Honestly, I'm still trying to figure this one out. Which means that it is probably a good topic to write about. I saw an advertisement for a gay nightclub on The Las Vegas Strip which was once really a lot of fun (BTW I'm gay in case you didn't know!) but in recent years, in my opinion has become kind of well, BORING. That aside---- this advertisement I saw was for their 18+ Night, meaning anyone 18 years of age and older can enter the club. Now, this alone doesn't bother me. I used to be a bored teenager, I get it. What does bother me, is that the entire night (based on the advertisement) is filled with themes of underage kids being sexually explicit. It's one thing for a minor to hook up with another minor (under 21 years old say) but clearly these events are not designed for them. You know how I know this? Mathematics. They are allowing minors into the club but the club still can't sell them alcohol. How much money do you think the establishment plans to make from Soda and Juice sales? Exactly. The club is planning to lure older men who can buy alcohol, men who want to be surrounded by younger boys. One of the lines on their well circulated event flyer reads "The Youngest Go-Go Boys" another line read "Hot Young Go-Go Boys in Showers".
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Am I being overly sensitive? Definitely. Are some people more or less mature then others? Like, duh (sarcasm). Is it possible that some older men are better suited for younger men? Sure. To be honest, sure. However I'm not just talking about some numbers, I'm talking about some people. For example, take the number 5. Some might say that a 5 year age difference is ok and in some instances I would agree. I would agree that a 30 year old and a 35 year old might be well suited for each other, they both may be at a similar place in their lives, possibly focusing on their careers and because of what they have in common their ages really are just numbers.
Now, what about an 18 year old and a 23 year old? The same number of 5 years separate their ages but do most 18 and 23 year olds have THAT much in common? I don't think so. Even a 23 year old has a world of experience I'm willing to bet most all 18 year olds don't.
Think about it reader, now it's your turn!
Do you remember what it was like when you turned 21 and could legally drink? It was different, totally different. Please.... I was drinking since I was a teenager but I remember turning 21... it changed the game. How about, when you moved out of your parents home? Do you remember that? How did that rock your world?! Your first real job.... paying rent.... do you remember what the first occurrences of these events in your life felt like? I've named just a few of dozens of events which have probably happened in the life of most 20 somethings that most 18 year olds can't imagine.
Do I think that a 23 year old who finds an 18 year old attractive is sick? NO. I think maybe that 23 year old is immature and has a crush on a boy in a man's body and unfortunately do to his immaturity can't recognize the young boy in that man's body before his eyes. It's the same reason I have no interest in 23 year olds, well, ONE of the reasons.
Here's what it boils down to:
At what point and at what age is this sort of behavior unacceptable? I suppose that if 100 different people were asked, 100 different answers might emerge and undoubtedly some would argue that there is nothing wrong with the behavior. So let me ask instead, at what age did you, dear reader, look at yourself in the mirror and think (about anything) "I should have known better." ? I ask because in my opinion it is at that age and at that moment, that such behavior becomes unacceptable.
How terribly judgmental of me.
You hit the nail right on the head honey!
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