cross-posted from: https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/2722655
Children (<18) can't give informed consent like that
Do note that this is according to American law (and some other countries). It is younger in many other countries. Of course not so young as the little kids who were victims of this travesty.
But yeah, I get your reasoning. 👍 Wording and phrasing definitely matters in the light of context!