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This is the same reason why it’s not okay for 40 year-old men to have sex with 16 year-old girls(and vice versa gender wise). Even if it’s consensual, they’re not mature enough emotionally and mentally to give consent. Isn’t that why we say you must be 18 to give consent anyway?
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I think you're wrong here. The age of consent in other countries is lower than 18 in some places, and can even be as low as 12 in others. In the UK it is 16. If both a 16 year old and 40 year old consented to having sex, what is so wrong with that? As long as they are safe they are not harming anyone. At 16 years old you are very likely to be developing sexually and you are likely to be wanting to experiment. I agree with people doing things at this age than at, say, 14 like a lot of people I went to school with did.
When it comes to children I don't think they have the knowledge and mindset to understand what they are doing. The whole subject is kind of squick and a lot of people would rather avoid it. In my opinion children shouldn't be worrying about sexual things until they're older and maturer. Sure, teach them about sex, don't hide naked people from them (they are not sexualised until people make them out to be) and just allow them to live a happy childhood until they are old enough to properly understand what everything means.