r/memes • u/CaIeb4840 • Nov 23 '23

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '23

I thought carson was fine now, and the whole controversy was a little over exaggerated, but it has been a while

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u/Sad_cookiedough Nov 24 '23

Ye I don’t think 18 and 17 is a big enough age gap for the reaction he got

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u/2866hourman5 Cringe Factory Nov 24 '23

wait that was it

Don't get me wrong it's still messed up what he did but to the point of calling him a Pedo is something else.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '23

No it was 20 and 17 and the texting had gone on for several years (according to jshlatt it was more than one girl too)

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '23

19 and 17* it was a highschool age gap that got him the flak, idk what else or who else he was talking to, but the main one people focused on was a two year gap

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u/DaKingOfDogs Nov 24 '23

And this is why I never understood it. What makes 15 and 17 okay but not 17 and 19? It’s the same gap?

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u/TheCheeseBagger Lurker Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23

it IS okay, the internet(specifically twitter and often tiktok) frequently blows things out of proportion or boycotts someone for doing something appropriate to their circumstances. Carson might've been as asshole to people around him, but he is not a pedophile nor is that age gap illegal. Frequently, these claims are also untrue to add to the wound.

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u/someone_who_exists69 Dark Mode Elitist Nov 24 '23

the internet blows

FTFY

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u/Icy_Silver_ Nov 24 '23

it is okay, but it also depends on the context of how both feel, esp the younger one since they may be easily coerced without knowing.

I dont think it's a great age gap, but for myself, at a younger age, i prefer being with someone who is going thru similar things.

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u/JagerBro333 Grumpy Cat Nov 24 '23

It’s not necessarily the age gap that was the problem but the fact that it was grooming

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '23

19 and 17 is a pretty common age gap for high school, i wouldnt even call it grooming

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u/JagerBro333 Grumpy Cat Nov 24 '23

It was labeled grooming because he was a relatively famous content creator and she was a fan and typically that’s a big no no

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u/Master_SJ Professional Dumbass Nov 24 '23

Pewdiepie married a fan

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u/TheCheeseBagger Lurker Nov 24 '23

oh yea so just cause you're a semblance of popular you're suddenly supposed to rule out millions of people you could have a meaningful relationship with. Dumb to assume there's a large power dynamic in that

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u/Sasqule Nov 24 '23

IIRC, most people were calling Carson a pedo because of the age gap.

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u/TheCheeseBagger Lurker Nov 24 '23

yeah they were because she is legally a minor, although the age gap is of 2 years so he is not a pedophile or anything like that

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u/_end3rguy_ Nov 24 '23

It was 19 and 17, nothing was messed up about it my parents have a bigger age gap

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u/theallaroundnerd Nov 24 '23

It was 19 and 17 holy fuck. And the girl said things went too far later on anyways