The ethics of age gaps in relationships are debated among Gen Zers, influenced by awareness of power dynamics from the #MeToo movement. The relationship between Aoki Lee Simmons and Vittorio Assaf, with a 44-year age difference, faced criticism despite both being adults. The discussion centers on the idea that legal consent does not always equate to ethical appropriateness. Gender dynamics are also considered, as seen in the case of actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, who initially met when he was a teenager and she was in her early 40s.
Yes, they're both consenting adults, but it was still unseemly, critics said. If anything, the argument that they're both of age is ‘something groomers cling to’.
'Adulthood was meant to signify voting/draft age,' she wrote. 'But everyone knows your prefrontal cortex is not fully formed at this age.'
I didn't relate to anyone my age,' the actor told The Telegraph in 2019, reflecting on when they first met. 'I just feel that we're on the same wavelength.'
Some fans aren't convinced. 'We def aren't talking about male grooming victims enough.'
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