PJ Media

The fact is girl or boy the term teenager is a construction of the last century. Before that you were either an adult or a child not in between. Most people got married and were sexually active shortly after entering puberty. Not that I would want to back to the days of child brides, but the idea that people are not emotionally fit to have sex before they are eighteen is ridiculous. At some point we have to recognize that someone who abuses a ten year old is not the same thing as having sex with a 16 year old. The second may rightfully violate societal norms and be immoral but it is not sex abuse.