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RandySF

(84,329 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2019, 10:04 AM Jul 2019

"There's no question in your mind you didn't want it to happen?"

It doesn't matter, Epstein's victim was 15.

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"There's no question in your mind you didn't want it to happen?" (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2019 OP

exactly... i think she was trying to distinguish criminal rape from statutory.. samnsara Jul 2019 #1

Good point. For me, it's "girls" until the age of 18 or MineralMan Jul 2019 #2

His victims s/b called "Underage Female Children" donkeypoofed Jul 2019 #3

samnsara

(18,769 posts)

1. exactly... i think she was trying to distinguish criminal rape from statutory..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 10:15 AM

Jul 2019

...but i wish they all would quit using the term 'underage women'...wtf?

MineralMan

(151,269 posts)

2. Good point. For me, it's "girls" until the age of 18 or

Reply to samnsara (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 10:39 AM

Jul 2019

until high school graduation. After that, I use the word "women."

That's fairly standard practice in the magazine writing business, although standards vary in different publications.

A 15-year-old is a girl. Calling her a "woman" makes it sound like she can make adult decisions for herself.

donkeypoofed

(2,188 posts)

3. His victims s/b called "Underage Female Children"

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 10:49 AM

Jul 2019

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