The point is it's perfectly possible for something to be consensual without the law recognizing the legal validity of that consent. In which case, I think it's perfectly valid to say it was consensual, with the understanding that one isn't claiming it was legal consent.
I think it's fine to debate whether it's possible to consent at so-and-so age or not, but if we can't even get past the semantics, there's no way to continue the conversation.
I think it's fine to debate whether it's possible to consent at so-and-so age or not, but if we can't even get past the semantics, there's no way to continue the conversation.
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