To be honest, 'Murica has always had quite the gender bias.
Not for any good reason, either.
If a young boy can be congratulated on having consensual sex with an older woman, then it should be no different with a young girl in relation to consensual sex with an older man.
To be absolutely honest, and factually backed by biology, puberty is the marker for adulthood. This entire mental crap is not the fault of the teenagers, but rather the fault of the parents who cannot recognize or properly develop their kids into teenagers.
Not for any good reason, either.
If a young boy can be congratulated on having consensual sex with an older woman, then it should be no different with a young girl in relation to consensual sex with an older man.
To be absolutely honest, and factually backed by biology, puberty is the marker for adulthood. This entire mental crap is not the fault of the teenagers, but rather the fault of the parents who cannot recognize or properly develop their kids into teenagers.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter