You don't have to be a celebrity to be a complete idiot. [For all you 'My parents won't let me date a guy six years older than me wahhh' kids.]
Okay, first off...poor Taylor Swift. No one deserves that. Kanye West, you're a complete dick. Reading the celebrity responses via Twitter has been amusing, but jeez. Way to go, Kanye, you just hurt yourself way more than you could have ever hurt that girl. Douche.
--
But anyway. Audrey T. pointed me in the direction of this little tidbit of news last night, and I just thought I'd share it.
Basically, a thirteen-year-old and a nineteen-year-old decided they want to date (first off, an obligatory, "EW, what the f*ck is wrong with that nineteen-year-old?") so their mothers got together and drew up some sort of document that basically said that they could. (And they both jointly won Mother of the Year awards, clearly.)
As the article on this said: the pact didn't impress the police.
One of the reasons the document was drawn up in the first place, apparently, was to protect the nineteen-year-old in case the thirteen-year-old got pregnant.
...So, not only are they allowed to date, they're allowed to have sex. Good to know.
Needless to say, things didn't really work out, and the police got involved. You know, because it's still illegal, even with parental consent, and all. What were those mothers even thinking? No document they themselves could come up with was ever going to be legally binding, anyway! Now the nineteen-year-old is being held for second-degree rape, and the mothers are being charged with child endangerment.
So, just a note to the many, many girls I've seen I've seen on this site, who want to date men far older than them, and who are constantly whining because, "My parents won't leeettttt mmmeeeee!" - it doesn't matter. It's still illegal.
Just keep it in your f*cking pants until you're eighteen, will you?
--
I'm done being lazy, and have decided to finally start working on my steampunk outfit. It's coming along slowly - I've yet to design my character, so I don't know who my steampunk persona is, yet. (And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, Google for it; it's all very neat, and very involved.) And really, it's best to figure out who you are, and base the outfit around your character.
Today, I saw the most fantastic jacket that would help my ensemble along, and I just had to buy it. Ugh, it's so perfect. I have to get started on the bottom of my outfit soon, though. I haven't decided if I'm going for pants or petticoats yet, and what I'll have to sew together depending on which one. I guess I'll just have to wait until my character has fully formed in my mind, and then let her decide.
The jacket, just by the way.
I think I'm sticking with cool colors, mostly, but for a little brown. Lots of blues and grays. I need better boots, though. I have feeling that although my combat boots are blue-and-black plaid...it's still plaid, so it probably wouldn't match with anything...nor be particularly steampunk anyway. I have big plans for my weapon, though. I just need to get my hands on a few more spare watch parts, and more gold and silver spray-paint. I still need to alter my corset, but I'm saving that for last. That's going to be a huge job, and I'm not really looking forward to it.
Also, I need this in my life. I'm such an Internet-addict, that would be the perfect addition to the overall outfit, hah.
--
Still chugging ahead on the next No Man's Land chapter. I'm just being slow. I hung out with my roommate, Caitlin, and her family for half the day. We got food, and sat around in her mom's kitchen and talked about coke parties and how weird it is that her mom kept trying to give her sister's boyfriend a hickey. Her family is genuinely weird - they're not trying to be, it's believable, and they just...are. I want to write a book about her entire family.
--
One of my roommates ate my pizza bread. They shall die.
--
But anyway. Audrey T. pointed me in the direction of this little tidbit of news last night, and I just thought I'd share it.
Basically, a thirteen-year-old and a nineteen-year-old decided they want to date (first off, an obligatory, "EW, what the f*ck is wrong with that nineteen-year-old?") so their mothers got together and drew up some sort of document that basically said that they could. (And they both jointly won Mother of the Year awards, clearly.)
As the article on this said: the pact didn't impress the police.
One of the reasons the document was drawn up in the first place, apparently, was to protect the nineteen-year-old in case the thirteen-year-old got pregnant.
...So, not only are they allowed to date, they're allowed to have sex. Good to know.
Needless to say, things didn't really work out, and the police got involved. You know, because it's still illegal, even with parental consent, and all. What were those mothers even thinking? No document they themselves could come up with was ever going to be legally binding, anyway! Now the nineteen-year-old is being held for second-degree rape, and the mothers are being charged with child endangerment.
So, just a note to the many, many girls I've seen I've seen on this site, who want to date men far older than them, and who are constantly whining because, "My parents won't leeettttt mmmeeeee!" - it doesn't matter. It's still illegal.
Just keep it in your f*cking pants until you're eighteen, will you?
--
I'm done being lazy, and have decided to finally start working on my steampunk outfit. It's coming along slowly - I've yet to design my character, so I don't know who my steampunk persona is, yet. (And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, Google for it; it's all very neat, and very involved.) And really, it's best to figure out who you are, and base the outfit around your character.
Today, I saw the most fantastic jacket that would help my ensemble along, and I just had to buy it. Ugh, it's so perfect. I have to get started on the bottom of my outfit soon, though. I haven't decided if I'm going for pants or petticoats yet, and what I'll have to sew together depending on which one. I guess I'll just have to wait until my character has fully formed in my mind, and then let her decide.
