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Even if Mark Sanchez did date a 17-year-old, it's legal, so why do we care? Credit: Al Bello, Getty Images
Let's talk about this issue from a parenting perspective. In my opinion, it is extremely icky for a man over the age of 18 to date a a high school student, even if it is legal. Still, it's not uncommon. Deadspin points out that Jerry Seinfeld was dating Shoshanna Lonstein when she was 17. Seinfeld was in his late 30s at the time, Sanchez is 24. Age matters. Assuming the story is true, I think that Sanchez at best showed poor judgment. But, playing devil's advocate for a moment, let's look at it this way: If it isn't illegal, who are we to judge?
But we're parents. So legal or not, it's different. Would you let your 17-year-old daughter date an older man?
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2-11-2011 @ 11:49AM
dougalcandy said...My question to parents would be--why is your 17 year old daughter hanging out in an adult club where she would have the opportunity to meet Mark Sanchez? Did she lie about her age and carry a fake ID? It seems that men are always villified for "preying" on young girls, when the truth is the young ladies are the ones doing the decieving. How far is a man supposed to go in ascertaining a young lady's age? If parents were more aware of what their children were doing, stories like this would never come up!
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2-11-2011 @ 11:53AM
dougalcandy said...My question to parents would be--why is your 17 year old daughter
hanging out in an adult club where she would have the opportunity to
meet Mark Sanchez? Did she lie about her age and carry a fake ID? It
seems that men are always villified for "preying" on young girls, when
the truth is the young ladies are the ones doing the decieving. How
far is a man supposed to go in ascertaining a young lady's age? If
parents were more aware of what their children were doing, stories
like this would never come up!
By the way, please excuse me if this has posted twice, it seems that when you leave the first comment it always comes up blank!
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2-11-2011 @ 12:49PM
Bob said...Always blame the athlete, Same thing goes for the DRUNK 20 year old that Big Ben got in all the trouble with, Why was SHE, a 20 year old, DRINKING in a BAR to begin with. And why did the police not charge HER for underage drinking.
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2-11-2011 @ 4:19PM
Alicia said...Doesn't matter that she was drunk, matters that he tried to rape her. And that two other women stepped up to back up her story, saying he did the same thing to them. Big Ben is a pervert and if it weren't for the fact that he makes enough to pay off all his victims, he'd be in jail where he belongs. The NFL has a horrible history of defending criminals all because they can play a pointless game. I love American football as much as the next person. It's fun to watch. However, the first time a football player drives drunk, sexually assaults someone or abuses someone, be they an animal or a person, they should be kicked out of the big boys club. And none of your victim-blaming bullshit, please. Mark Sanchez is within the law and no one is accusing him of being a pervert. Technically he's done nothing wrong, though if I were her parent, I'd probably move her far away from him for both their sake's. This is nothing on Big Ben's case where he has tried to force himself upon women, often while they were under the influence. Where I come from, that's attempted rape.
2-12-2011 @ 9:30AM
SirGalton said...I agree that the NFL has problems with the behavior/maturity of it's players and that Big Ben is a pervert. However, the fact is that she was breaking the law by underage drinking. The fact that she was drunk can affect her credibility, if she had not broke the law to begin with, she would have never put herself in that situation. Statements from witnesses can mean little as well, since there is a question of credibility. Many attempted rape or rape cases are present day Witch Trials, no evidence and completely made up, with the focus of getting someone in trouble. It's sad that many rape cases go unreported, while many that are, are invalid. I look at rape as a violent attack, being held against your will, such as being dragged into an alley while jogging; victim of a home invasion; NOT going to a party or bar, making a bad decision or waking up the next morning and feeling embarrassed, then claiming RAPE... Also, just because you can't remember it, does not mean it was rape.... Some women have failed to learn the importance of taking responsibility for their actions. In some cases, they are just as much to blame as the perp, not justifying it by any means, but just stating the facts, it is what it is....
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2-12-2011 @ 6:48PM
jack kent said...any "man" who would wipe his boogers on another person (as seen on TV), doesn't deserve a date ... except with a handkerchief!!
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3-25-2011 @ 7:41PM
rose brewer said...any man who thinks to date a teenager needs pray that god doesn't sent someone comes and gives them a swift kick in the pants.
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