiority complex is when you elevate yourself from all others not just from 'mericans.
Same difference... distinction being that you focus on looking down on select groups. Similar to some atheists' views on Christians and vice versa. You have a disease that causes you to regurgitate falsehoods and interjecting conservatism, America, etc. into an entirely different topic. I think the cure is going outside for once. Secondly, can you ever make a coherent sentence or do we need Trickster to translate every reply? I can't make any sense out of your posts. Are you saying that I have a restricted view for having an opinion? Do you have a restricted view for thinking this topic is "a waste of your time"?
There was no reference to Euro/American differences when I said that. I think you misinterpreted my use of "better".
No, everyone has some kind of restriction in his opinions, I'm just saying that the opinion you made this topic about is restricted like some guys nuts after a vasectomy. You imply that if carrie underwood would be a guy, a brief kiss on a underaged girls mouth for show (after being asked for one) would be considered child molesting by mothers in general while I would say that it's rather a very small amount of groups of mothers (f.e. the ones from the US, not saying they are the only ones giving a crap, but ya kno'), making this topic for everyone else a tad ... absurd. It's like these let's all party 4.July threads, boring, even though the title says "Cake for all". No hatin', just saying it's dissapointing. /I would call this issue about kissing being child molesting a very conservative topic, I don't really see how I got affected by any other thread here, even though it might happen sometimes. And yes, ofc you could call my view restricted, while I think this topic is a waste of my time, I might miss how it benefits me in any other ways then to amuse, fascinate or enrich me ...
I was referring to Kane, not you. Too lazy to manually do quotes in quotes. You mixing up posts made by Candles and me. I said nothing about mothers. Despite the thread topic (to get the attention of folks), the original post clearly states that, in my opinion, there would have been a very different reaction if the sexes were swapped. I'm sorry that every thread isn't about kiddie anime porn and real child molestation. The same way that your posts, or the most of the Empires forums in general, would benefit anyone? I'm pretty sure that most of the threads would benefit everyone differently (e.g. the US Election thread). I don't see why you find it necessary to get on your high horse and tell us your displeasure & why this thread is undeserving. Go lurk back to one of your animefag threads.
You were asking me why I thought this thread would be a waste of my time, you didn't ask me why I actually wrote it down, I wrote it down because your thread didn't hold up to the topic, I opened it, watched the youtube video and were utterly dissapointed, might aswell call the next thread display of sexual intercourse in public 'cause of tongues touching in some cinema.
Why yes, yes I do. Maybe you should live in a better state? There's no mandate, no requirement to set a minimum drinking age. Either you set it, or you lose some federal funding for roads and highways. Perhaps you should cite something instead of spewing bullshit?