The jacket, just by the way.
I think I'm sticking with cool colors, mostly, but for a little brown. Lots of blues and grays. I need better boots, though. I have feeling that although my combat boots are blue-and-black plaid...it's still plaid, so it probably wouldn't match with anything...nor be particularly steampunk anyway. I have big plans for my weapon, though. I just need to get my hands on a few more spare watch parts, and more gold and silver spray-paint. I still need to alter my corset, but I'm saving that for last. That's going to be a huge job, and I'm not really looking forward to it.
Also, I need this in my life. I'm such an Internet-addict, that would be the perfect addition to the overall outfit, hah.
--
Still chugging ahead on the next No Man's Land chapter. I'm just being slow. I hung out with my roommate, Caitlin, and her family for half the day. We got food, and sat around in her mom's kitchen and talked about coke parties and how weird it is that her mom kept trying to give her sister's boyfriend a hickey. Her family is genuinely weird - they're not trying to be, it's believable, and they just...are. I want to write a book about her entire family.
--
One of my roommates ate my pizza bread. They shall die.
Posted on September 14th, 2009 at 05:26am
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I find it interesting that the only people saying, "Age doesn't matter, love is love!" in the comments for this journal are minors themselves. Coincidence?
Jinxeh, September 15th, 2009 at 02:35:26am
Ew.
Just ew.
Schenectady, New York's zip code is 12345. :D
But, back to the people, why would you want to date someone who still looks like a 10 year old boy?
yo., September 15th, 2009 at 12:47:48am
a_az13_a, I'll say it again: personal opinion < the law. Call me naive, but I remain certain that most juries and judges probably won't be sold on the
"love is love" defense.
Jinxeh, September 14th, 2009 at 11:46:06pm
I think it's both legal and development issues that make a 13-year-old dating a 19-year-old just plain wrong. Yeah, love is love, but not when you have an adult dating/having sex with a kid who's barely a teenager.
Numbers definitely matter when minors are involved.
asteroid, September 14th, 2009 at 11:34:14pm
I've always been of the opinion that, if you can't see that the laws are there for a reason (to protect the elder person in the relationship/to prevent younger people being taken advantage of), then you're not mature enough to be in that kind of relationship anyway.
oscar wilde;, September 14th, 2009 at 10:18:44pm
I agree with nightingale:
"When it comes to age difference, personally, I don't think it matters.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I'm 14. Don't attack me.
But maturity truly matters more. In my opinion.
What does age mean anyway? How long you've been on this earth? :roll:"
If you're in love with someone, does it really matter what age they are?
I think not.
a_az13_a, September 14th, 2009 at 07:32:48pm
I agree with it this instance. I mean thats one hell of a step, a thirteen year old and a nineteen year old? sheesh.
Well I'm currently 17 and seeing a 23/24 year old? Now that isnt that bad.
Missand, September 14th, 2009 at 05:36:44pm
I agree on this issue. Once you're adult, date who you like, just don't rape anyone. But when you're underage, you have to admit that the law matters on this issue. It's not so bad to wait and one day, as cliche as it sounds, you'll be glad you did.
TheFountainhead, September 14th, 2009 at 08:09:24am
A pair of high-waisted, wide legged pants would look incredible with that jacket.
Or some sort of military ones... like Napoleon. :shifty
Pants are hard to make though.
sympathy kills., September 14th, 2009 at 07:29:39am
v It's still a legal issue. No matter what your personal opinion is on it, the point still stands: if one is a minor and one is not, it's illegal, and there are ramifications if caught. In fact, in most states I think it's illegal for two minors to have sex with one another, even if it's supposedly consensual (though the exact laws regarding that vary from state to state anyway). I can't remember who told me that, but I've never been able to find any evidence going against it, either. Personal opinion < the law, when all is said and done.
Jinxeh, September 14th, 2009 at 06:33:24am
When it comes to age difference, personally, I don't think it matters.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I'm 14. Don't attack me.
But maturity truly matters more. In my opinion.
What does age mean anyway? How long you've been on this earth? :roll:
decay., September 14th, 2009 at 06:28:44am
Guess you don't have to be 40 years old to a pedo >_>
Oh and Beyonce' let Taylor come up on stage to finish her speech :3
Exogenesis, September 14th, 2009 at 06:18:49am
Well, those mothers sure sound like winners... :/
Ambrielle Paige, September 14th, 2009 at 06:13:13am
Why would a nineteen year old want to date an inexperienced thirteen year old anyway? That's such a messed up situation...
Fedex, September 14th, 2009 at 06:11:59am
v I'm aware of that, but that's not really the point. It's dangerous anyway. Even if they aren't f*cking, all it takes is one irate parent to say they are, and the guy is in hot water regardless. It happened to a friend of mine a while back, unfortunately.
Jinxeh, September 14th, 2009 at 06:06:19am